TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THERE’S NO ANSWER BUT LET’S HOPE FOR HAPPINESS”, 01/11/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
1. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Losers Bracket: Winner Of Losers Bracket Vs Loser Of Winners Bracket
2. Hyper Misao Vs Yuki Kamifuku
3. Yuki Arai, Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Suzume Vs Shoko Nakajima, Raku, Pom Harajuku & Uta Takami
One week before Tokyo Joshi Pro heads back to Korakuen Hall they will be holding a champions versus challengers 8-Woman Tag Match in Ryogoku KFC Hall. The show also has what could be the final singles match between Hyper Misao and Yuki Kamifuku.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
0. Dark Match: Shivam & Yuni Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida
1. Jun Akiyama & Masami Inahata Vs HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda & Akito
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Mansoor & Mason Madden Vs Soma Takao & Shota Vs MJ Paul & Demus Vs Junta Miyawaki & Daichi Sato
4. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON & Kumadori
5. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
6. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Daisuke Sasaki
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku (c) Vs Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
8. Yuki Iino Final Match As A DDT Wrestler ~ Special Single Match: Yuki Iino Vs Yukio Naya
9. DDT Extreme Title: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
10. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Shinya Aoki
11. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Chris Brookes
This is the complete lineup for “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026” although the match order has not been decided yet. Shinya Aoki will wrestle his first match as an official DDT wrestler. Yuki Iino for his final match as a DDT wrestler picks Yukio Naya for a final clash between The Apex. The cursed Danshoku Dieno Vs Daisuke Sasaki rematch at Sumo Hall that was meant to happen last year has finally been rescheduled to happen here. And speaking of DAMNATION T.A, two of their wrestlers challenge paleyouth for the KO-D Tag Team Titles.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS/GANBARE☆PRO “MUNE AID”, 05/11/2026 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa
1. Special Single Match: MAO Vs Yumehito Imanari
The two groups that care for Munetatsu Nakamura the most are joining forces to hold a benefit show for the injured wrestler. Ganbare☆Pro is heading into the world of Baka Gaijin + Friends with the first match announced pitting two ace-like figures against each other. Yumehito Imanari can be just as much of a wild card as MAO when he wants to be.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’26”, 08/11/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Next Generation Tournament ’26 – Final: Winner Of Winners Bracket Vs Winner Of Losers Bracket
2. Yui Debut Match: Yui Vs X
3. Shiori Futaba Debut Match: Shiori Futaba Vs X
4. Yuki Kamifuku & Nagisa Nozaki Vs Arisu Endo & Chika Nanase
5. International Princess Title: Suzume (c) Vs Uta Takami
6. Princess Tag Team Titles: Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro (c) Vs Raku & Pom Harajuku
7. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Shoko Nakajima
TJPW chooses Arisu Endo & Chika Nanase as the two wrestlers Nagisa Nozaki will face for her first appearance in the promotion. You can count on at least one of them to have visible boot marks all over their faces by the end of the match.
The complete card will be revealed once the finalists of the Next Generation Tournament are both determined.
DDT “UTAN FESTA 2026”, 08/11/2026 Tokyo JR Omori Station East Exit Plaza
1. World Omori Title Next Challenger Battle Royal: X Vs X
2. World Omori Title: Kazuki Hirata Vs Ilusion
The annual World Omori Title match was put on hold last year due to the champion Masahiro Takanashi suffering his awful injury. DDT instead created an interim title that was won by Kazuki Hirata in the hopes of someday doing a unification match. Unfortunately there’s no sign of that ever happening so the World Omori Title has become vacant. Hirata will now face the belt collector Ilusion in a match to crown the 10th official champion in the title’s history. Ilusion won the Battle Royal on last year’s “UTAN FESTA” show so he was already the No. 1 Contender.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR 2026 RAY OF HOPE IN SENDAI”, 22/11/2026 Miyagi Yume Messe Miyagi
1. 3 Way Match: Yuki Arai Vs Yuki Aino Vs Yuki Kamifuku
Let’s try this again. Yuki Yuki Yuki were all meant to have a 3 Way Match against each other back in August but it got changed into them all teaming together after the lineup was jumbled around. Let’s see if Kamifuku, Yuki Arai and Yuki Aino get the match going this time.
DDT “BE AMBITIOUS 2026 ~LATE AUTUMN SHOWDOWN~”, 29/11/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs To-y
For the rest of this month Ryusuke Taguchi will be teaming up with Kazuma Sumi in the Super Jr. Tag League. The next time he appears in DDT will be at the end of November to defend the DDT Universal Title against To-y. The challenger wants to experience every crazy side Taguchi has to offer. Taguchi isn’t sure yet if he should be taking To-y seriously or if his crazy personality is just an act.
DDT “WRESTLING HARVEST 2026 ~AUTUMN PRO WRESTLING HARVEST FESTIVAL~”, 18/10/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Naomi Yoshimura & Masami Inahata defeated Sanshiro Takagi & Yuki Ishida when Yoshimura pinned Ishida with the Harai-goshi (4:21).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Super Sasadango Machine defeated Yuki Ueno (c) by Pinfall (11:47 am). *Super Sasadango Machine becomes the 1,918th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuki Ueno defeated Super Sasadango Machine (c) with a Standing Shining Wizard (11:48 am). *Yuki Ueno becomes the 1,919th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Danshoku Dieno defeated Yuki Ueno (c) with the Hand Cart Style Hell Gate (11:50 am). *Danshoku Dieno becomes the 1,920th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: To-y defeated Danshoku Dieno (c) with a Cross Body Attack (11:51 am). *To-y becomes the 1,921st champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Super Sasadango Machine defeated To-y (c) with the Vertical Drop Lehman Shock (11:52 am). *Super Sasadango Machine becomes the 1,922nd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yui Yoshida defeated Super Sasadango Machine (c) by Pinfall (11:52 am). *Yui Yoshida becomes the 1,923rd champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Danshoku Dieno defeated Yui Yoshida (c) with a Sleeper Hold (11:55 am). *Danshoku Dieno becomes the 1,924th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuki Ueno defeated Danshoku Dieno (c) with a Rolling Cradle (11:56). *Yuki Ueno becomes the 1,925th champion.
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kaisei Takechi defeated Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Super Sasadango Machine when Takechi submitted Hirata with a Crab Hold (0:01).
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Kazuki Hirata defeated Yuki Ueno (c) with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (12:00 pm). *Kazuki Hirata becomes the 1,926th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Super Sasadango Machine defeated Kazuki Hirata (c) by Pinfall (12:02 pm). *Super Sasadango Machine becomes the 1,927th champion.
3. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miwawaki defeated Jun Akiyama & Daichi Sato when Aoki pinned Sato with the Aoki Clutch (8:32).
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion (c) defeated Shunma Katsumata, Kazuma Sumi & Yuni when Sasaki pinned Sumi with a School Boy Counter (10:09). *V1 for DAMNATION T.A.
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku (c) defeated Soma Takao & Shota when Koroku pinned Takao after The Roar For Tomorrow Created By Takeshi And Yuya (9:34). *V1 for paleyouth.
6. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) defeated Akito with the Cross Ankle Hold (12:50). *V4 for Ryusuke Taguchi.
7. Road To Ultimate Party 2026! Special Elimination 8-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON, Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai (19:21).
7a. Yuki Iino eliminated Hinata Kasai after a Double Brainbuser with Yukio Naya (8:17).
7b. Yuki Iino was eliminated by Ring Out by Yukio Naya (10:09).
7c. Yukio Naya and Antonio Honda eliminated each other by Double Ring Out (10:36).
7d. Chris Brookes eliminated KANON with the House Piano Death (14:06).
7e. MAO eliminated HARASHIMA with the Bridging Gedo Clutch (15:39).
7f. MAO eliminated Chris Brookes with a Small Package (19:21).
