DDT “ROAD TO SUPER ARENA IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~” Results

January 15, 2017

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DDT “ROAD TO SUPER ARENA IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 15/01/2017
Shizuoka Shimizu Marine Bill
207 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Shunma Katsumata & MAO defeated Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai when Katsumata pinned Hirata with the Kasadora (10:54).
2. 3 Way Match: Masahiro Takanashi defeated Toru Owashi and Guanchulo when Takanashi pinned Guanchulo with the Coax (8:38).
3. One And Only! The Rare Gay Wrestler Danshoku Dino’s Long Awaited Return Match For The First Time In 11 Days!: Danshoku Dino & Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase ended in a No Contest (11:27).
4. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki when KUDO pinned Iwasaki with the Diving Double Knee Drop (13:32).
5. Shizuoka Specialty! Sharp, Sharp, Clear! Special Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita defeated Makoto Oishi with a Short Range Lariat (19:51).
6. Smile Squash Vs DAMNATION!: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie defeated HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano when Sasaki pinned HARASHIMA with the Vietnam Driver II (17:01).

The battles between HARASHIMA and Daisuke Sasaki keep on tilting back and forth. This time Sasaki ended the fight on top, pinning HARASHIMA in the main even 6-Man Tag. He countered a Crucifix into the NOW OR NEVER. Tetsuya Endo followed up with a Swan Dive 450 Splash then Sasaki got the pin with the Vietnam Driver II. After the match Sasaki again lied about wanting to fight fair with HARASHIMA. This time HARASHIMA knew Sasaki was going to kick him low so he caught it. Sasaki acted embarrassed and promised never to do something stupid like that ever again. He even had Endo come over and hold down his right leg so it wouldn’t kick out. This was all a distraction for Sasaki to kick HARASHIMA below the belt with his left leg.

Problems rose between Konosuke Takeshita and Makoto Oishi at the beginning of the show. Both of them wanted to do the opening speech and they proceeded to argue over who sold more T-shirts. Takeshita said that he’s been training non-stop at the gym because he wants to main event at Saitama Super Arena. Oishi replied that he’s been wrestling since before Takeshita was in elementary school and their match later will be the culmination of his 15 year career. They then both stopped dead in their tracks to warmly welcome everyone to the start of the show. After Takeshita beat Oishi in the semi-main event, he apologised for the mean things he said before. He said today they fought the kind of big match he expects to have in Saitama. He hopes when he goes on to win the KO-D Openweight Title there, Oishi’s friends and mother will be there to watch him. Then they can have a title match together for them.

Masahiro Takanashi wasn’t impressed with Team DNA. He thinks the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match will have the same result at today. Total victory for Shuten-dōji!

11 days away from the ring left Danshoku Dino feeling pretty excited to return. His perverted antics got so bad that his return match had to be called off. It was at the point where there was a giant pile on with Yukinori Matsui stuck in the middle when Matsui decided enough was enough.


Dark Side HARASHIMA? MIZUHO Graduates From Tokyo Joshi, BASARA Anniversary

January 14, 2017

DDT “ROAD TO SUPER ARENA IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 15/01/2017
Shizuoka Shimizu Marine Bill

1. Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Shunma Katsumata & MAO
2. 3 Way Match: Toru Owashi Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Guanchulo
3. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki
4. Shizuoka Specialty! Sharp, Sharp, Clear! Special Single Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
5. One And Only! The Rare Gay Wrestler Danshoku Dino’s Long Awaited Return Match For The First Time In 11 Days!: Danshoku Dino & Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase
6. Smile Squash Vs DAMNATION!: HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie

HARASHIMA showed a rare dark side the last time he was in the ring with Daisuke Sasaki. HARASHIMA choked out Sasaki with a Sleeper Hold but it was in retaliation for Sasaki blindsiding him at a previous show. Will Sasaki go for revenge knowing he could risk facing HARASHIMA’s wrath again afterwards?

BASARA “VAJRA 27 WU”, 20/01/2017
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Wrestling Consultation Office That Can Be A Matrix: Gouma Ryu Vs Tsutomu Oosugi
2. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT Vs MC.33 & Fuminori Abe
3. FUMA & Yusuke Kubo Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Daichi Kazato
4. Special Single Match: Ryuichi Sekine Vs Saburo Inematsu
5. Pro Wrestling BASARA 1st Anniversary Memorial Match: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Ikuto Hidaka

The very first match in BASARA was Ryota Nakatsu Vs Ikuto Hidaka. Now one year later, just one day short of the debut show’s date, we get the rematch.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GIRLS FIGHT OUT #1”, 21/01/2017
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. 3 Way Match: Mil Clown Vs Maho Kurone Vs Itoh Maki
2. Great Pitfalls That People Who Want To Get Married Fall Into This Year: Azusa Takigawa & Nonoko Vs Shoko Nakajima & Akane Miura
3. Yuu Vs Nodoka-oneesan
4. SIN Biishiki-gun Start!: Miyu Yamashita & Rika Tatsumi Vs Saki Akai & Martha

Saki Akai has created a new Biishiki-gun called SIN Biishiki-gun. The first added member is Martha, her maid. Martha kinda sorta looks like Masahiro Takanashi.