8. Emergency Match: Yuki Iino defeated Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno with the Spear (2:48).
Today’s show was a statement from DDT to tell everyone they are now going full steam ahead towards “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026” and beyond while also saying one last goodbye to maybe its most controversial unit in company history. In the main event Strange Love Connection got the better of FANTÔMES DRAMATIC in an Elimination 8-Man Tag Match. Within SLC, it was The Apex who were involved with the first half of eliminations. Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya double teamed Hinata Kasai to take him out of the match first. But things went awry between them and Antonio Honda redirected Naya into eliminating Iino with a Big Boot out of the ring. Honda and Naya then eliminated each other when a struggle over the top rope ended with both of them falling to the floor. Chris Brookes and MAO relied on their skills to create the rest of the eliminations. Brookes submitted KANON with the House Piano Death but he and HARASHIMA couldn’t capitalize on beating the last man left, MAO. Instead MAO pinned HARASHIMA with the Bridging Gedo Clutch, leaving himself and Brookes as the final two. A ref bump caused the eliminated wrestlers from both teams to storm in and cause some chaos, leading to Brookes giving MAO the Praying Mantis Bomb for a nearfall when the ref recovered. Brookes went to do his finisher a second time but MAO countered it into a Small Package in midair to get the three count out of nowhere. After the match MAO talked about the different directions he and Brookes took. Now they both lead their own units to fight each other in a Korakuen Hall main event. Brookes told MAO that their KO-D Openweight Title match at Sumo Hall will determine which unit is better.
The show wasn’t over yet at this point. MAO turned to Iino and reminded him there are two things Iino said he wanted to do. Iino then called out Danshoku Dieno for one last match with him! They were meant to have a DDT Extreme Title match together in March 2025 but it was cancelled when Iino suffered an orbital fracture. That match has been on Iino’s mind ever since and he needs it to happen before he leaves DDT for NOAH. Dieno asked Iino if it was really him asking for the match or if it is Yuki “Sexy” Iino from the salacious unit they were in together a few years ago called Pheromones? Iino answered it was simply coming from his normal self. Dieno did not want to hear that and he walked out to the back. Suddenly the familiar voice of Dieno filled the room, except this time it was Dieno in his Pheromones form. If the normal Yuki Iino wanted the match then he would have to do it against Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno!
An impromptu match began between Dieno and Iino. After a quick exchange of signature moves, Dieno began to strip out of his costume and encouraged Iino to do the same. Iino fought the temptations and froze before pulling off his cap to shout “Jonetsu!” out loud. Iino didn’t join in with Dieno, instead he hit him with a Lariat and then pinned him with the Spear. Iino was in tears after the match while he talked about how important Pheromones was to him, helping him grow into the wrestler he is today. Dieno said Iino had a second piece of unfinished business so he will allow him to go do it. Yuki “Sexy” Iino has been expelled from Pheromones! Dieno told him not to dare live a life he will end up regretting and then left the ring.
With Pheromones now permanently sent out to pasture, Iino brought up his second and last piece of business. Ever since The Apex was formed Iino and Naya have never had another singles match against each other. Naya admitted he wanted to challenge Iino to a match but didn’t think he would get a chance. He isn’t going to cry over Iino leaving despite how lonely he will feel without him. At Sumo Hall they will fight each other one more time and Naya will make Iino feel the deepest regret he will ever have!
Ryusuke Taguchi has successfully defended the DDT Universal Title twice in two days this weekend. Yesterday he beat Dick Togo at a New Japan show to retain the championship and today he got the better of Akito to remain champion again. Both wrestlers today had the same gameplan of targeting the opponent’s legs and working in ways to apply the Ankle Lock. Taguchi altered his Dodon finisher to be more of a releasing slam so Akito couldn’t counter it. Some Kneecrushers weakened Akito enough for him to finally give up when Taguchi put him in the Cross Ankle Hold. Akito thanked Taguchi after the match for showing respect to DDT during his reign so far. Taguchi explained he is doing it because DDT have entrusted him with the belt.
Taguchi was in the middle of announcing his next title defence will be on 29th November when To-y suddenly got into the ring to challenge him. To-y said he wants to experience every single side of Taguchi from his skills to his “afro” persona. Then once To-y gets his fill he will beat Taguchi and win the Universal Title from him. Taguchi said he stopped paying attention to To-y’s challenge when he realized he shouldn’t be taking him seriously. He isn’t sure if To-y’s crazy personality is just an act so he’ll give him the title shot to figure out which of them is crazier.
After that match was decided, Taguchi and Kazuma Sumi revealed to everyone their team name for the upcoming Super Jr. Tag League being held in New Japan. They are called Sumi 55 (“Sumi GoGo” much like Apollo 55 of old) and they promise to come back to DDT as tournament winners! Backstage Taguchi said he wants to see Sumi spread his wings and take on the world. If Sumi 55 finds success as a team then Taguchi may consider the two of them go after the KO-D Tag Team Titles.
A successful title defence is now under paleyouth’s belt after Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku defeated ROMANCE DAWN with the KO-D Tag Titles on the line. Soma Takao is now a freelancer just like his tag partner Shota and the two thought they pay DDT a visit and take their tag titles away. But Koroku kicked out of the Official Endless Waltz and gave Takao the Intercept DDT off of the ropes. Masada followed up with a Triangle Kick and the champs then finished Takao off with their German Suplex/Knee Kick finisher.
The champs along with Daichi Sato and Bunbun got together after the match so all of paleyouth could celebrate the victory together. All of a sudden the cameraman at ringside started sticking up his middle finger at them. It turned out to be Ilusion behind the camera! Hideki Okatani then ran into the ring and attacked paleyouth from behind with a bamboo stick while Ilusion filmed it. The two of them challenged Masada & Koroku for the KO-D Tag Titles and they will get the match at Sumo Hall on 3rd November. Backstage Ilusion said he doesn’t care who the tag champs are, he just wants to add a 10th and 11th belt to his current collection of championships. He also said there is no way he and Okatani will lose to a team that are closer to thirty than he is!
In the match before that, DAMNATION T.A retained their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles against NωA Jr. The presence of MJ Paul gave DAMNATION T.A the legally questionable numbers edge as he made up for the champs getting hit with a lot of big dives early on. He got called into the ring after Daisuke Sasaki pushed down Yukinori Matsui. The plan backfired after Ilusion brought in a chair and accidentally hit all of his partners with it by accident. Shunma Katsumata also tricked Ilusion into hitting himself with the chair by bouncing it off the top rope. The match came down to Sumi finding ways to roll up Sasaki with the School Boy. Sasaki kept kicking out and eventually he countered the School Boy into a cradle where he grabbed the bottom rope for leverage. Matsui somehow didn’t see it and counted the pinfall to give DAMNATION T.A the win. Later backstage, Sumi told Katsumata & Yuni he wants to take a break from NωA Jr. for a while. It’s been something he’s been thinking about all weekend even though he previously said the group would stay together going forward.
There was an important announcement regarding Shinya Aoki that was given out during the show but I’ll get to that later. His tag match on the show happened first. Junta Miyawaki had to do most of the hard work surviving against Jun Akiyama. Aoki made it look easy going up against Daichi Sato and used the Aoki Clutch on the youngster to win the match.
Match #2 might break the record for the shortest ever wrestling match to somehow also be around 15 minutes long. Dieno wanted to give Kaisei Takechi the Lip Lock during his entrance. Takechi dodged him and Dieno ended up Lip Locking Matsui instead, knocking the ref out. Then when The 37KAMIINA made their entrance, To-y felt it was the right time to roll up Yuki Ueno and try to win the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title from him. He failed but Kazuki Hirata then tried the same thing. Ueno kicked out of that too but Super Sasadango Machine then jumped on top of him to get the pin and become champion. Ueno quickly won it back by giving Sasadango a Shining Wizard at ringside. While all of this was going on, Dieno was still chasing Takechi while To-y had all of a sudden made his way up to the balcony teasing a massive dive onto everyone below! Takechi was willing to catch him with the others until Dieno chased him over to the other side of the room and the others all followed, ruining To-y’s big spot. To-y came up with a new idea to wheel over a cart while everyone was fighting in the aisleway. That backfired when Dieno took over the cart and formed the Hell Gate while Sasadango pushed him toward Takechi & Ueno. Takechi jumped out of the way at the last second but Ueno got a face full of Dieno’s Hell Gate. He fainted and Dieno pinned him to win the title. To-y then jumped onto Dieno with a Cross Body Block to win the belt from him. After that, To-y was chased down to ringside where he tripped and fell over. Sasadango caught up to him and did the Vertical Drop Lehman Shock onto the floor to become the new champion. Sasadango then went up to the commentary table to celebrate. Takechi caught up but instead of attacking Sasadango, he bowed and convinced him to start dancing instead. It was all a trick so Takechi could knock Sasadango out when his guard was down. Dieno stopped Takechi from pinning him so the special guest commentator Yui Yoshida decided she would pin Sasadango and win the title for herself after everyone had all taken each other out! Dieno immediately put her in a Sleeper Hold to win back the belt. He then tried to give Ueno the Danshoku Nightmare over on the bleachers but Takechi knocked him down and Ueno rolled Dieno over to pin him and win the title once more.
By this point Kazuki Hirata grabbed the microphone and told everyone he only came to Korakuen Hall today for one thing and one thing only… to dance! He pulled out the Hirata GO! glasses and danced in the bleachers with Takechi joining in. They then both agreed to get into the ring and continue fighting in there. Takechi immediately put Hirata in a Crab Hold and Hirata instantly began tapping out. Matsui finally regained consciousness, had the bell ring to officially start the match and then had the bell ring again to end it with Takechi winning the match in exactly one second.
Hisaya Imabayashi got on the microphone but it wasn’t to complain about what just happened. Instead he praised everybody for giving the fans a great show even though the match was only one second long! Takechi then apologized to Sasadango for missing the Muscle& show and asked for another chance. Sasadango forgave him and the two shook hands. Hirata then suddenly pinned Ueno out of nowhere and ran off with the Iron Man Title! However a few minutes later everyone caught Hirata backstage and they all piled on top of him for a pinfall. Sasadango was the one directly on top of Hirata so he was declared the champion and he remains so at the time of writing.
A far more normal wrestling match happened before this. Sanshiro Takagi wanted to impress people by doing the Dragon Ring In but he jumped right into Naomi Yoshimura kicking him. Yuki Ishida thought he had Masami Inahata all figured out until Inahata countered the Ensho into a Spinning Body Slam. Yoshimura then shrugged off Ishida’s strikes to pin him with the Harai-goshi.
Still with me? Okay let’s move onto the announcements. The biggest news to come out of today’s show is that Shinya Aoki will be joining DDT on a full time basis! He will officially become a DDT wrestler on 3rd November, the same day he faces Zack Sabre Jr. at Sumo Hall. He promised to win that match as a DDT wrestler. Sanshiro Takagi said he’s worked with Aoki for a long time now and he is truly moved that Aoki is now joining DDT. Aoki described the decision as him further shifting away from MMO and towards pro wrestling. The idea to him felt right after Yuki Ueno was in his corner for his recent RIZIN fight. Takagi also thinks that it was necessary for Aoki to fully immerse himself in pro wrestling at least once in his life.
Some other important news is the appearance of three trainees who will soon make their pro wrestling debuts. The new rookies are (from left to right above) Haruki Satoh from Niigata, Maito Furuhashi from Aichi and Shuntaro Kobayashi from Chiba. All three of them will have their debut matches on 9th December. There is no mention yet if they will all debut in the same match or will be put into separate bouts by themselves.
And there’s one more new addition to the company. The voice actor Kouhei Sueyasu has joined DDT as a ring announcer. He is from the same talent agency and Tetsu Inada.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
0. Dark Match: Shivam & Yuni Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida
1. Jun Akiyama & Masami Inahata Vs HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda & Akito
3. 4 Way Tag Match: Mansoor & Mason Madden Vs Soma Takao & Shota Vs MJ Paul & Demus Vs Junta Miyawaki & Daichi Sato
4. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON & Kumadori
5. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
6. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Daisuke Sasaki
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku (c) Vs Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
8. Yuki Iino Final Match As A DDT Wrestler ~ Special Single Match: Yuki Iino Vs Yukio Naya
9. DDT Extreme Title: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
10. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Shinya Aoki
11. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Chris Brookes
DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 13 ~MY SPIRIT GUARDS MY LORD IN THE EAST~”, 17/05/2026 Osaka City Sumiyoshi Community Center ??? Fans – Unannounced
9. Double Main Event I – Shosho Kogyo Presents Special Tag Match ~ Infinite Stimulation Anniversary: Zack Sabre Jr. & Chris Brookes Vs HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki
DDT “FACE FINAL ~GOODBYE TO SHINJUKU FACE! WITH GRATITUDE FOR 21 YEARS! THIS IS OUR SHINJUKU DRAMATIC DREAM!~”, 27/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans
1. Jun Akiyama defeated Masami Inahata with the Exploder Suplex (11:20).
2. Special Tag Match: Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato defeated Yuki Ishida & Kumadori when Sato pinned Ishida with the Mad Splash (8:50).
3. Soma Takao & Gota Ihashi’s Final Match For DDT: Soma Takao, Kazuki Hirata & Akito (w/ Gota Ihashi) defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ohka & Naomi Yoshimura when Hirata pinned Takagi with a Mad Splash (11:13).
4. DDT Extreme Title – Shura Besieged On All Sides -Battlefield Of Bloody Combat-: Shunma Katsumata (c) defeated Ryota Nakatsu with a German Suplex (11:34). *V2 for Shunma Katsumata.
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku defeated Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki (c) when Masada pinned Miyawaki with the Masada No Chikara KOBU Mukimuki (17:25). *Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki fail in V2. paleyouth becomes the 91st KO-D Tag Team Champions!
6. CASPA Presents Falls Count Anywhere Survival 4 Way 8-Man Tag Match ~FACE FINAL~: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion and Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ueno, To-y, Kazuma Sumi & Yuni (26:15).
6a. Ilusion eliminated Yuni with the Swanton Bomb (18:53).
6b. HARASHIMA eliminated Ilusion with the Somato (21:21).
6c. MAO eliminated Kasai with the Cannonball 450° (26:15).
Earlier today Tokyo Joshi Pro said its goodbyes to Shinjuku FACE. When the evening came around it was DDT’s turn to do the same. Their idea of a grand sendoff was to do a massive 4 Way Elimination match between four teams of four wrestlers each. Strange Love Connection, DAMNATION T.A and FANTÔMES DRAMATIC made up three of the teams while the fourth was an alliance of The 37KAMIINA & NωA Jr. Originally, Danshoku Dieno was meant to be on that team but he had to pull out on short notice due to illness. The match itself was held under Falls Count Anywhere rules and some really wanted to take that rule to the extreme. MAO and Chris Brookes tried to bring the fight out of the building out to the streets of Shinjuku but nearby security prevented them from making it far past the building’s entrance. When the dust settled, SLC were the last team standing with MAO scoring the final elimination.
A week ago Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki agreed to give paleyouth a shot at the KO-D Tag Team Titles as long as Yuya Koroku lost some weight. Aoki continued to give Koroku a hard time over his alleged heaviness in the match by targeting his midsection. However Koroku was there to make the save for Takeshi Masada when the match was on the line. Aoki took him out with a Topé Suicida but Miyawaki wasn’t able to put Masada away by himself. Instead Masada made a comeback and pinned Miyawaki with his finisher to win the titles! After the match Soma Takao appeared in the ring alongside his ROMANCE DAWN tag partner Shota. Today was Takao’s last match under contract to DDT and he is now a freelancer. That doesn’t mean DDT won’t stop booking him though. Since both members of ROMANCE DAWN are now freelancers they are hungrier than ever to challenge for the KO-D Tag Titles! Masada wasn’t sure about accepting the challenge but Koroku wants to avenge last week’s defeat to Takao so the title match will happen on 18th October.
A variation of the Lumberjack Match was used for the DDT Extreme Title bout. Shunma Katsumata and Ryota Nakatsu brought along their own lumberjacks who were allowed to attack the opponent should he be knocked out of the ring. Katsumata had Kazuma Sumi, Yuni and Yuki Ishida while Nakatsu brought along Takumi Tsukamoto and Masato Kamino from BASARA. The lumberjacks carried both wrestlers on their shoulders for a “cavalry” fight at ringside at one point. Back in the ring, Nakatsu grabbed hold of Katsumata for Kamino to hit with a Lariat along the ring apron but Katsumata ducked and Nakatsu got him instead. Katsumata then capitalized with a German Suplex to pin Nakatsu and remain the champion. Katsumata then decided to nominate Yuki Ueno as his next challenger for Sumo Hall on 3rd November! They just fought for Katsumata’s 10th Anniversary match and he does not want to wait until the 20th Anniversary to wrestle him again. Ueno refused at first but he was just joking. He accepted the challenge and said it is not just so he can wrestle his friend again. He also wants to show everyone he can do entertaining Extreme Title matches too.
Today was also Gota Ihashi’s final appearance under a DDT contract before going freelance. Unlike Takao, he did not find a way to still get a title shot or other further DDT bookings in the short term. But he did get to say goodbye along with Takao and thank everyone for supporting him over the last 17 years.
Due to Dieno’s absence, Sumi took his spot in the main event and Tomomitsu Matsunaga filled in for Sumi in the dark match. Also at the end of the show To-y put on a pair of Danshoku tights so Dieno could have some kind of presence for DDT’s final Shinjuku FACE show.
Everyone gathered together at the end of the show to say farewell to Shinjuku FACE. Sanshiro Takagi said DDT has been indebted to the venue for 21 years and they were never reprimanded for anything they did here. He’s certain nothing they did today would get them in trouble too. No other venue treated DDT so generously. With that being said, Daisuke Sasaki broke off a piece of one of the walls with the intention of auctioning it off for 200 million yen. If he makes that much he’ll use the money to build a new Shinjuku FACE by himself.
DDT “FACE FINAL ~GOODBYE TO SHINJUKU FACE! WITH GRATITUDE FOR 21 YEARS! THIS IS OUR SHINJUKU DRAMATIC DREAM!~”, 27/09/2026 Shinjuku FACE
1. Jun Akiyama Vs Masami Inahata
2. Special Tag Match: Daichi Sato & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yuki Ishida & Kumadori
3. Soma Takao & Gota Ihashi’s Final Match For DDT: Soma Takao, Kazuki Hirata & Akito (w/ Gota Ihashi) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Ken Ohka & Naomi Yoshimura
4. DDT Extreme Title – Shura Besieged On All Sides -Battlefield Of Bloody Combat-: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Ryota Nakatsu
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki (c) Vs Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku
6. CASPA Presents Falls Count Anywhere Survival 4 Way 8-Man Tag Match ~FACE FINAL~: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai Vs Yuki Ueno, Danshoku Dieno, To-y & Yuni
Later this weekend is DDT’s turn to say goodbye to Shinjuku FACE. Their big send off is a massive 4 Way Unit Falls Count Anywhere match with no time limit. Last team left standing wins!
On short notice Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki have given paleyouth a shot at the KO-D Tag Team Titles. However Aoki has already gotten into Yuya Koroku’s head by calling him fat and needing to get in shape for the match. The mind game might knock Koroku from the same page he’s on with Takeshi Masada.
The DDT Extreme Title match will be a Lumberjack match between Shunma Katsumata and Ryota Nakatsu. It has been explained that the lumberjacks are permitted to attack a wrestler thrown out of the ring but they are prohibited from getting into the ring or directly interfering in the match.
Another wrestler is saying goodbye to DDT at the same time Soma Takao will be. Gota Ihashi’s contract with the promotion is ending this month and he has decided it is time to take a different path with his life. He still intends to wrestle and ensures everyone this is not a retirement. Since this news is kind of last minute, he’s been thrown into Takao’s match as a second for that team rather than a participating wrestler.
On the injury front, Viento Levante is going to take some time off soon to get ACL surgery on his right knee. He will finish off the rest of his bookings for this month and appear at the MUSCLE show on 1st October but after that he is on the shelf. He said he recently felt something wrong with his knee and after consulting with his doctor he agreed it would be better to get surgery on it instead of continue to wrestle. That way he can come back in perfect condition for the long run.
DDT “NANIWA PRO WRESTLING ROAD 2026”, 04/10/2026 Osaka City Higashiyodogawa Ward Kumin Hall
1. Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito Vs Yuya Koroku, To-y & Hinata Kasai
2. Jun Akiyama, Junta Miyawaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida
3. Yuki Ueno Vs Masami Inahata
4. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO, KANON & Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion Vs Shunma Katsumata, Yuni, Kazuma Sumi & Kumadori
6. Naomi Yoshimura 10th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Single Match: Zeus Vs Naomi Yoshimura
The match order outside of the main event has not been decided yet.
DDT “BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING 2026 ~THE FINAL~”, 08/10/2026 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Jun Akiyama, Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Yuya Koroku & Masami Inahata
2. paleyouth Vs NωA Jr.!: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato Vs Kazuma Sumi & Yuni
3. A Match To Help The “Variety Team Leader” Regain His Team Leader Instincts: Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda
4. Newcomer Danshoku Dieno Debut Match: Veteran Yuki Ishida Vs Newcomer Danshoku Dieno
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya (w/ KIMIHIRO) & Kumadori Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion
6. Falls Count Anywhere 8-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs Junta Miyawaki, Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA & Akito
The next big step for Kaisei Takechi’s pro wrestling career is to take part in a Falls Count Anywhere match. He’s in there with some reliable people when it comes to that kind of wrestling.
The Beer Garden is a world where you can create the idea that Yuki Ishida is the salty veteran and Danshoku Dieno is the naive little rookie.
The rest of the DDT Variety Team are trying to make Toru Owashi remember why he’s in charge of the group, whether he wants to be or not.
DDT “WRESTLING HARVEST 2026 ~AUTUMN PRO WRESTLING HARVEST FESTIVAL~”, 18/10/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata, Kazuma Sumi & Yuni
2. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Akito
There is a New Japan show taking place the day before this where Ryusuke Taguchi will be defending the DDT Universal Title against Dick Togo. The two have been building up a feud with each other on the latest tour and Taguchi’s been wanting to have a title defence in his home promotion. Given that his previous challengers have been disciples of Togo, Taguchi thinks it makes all the sense in the world for Togo to be the next opponent. Whoever wins that match must come to DDT the next day for a title defence against Akito.
DAMNATION T.A have the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles in their grasp again but they expect DDT will find an excuse to take it away from them. They had to vacate the belts during their last reign when KANON was kicked out of the group. Daisuke Sasaki thinks they should skip over everything and vacate the belts but Ilusion wants the team to beat up some idols first. DAMNATION T.A aren’t going to miss the chance to crush NωA Jr. while it’s available to them.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON & Kumadori
3. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Shinya Aoki
4. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Chris Brookes
There are two people in the world MAO wants to headline Sumo Hall with to show that DDT has moved past its dark times. The first is Yuki Ueno and that’s now happened twice. The other is Chris Brookes which is why MAO is defending the KO-D Openweight Title against him this November. Is the idea here to do a match you would see in the small room of Baka Gaijin + Friends in front of DDT’s biggest audience at a major venue?
DDT “HARASHIMA HOMECOMING! WE’LL BE HOLDING ANOTHER EVENT IN OME! WHY? BECAUSE IT’S MY HOMETOWN!”, 23/09/2026 Tokyo Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome 1st Sports Hall ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. JA Nishitokyo Presents OME Starting Match: Yuni defeated Hinata Kasai with the Jorge Clutch (4:22).
1. Ome Shinkin Bank Presents: Naomi Yoshimura defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with the Harai-goshi (4:50).
2. Cockpit Ome Ltd. Presents 3 Way Match: Antonio Honda defeated Danshoku Dieno and Kazuki Hirata when Honda pinned Hirata with the Analgitsune (5:30).
3. Shaken no Kobac Ome Store Presents: Hideki Okatani & Ilusion defeated Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata when Okatani pinned Ishida with the Skewer-Style Claymore (6:40).
4. Yahata Co. Ltd. Presents Special Single Match: Soma Takao defeated Yuya Koroku with the Official Endless Waltz (7:30).
5. Iwanami Construction Co. Ltd. Presents: Jun Akiyama & Keisuke Ishii defeated Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul when Akiyama submitted Paul with the Front Neck Lock (9:40).
6. Toyota S & D Nishitokyo Presents Special 6-Man Tag Match: Aja Kong, Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya defeated Minoru Suzuki, Akito & Kazuma Sumi when Naya pinned Sumi with The World’s Best Back Drop (11:38).
7. Enoki Kogyo Co. Ltd. Presents Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki defeated Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato when Aoki pinned Masada with the Aoki Clutch (9:40).
8. Hikari House Kogyo Co. Ltd. Presents STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y defeated MAO, KANON & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) when To-y pinned Levante with a Frankensteiner (12:40).
9. Seiwa Shoji Co. Ltd. Presents HARASHIMA 25th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Chris Brookes defeated Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuko Miyamoto when HARASHIMA pinned Miyamoto with the Swan Dive Somato (20:36).
The spotlight was all over HARASHIMA for today’s DDT show in his hometown. Before any of the matches began, the mayor of Ome City appointed HARASHIMA as a PR Ambassador for a community initiative called OmeBlue. HARASHIMA then returned for the main event to wrestle in a special match celebrating the 25th Anniversary of his debut. He teamed up with Chris Brookes to fight two wrestlers he has past connections with, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuko Miyamoto. The outsider team didn’t take it easily on HARASHIMA just because it was his big day. They both targeted HARASHIMA’s legs throughout the match. Sekimoto also grabbed Miyamoto while Miyamoto held onto HARASHIMA so a Double German Suplex spot could be pulled off. Miyamoto also used a series of signature moves including the Gannosuke Clutch, Fire Thunder and Moonsault Press but couldn’t pull out the win. Instead HARASHIMA used a Reverse Frankensteiner on Miyamoto, hit the Somato and finally pinned him with the Swan Dive Somato.
HARASHIMA thanked Brookes for his help and the fans for their support as the reasons why he could win. He is happy that DDT was able to run in his hometown for the second year in a row and hopes everyone comes back to do a third event next year. HARASHIMA believes pro wrestling generates a certain kind of energy among people and wants people to spend the final day of Silver Week thinking they were glad they went to see wrestling.
There was a preview of Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki versus paleyouth. The paleyouth team was Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato which is not the combination that will challenge for the KO-D Tag Team Titles soon. However Aoki scored the pinfall on Masada who will be on the challenging team. Even though Yuya Koroku only stood at ringside for the match and didn’t do anything, Aoki complained about him afterwards for having a pathetic physique. Masada called today’s loss a minor setback and promised to eat a lot of spinach on 27th September to have arms like Popeye for the title match.
Sanshiro Takagi held Minoru Suzuki in place so the Ome City mayor could chop him during their match. Also Kazuma Sumi is convinced that Aja Kong attacked him so much because she thought he was Yurika Oka.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2026 ~PRO WRESTLING IN AUTUMN~”, 21/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match: Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni when Sumi pinned Yuni with the School Boy (9:25).
1. Daichi Sato 5th Anniversary Match – The 37KAMIINA Vs paleyouth!: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato defeated Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y when Masada pinned To-y after The Roar For Tomorrow Created By Takeshi And Yuya (10:30).
2. Special Single Match: Soma Takao defeated Kazuki Hirata with the Gin And Tonic (8:27).
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki defeated Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata when Miyawaki pinned Kasai with the Sunshine Suplex (7:28).
4. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Jun Akiyama 34th Anniversary Debut Match ~Special Tag Match~: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata defeated HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno (c) when Akiyama submitted Dieno with the Front Neck Lock (9:59). *Jun Akiyama becomes the 1,908th champion.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yuji Nagata defeated Jun Akiyama (c) with a Cradle (12:03 pm). *Yuji Nagata becomes the 1,909th champion.
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion defeated KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (c) (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) when Ilusion pinned Levante with the Chinga Tu Madre! (12:40). *STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION fails in V2. DAMNATION T.A becomes the 62nd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions! Ilusion wins Viento Levante’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere, Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
6. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) defeated Antonio Honda with the Modified Ankle Hold (12:49). *V2 for Ryusuke Taguchi.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) defeated Fuminori Abe with a Bridging Gedo Clutch (19:14). *V3 for MAO.
-. Emergency Match: Ilusion defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Chinga Tu Madre! (1:12). *Ilusion cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere, Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet. Ilusion wins Sanshiro Takagi’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
-. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) defeated Ilusion with the Cannonball 450° (4:35). *V4 for MAO. Ilusion cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
The KO-D Openweight Title situation is now changing to the point that wherever MAO goes, chaos ends up following him. For the second time in his reign he has now defended the title twice in back to back matches thanks to shenanigans involving the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlets. Today’s main event started off with MAO putting the belt on the line against Fuminori Abe. The match called back to a bout they had two years ago when a kick to the gut led to Abe throwing up in his mouth a little. There was a risk of it happening again today but Abe was able to prevent himself from repeating his embarrassing moment. The playful actions between the two turned more competitive as the match went on, turning to a tit-for-tat game of one-upmanship. MAO was one step ahead of Abe for the finish, countering the Manjigatame and setting up a series of back and forth cradle pins that ended with MAO using a bridging version of the Gedo Clutch to win the match.
Then things started to get crazy. Sanshiro Takagi walked out after the match promising to avenge Abe’s defeat by cashing in his Right To Challenge Gauntlet on MAO just like he did at Sumo Hall last month. However, Ilsuion then showed up carrying the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere, Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet he won earlier in the night (and also created in the very first place) and he declared he was cashing it in on Takagi’s Gauntlet! A match between Takagi and Ilusion began right away and the two tried to out-Stunner each other. Ilusion caught Takagi with an Enzuigiri afterward and grabbed him into the Chinga Tu Madre! cradle for a three count out of nowhere. So now Ilusion holds the last remaining Gauntlet for a KO-D Title shot. Ilusion told MAO he is too tired from the match he just had to cash in and he still has the rest of the month to use his prize so he’s going to make MAO wait for their title match…
Just kidding! Ilusion suddenly gave MAO a Low Blow and decided he was cashing in his title show right away! A bonus KO-D Title match then began with Ilusion trying to roll up MAO for a quick win while other wrestlers from DAMNATION T.A removed one of the turnbuckle pads. MAO hit the exposed buckle but was able to dodge the Swanton Bomb. Ilusion used another Low Blow and got to do the Chinga Tu Madre! again but MAO kicked out of it. DAMNATION T.A interfered further until Yukio Naya, KANON & KIMIHIRO showed up to fight them off, leaving MAO to knock down Ilusion with a Palm Strike and then pin him with the Cannonball 450°. When that was over MAO talked about the chaos that’s happening in DDT right now before turning his thoughts over to Abe. MAO wants to keep fighting Abe as his ideal rival even when they both grow old because they get to discover how deep the world of pro wrestling can go.
The KO-D Title picture is now completely cleared out after today. All of the Right To Challenge Gauntlets have been used up and a No. 1 Contender has not emerged while the dust is still settling. Hisaya Imabayashi asked MAO to nominated his next challenger for the Sumo Hall show on 3rd November. MAO said he had already faced Yuki Ueno in the main event of Ryogoku but there is one other person he wants to share that experience with. It’s Chris Brookes! He is the person MAO keeps coming back to because Brookes chose DDT and stayed with them at a time when all of his friends in the UK chose other companies. MAO wants himself, Ueno and Brookes to be part of this moment where it feels like DDT has finally overcome its tough times. He doesn’t mind if the match gets so crazy it ends in a Double Count Out as long as the match is with Brookes. They have been setting ARENA Shimokitazawa on fire with Baka Gaijin + Friends so now they will do the same to Sumo Hall!
Ryusuke Taguchi was putting more than just the DDT Universal Title on the line when he fought Antonio Honda. He was also fighting for his son’s admiration! Ryusuke’s son Shisho Taguchi is currently a musician and became acquainted with Honda after seeing his band Daisetz live. Honda taunted Ryusuke by making it his goal to win the Universal Title and use it to pose for a picture with Shisho, something that Shisho has never done with his father throughout his life! Shisho was in attendance for the match and Honda couldn’t resist to get him involved. He held Ryusuke for Shisho to chop him but Shisho couldn’t bring himself to attack his own dad. However when Ryusuke reversed the position with Honda, Shisho also couldn’t bring himself to hit his friend! Ryusuke brought the match back to the ring where he worked over Honda’s knee. Honda used the powers of Gongitsune and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to fight back but Taguchi would keep the match in his control and submit Honda with the Ankle Lock. The match got a happy ending backstage when Ryusuke, Shisho and Honda all took a picture together with the Universal Title belt.
The Universal Title is also going to take a trip over to New Japan soon. Taguchi asked Akito after the match if he could defend the belt over there because he is feuding with Dick Togo on the current tour. Taguchi pointed out that he has already defended the title against Daisuke Sasaki and Antonio Honda so it would be a great story if his next defence would be against their mentor Togo. Akito said plans were already being made for a title defence to happen at DDT’s next Korakuen Hall show on 18th October but he will allow Taguchi to defend it in NJPW before then. After the show had ended it was confirmed that Taguchi will put the title on the line against Togo at New Japan’s 17th October show in Hokkaido. Then the winner will come back to DDT on the 18th for a title match against Akito! Taguchi promised to give it his all and return to DDT with the Universal Title, but he also admitted he may only give Togo 50% effort so he apologizes to everyone in DDT in advance should he end up losing the belt to Togo. He also promised to continue pitching Kazuma Sumi to be his tag partner for the upcoming Super Jr. Tag League.
You can see why Ilusion had a plan in place for today. He’s been collecting so many championship belts lately that he could have ended the day with the cherry on top that is the KO-D Title. Instead he just has to live with winning the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles with DAMNATION T.A again. He continues his masked man rivalry with Viento Levante and had MJ Paul to pull out the referee just when it looked like the match would be lost to Strange Love Connection. More cheating happened with Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani attacking KANON & Yukio Naya with chairs and bamboo sticks. Levante finally got his hands on Ilusion and tried to choke him out with a Sleeper Hold but Ilusion escaped and trapped Levante in the Chinga Tu Madre! to pin him and win the titles. Ilusion added insult to injury after the match by telling Levante it doesn’t matter if he changes his name and goes to Mexico, he is still the same small fry he always was.
DAMNATION T.A then announced they will not be taking on all comers for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles. Instead they will decide who they will defend the belts against. However, NωA Jr. entered the ring to make their argument towards getting a title shot. Sumi said now is a crucial moment for the trio because they are all back together now. Shunma Katasumata has returned from injury while Yuni had finished his college entrance exams. The three of them now want to show everyone a view that only they can create as the champions. Ilusion said he might accept the challenge if NωA Jr. approach him backstage and beg on their knees for the match. Hisaya Imabayashi ignored him and confirmed NωA Jr. will get a title shot on 27th September. Backstage Sasaki predicted DDT are going to strip DAMNATION T.A of the titles again like last time so they may as well vacate them before it happens. Ilusion wants the group’s top priority to be them crushing the wannabe idols first and then they can vacate the belts.
Has Mr. IWGP now become Mr. Iron Man? Yuji Nagata was the special guest for a match celebrating the 34th Anniversary of Jun Akiyama’s debut. Nagata and Akiyama bought made their debuts in 1992 and have been generational counterparts divided by separate companies ever since. Akiyama got to start off the match with HARASHIMA and that meant Nagata was paired off with Danshoku Dieno. That meant Nagata would inevitably get a face full of Dieno’s Hell Gate but that just awakened the demon inside him! Nagata threw Dieno over with an Exploder Suplex and then pulled HARASHIMA into the Nagata Lock II. Akiyama meanwhile applied the Front Neck Lock onto Dieno, who rather than tap out decided to pull down his tights instead. Yukinori Matsui called off the match to avoid the incident from getting worse and declared that Akiyama had won the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title from Dieno. But while Akiyama celebrated with his title, Nagata rolled him up for a pinfall and won the belt off him! Akiyama later tried to win it back off him backstage but couldn’t pull it off. Now the question is does this count as a New Japan wrestler taking away the Iron Man Title or is it a Super Japan wrestler that did it?
With MMA now seemingly behind him, Shinya Aoki can put more of his focus on being a menace in the pro wrestling ring. He quickly showed off his skill in the 3 Way Tag by grabbing both Brookes and Yuki Ishida in a Double Manjigatame style hold at the same time. Junta Miyawaki carried over the momentum by cutting off a double team from Hinata Kasai and Masami Inahata. Aoki also ruined the rubber band spot and threw the thing away. He paid for that when Ishida got to use the spot against him. Miyawaki found himself alone against the two other teams but the action broke down to the point where Aoki could take out a bunch of wrestlers with a Topé Suicida, leaving Miyawaki alone with Kasai in the ring. Kasai didn’t have what it takes to take Miyawaki down and the match ended with him getting pinned with the Sunshine Suplex.
The KO-D Tag Team Champions were then confronted by paleyouth after the match. Both Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku claimed they have been starving ever since they lost the KO-D 6-Man Tag Titles. Aoki disagreed and pointed to Koroku, calling him fat. Masada said Aoki is wrong because Aoki is super skinny compared to everyone else. paleyouth then asked for a title shot and got what they wanted. Miyawaki was complimentary to Masada because they are both the same age but Aoki continued to call Koroku fat and advised him to slim down before the match takes place on 27th September. Koroku promised to get himself shredded but he doesn’t appreciate having to do it on a week’s notice.
Soma Takao’s farewell tour of DDT continues with a singles match against Kazuki Hirata happening today. He was on pace to beat Hirata in quick fashion but when he held him upside down for the Gin And Tonic, Hirata pleaded to be let go because he had something important to say. When Hirata was freed he took out a heartfelt letter he wrote about the memories he made with Takao. He is sad that their time together is ending so before Takao goes, Hirata wanted to dance with him one more time. Takao wasn’t really interested in doing that but Hirata forcefully put the Hirata GO! glasses onto his face and he couldn’t help but get into the mood when the music played. They danced together and then continued to wrestle, ending in short order when Takao pinned Hirata with the Gin And Tonic.
Before Akiyama’s 34th Anniversary match happened, there was Daichi Sato’s 5th Anniversary to celebrate first. The teenage heavyweight was on the winning side with the rest of paleyouth as they defeated The 37KAMIINA in the opener. To-y got a mouthful of Masada’s fingers once again and was double teamed by different combinations of paleyouth until Masada & Koroku finished him off.
Two of the NωA Jr. had a tune up tag match on the pre-show. Kazuma Sumi and Yuni were on opposite sides of a tag match with Naomi Yoshimura and Tomomitsu Matsunaga also involved. Matsunaga was put off by Sumi’s speed and threatened to use a fan in the front row as a human shield to stop Sumi from doing a dive out of the ring. Yuni did not use such outside the box thinking tactics and was pinned by Sumi who used the School Boy as a counter for Yuni’s own cradle attempts.
I’m almost caught up with everything over the weekend. The “HYPE! 4” report will be done tomorrow but there’s enough news to do an update post now, especially since there’s an injury changing tomorrow’s lineup.
DDT “FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2026 IN UENO”, 16/09/2026 Tokyo Ueno Park Outdoor Stage
1. Yuki Ueno & To-y Vs KANON & Masami Inahata
2. 2 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Junta Miyawaki
3. Newcomer Vs Newcomer Double Debut Match: Newcomer Shunma Katsumata Vs Newcomer Yuya Koroku
4. Special Tag Match: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato Vs Ryuma Sekimo & Hinata Kasai
5. Crocodile Death Match Returns: MAO, Viento Levante & Kazuma Sumi (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
6. Doroki-Style Drunk Match ~Soma Takao Farewell Party~: Soma Takao Vs Naomi Yoshimura Vs Yukio Naya Vs Yuki Ishida *Special Referee: Akito (Former Store Manager)
The Crocodile Death Match is missing Ilusion because he is in poor condition and unable to wrestle tomorrow. MJ Paul will take his place on the DAMNATION T.A team.
DDT “DRAMATIC INFINITY 2026 ~AUTUMN OF PRO WRESTLING~”, 21/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
0. Dark Match: Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi Vs Yuni & Yuki Ishida
1. 3 Way Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki Vs Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai Vs Rukiya & Masami Inahata
2. The 37KAMIINA Vs paleyouth!: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
3. Special Single Match: Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (c) (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion
5. Jun Akiyama 34th Anniversary Debut Match ~Special Tag Match~: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno
6. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Antonio Honda
7. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Fuminori Abe
Ilusion is expected to be back in time for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match this weekend. Rukiya is also going to be back after missing a few weeks with tonsillitis.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN RYOGOKU~”, 22/09/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall
1. Sakura Hattori Vs Momo Sato
2. Shino Suzuki & Uta Takami Vs Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki
3. Raku & Pom Harajuku Vs HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida
4. Wakana Uehara & Toga Vs Chika Nanase & Kira Summer
5. Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao Vs Mizuki & Yuki Kamifuku
6. Yuki Arai, Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Miyu Yamashita Vs Suzume, Arisu Endo, Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro
It’s time for the champions versus challengers prelim matches before the big Tokyo Joshi Pro show! Also Mizuki & Yuki Kamifuku’s match as a tag team is them going up against Kyoraku Kyomei.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW FALL TOUR ~RAY OF HOPE IN TAKASAKI~”, 23/09/2026 Gunma G-Messe Main Hall BC
1. 3 Way Match: Shoko Nakajima Vs Arisu Endo Vs Shino Suzuki
2. Wakana Uehara Vs Shion Kanzaki
3. Mizuki Vs Momo Sato
4. Hyper Misao & Ren Konatsu Vs Raku & Pom Harajuku
5. Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi & Kira Summer Vs Yuki Aino, Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami
6. Yuki Arai, HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida Vs Suzume, Toga & Chika Nanase
7. Miyu Yamashita & Sakura Hattori Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu
Is this the last time we will see the Toyo Mates together? It will be the last time in Mahiro Kiryu’s hometown at least.
DDT “HARASHIMA HOMECOMING! WE’LL BE HOLDING ANOTHER EVENT IN OME! WHY? BECAUSE IT’S MY HOMETOWN!”, 23/09/2026 Tokyo Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome 1st Sports Hall
0. Dark Match: Yuni Vs Hinata Kasai
1. Naomi Yoshimura Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Antonio Honda
3. Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata
4. Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul Vs Jun Akiyama & Rukiya
5. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs The 37KAMIINA!: MAO, KANON & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO) Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y
6. Special Single Match: Soma Takao Vs Yuya Koroku
7. Special Tag Match: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki Vs Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato
8. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Aja Kong, Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya Vs Minoru Suzuki, Akito & Kazuma Sumi
9. HARASHIMA 25th Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Chris Brookes Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuko Miyamoto
The big homecoming show for HARASHIMA will have Aja Kong and Minoru Suzuki standing across the ring from one another in a trios match. The other match to keep an eye on is the full blown 6-Man Tag between Strange Love Connection and The 37KAMIINA.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “WRESTLE PRINCESS VII”, 03/10/2026 Tokyo EBARA WAVE Arena Ota
1. Chieri Sakimori Debut Match: Chieri Sakimori Vs X
2. Aja Kong, Sakura Hattori & Kumadori Vs Chris Brookes, Kira Summer & Chika Nanase
3. 3 Way Tag Match: Raku & Minimo Vs Pom Harajuku & Pokotan Vs Mahiro Kiryu & Tama
4. VENYU Finale: Yuki Kamifuku & VENY Vs X & X
5. Mizuki Vs Hyper Misao *Special Referee: Jushin Thunder Liger
6. SETUP All Asia Women’s Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Zara Zakher
7. EVE International Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Arisu Endo
8. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro
9. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Suzume
We’re getting an International Championship match on the show after all, just not the International Princess Title. Instead it is the EVE International Title that will be on the line when Miyu Yamashita and Arisu Endo have their rematch from last year’s Tokyo Princess Cup. Just because Endo won last time doesn’t mean she believes she has now made it up to equal footing with Yamashita. Winning a championship off her sure would confirm it though.
The challenger for Shoko Nakajima has been found. It’s the return of Zara Zakher to Tokyo Joshi Pro! Her last appearance in TJPW was at the 2025 Las Vegas show during WrestleMania Weekend. Since then she had been signed to a WWE ID deal and according to TJPW that project was a reason why Zakher hasn’t come back to Japan until now. In the meantime she still had faint connections to TJPW in America thanks to Kitsune booking her in matches against Yamashita and Kamifuku. Now for her first match back in Japan she gets to challenge Nakajima for the SETUP All Asia Women’s Title.
Something I completely forgot when Go Nagai got involved with the marketing for this show is the man is responsible for creating the character of Jushin Liger in the first place! So since Nagai is part of the show, let’s have Liger get involved too. He’s been selected to be the referee for a match between Mizuki and Hyper Misao. Both wrestlers think they will benefit from Liger’s officiating, Mizuki because she claims to be a good girl and Misao because she claims to be a super hero.
The newest rookie in TJPW is Chieri Sakimori, the first person to debut after coming through TJPW’s wrestling camps that are held several times a month at their dojo. Sakimori is from Fukuoka and stands 154cm tall. She discovered TJPW from their collab show with OCHA NORMA last December and has a rhythmic gymnastics background from her elementary and junior high school years. She also currently runs a salon, working there as an eyelash artist.
There is expected to be one or two more matches added to the card before it gets finalized.
DDT “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026”, 03/11/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Special Single Match: Jun Kasai Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Special Tag Match: To-y & Kaisei Takechi Vs KANON & Kumadori
3. Dramatic Dream Match: Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Shinya Aoki
The day after Shinya Aoki’s fight in RIZIN happened, DDT wanted to capitalize on the attention he was getting by announcing his special opponent at Sumo Hall this November. It’s going to be Zack Sabre Jr.! They were able to face each other in a tag match back in May but this will be a first time singles match between the two.
DDT “YUKI UENO 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW -IN MY MIND “10”-”, 13/09/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Super Dark Match ~ Falls Count Anywhere 5 Way Match: Sanshiro Takagi defeated Minoru Suzuki, Chris Brookes, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan and Takeshi Masada when Takagi pinned Brookes with La Magistral Cradle (25:16). *Sanshiro Takagi wins Chris Brookes’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlet.
1. Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yuki Ishida with the Shonenba (10:03).
2. Time-Difference Entry Tag Team Rumble: Jun Akiyama & Danshoku Dieno defeated Super Sasadango Machine & Super Systema Machine when Akiyama submitted Systema with the Front Neck Lock (17:50). Order Of Elimination: Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku, KANON & Antonio Honda, Toru Owashi & Yasu Urano, TAKASHIta MASADA & Shin Yuki Ueno.
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ No Tag Rules: HUB, Yuki Ueno & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Ilusion, Daichi Sato & Yuni when HUB pinned Yuni with the Modoku Habu Kubaku (11:33).
4. 3 Way Match: Shinya Aoki defeated HARASHIMA and Akito when Aoki pinned Akito with a Modified Cradle (10:37).
5. Special Tag Match: MAO & Yoshihiko (w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI) defeated Kazuki Hirata & Kaisei Takechi when MAO pinned Hirata with a Spinning Brainbuster (14:51).
6. Special Tag Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA & To-y defeated Chihiro Hashimoto & Kazuma Sumi when TAKESHITA pinned Sumi with the German Suplex (14:58).
7. Yuki Ueno 10th Anniversary Match ~ Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno defeated Shunma Katsumata with the WR (22:46).
We’re a month early but we are approaching a decade of Yuki Ueno as a pro wrestler. Inspired to take up the gig with DDT by his high school classmate Konosuke Takeshita, Ueno cut his teeth in DDT’s developmental brand DNA and stood in Takeshita’s shadow under for a good chunk of his career. However Ueno gradually became a polished main eventer and by the time 2023 came around he made it his goal to carry the company on his back. It was only in the last year or two he cemented himself as the company’s modern day ace. One of the wrestlers who has been by his side the entire time was his choice of opponent for the main event, Shunma Katsumata.
After some cheeky NeppoWER!! poses from the two wrestlers at the start of the match, Ueno went high risk quickly by doing a Moonsault out of the ring onto Katsumata. In return, Katsumata got back into the ring so he could dive into Ueno with a Topé Con Hilo. They then fought up to the stands where Ueno Suplexed Katsumata down the steps into the lobby. He tried to pin him right there but was reminded by Yukinori Matsui this was not a Falls Count Anywhere match. To-y joined in on the fun to throw Chops at Ueno until Katsumata accidentally knocked him down with a misfire. Katsumata then had the idea to pile Ueno on top of To-y then climb up the entry way to hit the Totonou Splash onto the both of them on the floor! Back in the ring Ueno kicked out of the ¡Hasta la vista! and blocked a second Totonou Splash. He then fought back using the Sit Down Himawari Bomb, Standing Shining Wizard, two Dropkicks and then the WR to get the win over his buddy.
Ueno thanked Katsumata after the match because he had taught him so much ever since the beginning. Katsumata had already debuted when Ueno started training but somewhere down the line the dynamic between them changed and now it’s Katsumata who treats Ueno like he’s his senior. Ueno said he got his strength from Katsumata and has so much respect for him. It is also thanks to Takeshita that Ueno fell in love with pro wrestling. Speaking of Takeshita, he walked down to the ring after Ueno talked about DDT’s goal to one day make it to the Tokyo Dome. After Takeshita congratulated Ueno on his anniversary, he said he wants to go with DDT to the Tokyo Dome too because when they do he will fight Ueno there one on one! Ueno agreed to the idea and confirmed it will happen when DDT gets to the Tokyo Dome! Backstage, Katsumata talked to reporters about having really bad luck, enough that it made him think about giving up. But everybody in The 37KAMIINA is always there to support him and he wants to see bigger things in DDT alongside them. He is thankful that Ueno was able to keep the unit together while he was out injured.
The matches that took place up and down the card were all put together by Ueno, mostly because they were just matches he wanted to see happen. For Takeshita’s return to DDT, Ueno wanted to relight the spark a bit for the ALL OUT Vs Sendai Girls feud from 2019. Takeshita would once more face Chihiro Hashimoto in a battle of the German Suplexes! To-y and Kazuma Sumi were both in the match too because it was a tag team bout but it turned out they were there to be German Suplexed around by Takeshita and Hashimoto. Takeshita proved his version of the move was the best by using that instead of the Raging Fire to pin Sumi. It looked like he and Hashimoto would continue to fight after the match but they bowed to each other instead.
Takeshita felt his actions in the ring said everything he wanted to say about the match but he told reporters that he thinks the future of pro wrestling in Japan is incredibly bright based on how the others fared in the ring with him. To-y has come out of the match learning that he has to be the real deal and not turn into a fake version of himself. He needs to become the ultimate real deal so he can be “The Authentic” To-y. Then he can show on the world stage that “The Authentic” can beat “The Alpha”. Takeshita told him he’s a million years too early for that. To-y responded he’ll just wait until he’s a million years old then. Sumi asked Hashimoto if maybe someday he can appear on a Sendai Girls show. Hashimoto said Sumi looks close enough to Yurika Oka that Meiko Satomura probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
The entrances alone for Match #5 were an overriding feast for the senses. Kazuki Hirata got to dance in full then handed over his glasses to Kaisei Takechi to get him wearing them for the photographers at ringside. Yoshihiko’s entrance music had an added angry rap from KIMIHIRO added to it while the Battle Doll entered the ring with MAO and YUZUKI. Takechi got to learn first hand what a tricky opponent Yoshihiko can be and he was overwhelmed by its teamwork with MAO. Hirata ended up getting his elbow dislocated by an Arm Lock from Yoshihiko but Takechi came to the rescue by using the Tegatana neck strike he learned from Hirata on his opponents! He then used his power of dance to heal Hirata’s elbow so they could both dance in the ring together. They just didn’t expect MAO & Yoshihiko to recover during this and attack them. They almost made a comeback but instead Yoshihiko gave Takechi the Reincarnation while MAO pinned Hirata with a Spinning Brainbuster. Backstage MAO said he was happy to team up with Yoshihiko again after they lost the BZW Tag Team Titles earlier this year. Unfortunately it’s been so long since they last went to France that Yoshihiko has forgotten to speak French. MAO suggested it could be time for them to travel somewhere else, like Southeast Asia. Meanwhile Takechi cannot figure out what he just experienced when fighting Yoshihiko. The doll never changes its expression yet its weight can dramatically shift as the match progresses. Hirata asked if Takechi would ever like to fight Yoshihiko in a singles match. Takechi would have to speak with LDH first to get their opinion on the matter.
Days after getting a beating at the big RIZIN show, Shinya Aoki was game to take part in a 3 Way Match pitting himself against both HARASHIMA and Akito. The three ended up getting constantly tangled into each other with different submission holds and pinning combinations that still had the third person getting involved. HARASHIMA broke through with an opening when he did a Springboard Splash onto Akito while Aoki had him trapped in a Figure 4 Leg Lock. HARASHIMA then aimed for the Somato at Aoki but Aoki dodged it. Aoki then applied his Aoki Clutch finisher but Akito tried to stop it by applying a Leg Lock. Aoki figured out he could still roll the both of them over in the hold and pin both of his opponent’s shoulders down for a three count. Matsui counted the pin on Akito and that was all Aoki needed for the win. After the match Aoki said he has returned to DDT with his head held high and is going to live his life here one step at a time. He then thanked Ueno on his 10th Anniversary. He was later reminded backstage that he has a match with Zack Sabre Jr. coming up at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2026” on 3rd November. He thinks Mikuru Asakura’s punching him in the head over and over made him forget about it until it was brought up again by the reporters.
Ueno took part in two matches on today’s show. For the first match of the day he wanted to team with one of his biggest inspirations as well as one of his biggest enemies to help teach the wrestlers he mentored from DDTeeeen!!! a thing or two. That meant Ueno was teaming up with Osaka masked wrestler HUB as well as a not too thrilled Daisuke Sasaki. The D GENERATIONS team were joined by the injured Munetatsu Nakamura at ringside. Sasaki was more interested in sabotaging Ueno’s spots rather than teaming up with him. But things went pear shaped for Sasaki when he was tagged in to fight his own stablemate Ilusion. Sasaki instructed Ilusion to lay down for him but when he went for the pin, Ilusion suddenly cradled him for a nearfall! Ilusion then started working together with Yuni to try and win. Sasaki had HUB there to help him fight off Daichi Sato & Yuni. He then finally agreed to wrestle side by side with Ueno so they could set HUB up to win with his version of the Frog Splash on Yuni. Sasaki later reminisced about Ueno’s time as a rookie ten years ago. He remembers telling Ueno he has no talent and should go home to the Osaka countryside where he can run a bicycle shop. Meanwhile Ilusion complained about being lumped in with a bunch of brats because he doesn’t have time to play games with punks like them.
There was a Tag Rumble match to add some nonsense to the undercard. Jun Akiyama & Danshoku Dieno ended up running the gauntlet and winning the match as the first entries. Yukio Naya started the match expecting a Lip Lock from Dieno only for Dieno to turn him down. By the time Toru Owashi & Yasu Urano entered the match, Naya chased down Dieno to give him the Lip Lock himself. KANON entered the match wearing matching outfits with Antonio Honda but Yuya Koroku tripped Honda before he could set up the Gongitsune joke. Super Sasadango Machine brought along a new tag partner named Super Systema Machine. The mystery fighter was later unmasked to reveal it was the comedian Minamikawa. He used the powers of Systema to redirect Koroku into knocking Naya out of the ring to eliminate the both of them. With Koroku gone, Honda got to do Gongitsune and KANON joined in with him. The Gongitsune charged up through Dieno’s Hell Gate backfired and sent Honda over the top rope, out of the ring. The final team then entered. It was Takeshi Masada who had now fully transformed into Konosuke Takeshita and along with him was Sakura Hirota as Shin Yuki Ueno! Together their impersonations cleared the ring until Hirota/Ueno got spooked into submission by Akiyama attempting to give her the Exploder Suplex. Akiyama then kept shoving Minamikawa into Dieno’s Hell Gate over and over but Minamikawa kept showing resistance thanks to his Systema training. Akiyama then decided to put him in the Front Neck Lock and Minamikawa quickly tapped out. At least the Sasadango team now know that Systema does not work when your breathing gets cut off.
One wrestler who means a lot to Ueno is Naomi Yoshimura, one of his generation rivals and also former tag team partner in Nautilus. For this show Ueno wanted to see Yoshimura take on his former Harimao stablemate Yuki Ishida. The essence of Harimao was seen during the match when Yoshimura held Ishida in the Claw Hold that used to be used by Kazusada Higuchi. He encouraged Ishida to come at him but easily threw him down until it was time to end him off with the Shonenba, a finisher that Yoshimura has not used in a while. Yoshimura praised Ueno for leading the pack in DDT. He admits to being frustrated that Ueno got to win championships and reach milestones before he did. It used to make him jealous and even bitter but he does not feel that way about it anymore. Yoshimura is determined to elevate the DDT heavyweight scene because it is his generation that are currently on top. He also gave Ishida advice, telling him he shouldn’t go easy on himself and needs to become ruthless. Ishida also learned he is relying too much on his seniors, so much so that it’s become a crutch for him to lean on.
Even the dark match was put together by Ueno to be something he wanted to watch, pitting five crazy wrestlers all against each other in a Falls Count Anywhere free for all that took place while the fans were entering Korkauen Hall. Despite having so much free time before the show began, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan still took so long with his entrance that Hisaya Imabayashi demanded the match start before Kuroshio could do an encore. Chris Brookes kept grabbing Bunbun and throwing him into the audience before briefly settling down in the commentary booth to call the action. He and Masada then held Sanshiro Takagi in place for Minoru Suzuki to do the giant rubber band spot in the crowd. However Takagi broke free and snapped the band back at Suzuki instead. He then brought out the Dramatic Dream bike only for Suzuki to kick him off, take it over and crash it into him in the aisle. Matsui got caught in the crossfire when Suzuki was attacking people with the drill taken from the bike. The fighting then moved over to the lobby where it interrupted To-y’s photo session before the chaos went back to ringside. Suzuki and Kuroshio found a trolley and used it to push Masada and Brookes around the room. Suzuki posed with fans for photos while Kuroshio set up tables and a ladder in the ring. Soon all of Kuroshio’s opponents were laid on the tables so he climbed to the top and jumped off to do the Swanton Bomb. Everyone got out of the way and Kuroshio crashed through the tables on his own. Brookes grabbed a piece of a broken table and smashed it over Takagi, causing it to get stuck around Takagi’s neck with his head poking through the hole. Imabayashi got on the microphone while Brookes and Suzuki were fighting each other, asking for the match to wrap up so the show can start on time. Brookes wouldn’t listen so Imabayashi hit him with a Backfist out of frustration. Takagi then grabbed Brookes and pinned him with La Magistral Cradle, possibly getting extra leverage from the table piece stuck round his neck! With this result, Takagi now has the Right To Challenge Gauntlet in his grasp!
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