In unfortunate news, MIZUHO “graduated” from Tokyo Joshi Pro during the week. MIZUHO had been absent for most of 2016 when she suffered dizziness during intense training exercises. The source of this problem turned out to be a malfunctioning semicircular canal. She took time off to rest but her condition never recovered. After speaking to her doctor and the Tokyo Joshi staff she decided it was time to end her wrestling career and devote time to treating her condition. MIZUHO apologised to the Tokyo Joshi fans for leaving so suddenly.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “I’M PROUD 2017”, 21/01/2017
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Revenge Match: Chikara Vs Mars Spector
2. Ai Shimizu Ganbare☆Wrestling Third Trial – 2nd Round: Ai Shimizu Vs Hiroyo Matsumoto
3. Recovery And Memory Of K: Hi69 & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
4. OVER THE TOP: Yumehito Imanari & Bambi Vs Yukihiro Abe & Mitomi Masayuki
5. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Shin Ganbare☆Wrestling: Ken Ohka & Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Kenso Ohka & Osamu Namiguchi

Shin Ganbare☆Wrestling is back to grab attention from normal Ganbare☆Wrestling.

DDT “DRAMATIC NERIMA THE FIGHTER 2017”, 12/02/2017
Tokyo Nerima Coconeri Hall

1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Masakatsu Funaki & Yukio Sakaguchi (c) Vs HARASHIMA & Akito

Yukio Sakaguchi wants revenge on Akito for making him submit last week.


BOYZ Competition, Dino Returns, Sweet Dreams and Judgement 2017 Cards

January 10, 2017

BOYZ “NEW YEAR SPECIAL ~WOMEN FESTIVAL 13~”, 12/01/2017
Shinjuku FACE

1. BOYZ Tournament Rules: Yuki Ueno Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. BOYZ Tournament Rules: Kazuki Hirata & Shunma Katsumata Vs Guanchulo & Yoshihiko
3. BOYZ Tournament Rules: Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase Vs KUDO & Kouki Iwasaki
4. BOYZ Tournament Rules: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Yasu Urano
5. BOYZ Vs YaroZ Vs DAMNATION: Rekka & Daiki Shimomura Vs Antonio Honda & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo
6. BOYZ Tournament Rules: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Keisuke Ishii
7. BOYZ Tournament Rules: Mike Bailey & Akito Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Makoto Oishi
8. BOYZ Tournament Rules: HARASHIMA Vs MAO

Team HARASHIMA: HARASHIMA, Konosuke Takeshita, Mike Bailey, Masahiro Takanashi, Akito, Soma Takao, Kazuki Hirata, Shunma Katsumata, Mizuki Watase and Yuki Ueno

Team Oishi: Makoto Oishi, KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Yasu Urano, Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki, MAO, Guanchulo, Nobuhiro Shimatani, Yoshihiko

A special team challenge series was put together by BOYZ president Johnny Etajima. HARASHIMA and Makoto Oishi are the team captains. Each match in the challenge has a 10 minute time limit, a 2 count for rope breaks and a 5 count for being outside the ring. The 3 Way Tag Match is not part of this challenge so it will be held under the usual rules.

DDT “ROAD TO SUPER ARENA IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 15/01/2017
Shizuoka Shimizu Marine Bill

1. Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Shunma Katsumata & MAO
2. 3 Way Match: Toru Owashi Vs Masahiro Takanashi Vs Guanchulo
3. One And Only! The Rare Gay Wrestler Danshoku Dino’s Long Awaited Return Match For The First Time In 11 Days!: Danshoku Dino & Antonio Honda Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase
4. Shizuoka Specialty! Sharp, Sharp, Clear! Special Single Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
5. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki
6. Smile Squash Vs DAMNATION!: HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie

A back injury forced Danshoku Dino to miss this past weekend’s shows. As the title of his match suggests he is eager to return to the ring.

BASARA “VAJRA 27 WU”, 20/01/2017
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Special Single Match: Ryuichi Sekine Vs Saburo Inematsu

Saburo Inematsu from K-DOJO makes his BASARA debut.

DDT “BEST WESTERN LARIAT SERIES 2017 SEASON OPENER”, 22/01/2017
Tokyo Best Western Rembrandt Hotel Tokyo Machida

0. King Of Dark Title: Nobuhiro Shimatani (c) Vs Rekka
1. Saki Akai & Guanchulo Vs Danshoku Dino & Gota Ihashi
2. Lunch Time Concert To Enjoy Singing And Dancing In Machida: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
3. Keisuke Ishii & Hoshitango Vs Yasu Urano & Soma Takao
4. Charismatic Electric Shock Combination Of The Death Match And The Emperor In The Wrestling World!: Yoshihiro Takayama & Jun Kasai Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Mad Paulie
5. Smile Squash Vs DAMNATION!: HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles – 3 Way 6-Man Tag Team Match: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase

Shuten-dōji will battle both Happy Motels and Team DNA in their next KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2017”, 29/01/2017
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Antonio Honda, Guanchulo, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Akito & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki
3. Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase Vs Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie
4. DDT UNIVERSE Special Tag Match Suitable For Live Broadcasting: Yoshihiro Takayama & Dick Togo Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
5. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Keisuke Ishii (c) Vs Yasu Urano
6. KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Decision Tournament – Final: Konosuke Takeshita Vs KUDO
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki

The first Korakuen Hall show of the DDT UNIVERSE launch will determine the main event of “JUDGEMENT 2017” in Saitama Super Arena this March. Bad blood is growing between HARASHIMA and Daisuke Sasaki over the KO-D Openweight Title. Meanwhile Konosuke Takeshita and KUDO won their playoff matches to reach the final but only one will get the KO-D Title shot at DDT’s 20th Anniversary.

Yasu Urano spent the last week acting coy about wanting to challenge for the AJPW Jr. Title. He’s now getting what he wants and that’s a title match against Keisuke Ishii. Urano promises to wrestle clean but Ishii doesn’t believe him.

Yeah, DDT thinks getting Dino out there for the match promoting DDT UNIVERSE is the best idea. I mean at this point if you’re subscribing to it you have to know what to expect.

DDT “NANIWA WRESTLING ROAD 2017”, 04/02/2017
Osaka Edion Arena #2

1. Ultra Special Single Match: Yoshihiro Takayama Vs Danshoku Dino
2. DDT Extreme Title: Jun Kasai (c) Vs Mad Paulie

Dino’s schedule gets even busier with a singles match against Yoshihiro Takayama. Maybe this bout will inspire him on his search for his perfect (and affordable) “JUDGEMENT 2017” opponent.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “AT THIS TIME, GET EXCITED WITH NERIMA!”, 12/03/2017
Tokyo Nerima Coconeri Hall

1. TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title: Yuu (c) Vs Reika Saiki

With a successful title defence on her one year anniversary, Yuu is now looking ahead at her next challenge. Reika Saiki stepped up to become the No. 1 Contender.

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2017 ~ DDT 20TH ANNIVERSARY BOX OFFICE”, 20/03/2017
Saitama Super Arena

1. Super Joshi Pro Wars 2017: Saki Akai, Meiko Satomura & Shoko Nakajima Vs Aja Kong, Cherry & Miyu Yamashita
2. Special Single Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Danshoku Dino’s Chosen Opponent
3. Kou Shibusawa 35th Anniversary “Nobunaga’s Ambition ~Our Warring States~” Sengoku Warlords Match: Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Sanshiro Takagi), Shingen Takeda (Keiji Muto) & Yukimura Sanada (Isami Kodaka) Vs Katsuie Shibata (Daisuke Sekimoto), Kenshin Uesugi (Jun Akiyama) & Nobunaga Oda (Kota Ibushi)
4. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs X

Kou Shibusawa is the CEO of Koei and creator of all of the company’s games based on the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, ie Dynasty Warriors and Romance Of The Three Kingdoms. If a video game features the Yellow Turban Rebellion then chances are his name is attached to it.

Yoshihiro Takayama, Dick Togo and Shungo Oyama will be on the show.


DDT “DRAMATIC SWAN MAIDEN 2016” Results

February 21, 2016

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DDT “DRAMATIC SWAN MAIDEN 2016”, 20/02/2016
Shizuoka Shimizu Marine Building
249 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Akito defeated Gota Ihashi with a Figure 4 Leg Lock (8:23).
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi defeated Kazusada Higuchi & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Owashi pinned Matsunaga with the Nodowa Otoshi (6:18).
3. 3 Way Match: Kazuki Hirata defeatedSoma Takao and Kouki Iwasaki when Hirata pinned Iwasaki with the Miracle One Shot Cradle (5:20).
4. MAX Lucha Libre Maximo Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Cross Facelock (12:51).
*V5 for Daisuke Sasaki.
5. Shunma Katsumata & Guanchulo defeated Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Katsumata pinned Oishi with a School Boy (11:27).
6. Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo defeated Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Kota Umeda when Endo pinned Umeda with the Torture Rack Bomb (13:09).
7. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano when Ishii pinned Urano with a Frankensteiner (15:54).

The main event was the last warm up match for HARASHIMA and Shigehiro Irie before their No. 1 Contender bout on 28th February. Things were even between them so it was up to Keisuke Ishii to win the match by pinning Yasu Urano with a Frankensteiner. HARASHIMA and Irie stared each other down after the match.

The show took place in Makoto Oishi’s home of Shizuoka and he was introduced as the local hero. Unfortunately the homecoming ended badly when Oishi had his face pushed into Danshoku Dino’s ass and was then pinned by Shunma Katsumata.

Daisuke Sasaki attacked Hiroshi Fukuda at the start of the show in protest for their match being a non-title bout. Amon Tsurumi refused to put Sasaki’s MAX Lucha Libre Title on the line until Fukuda asked for it.

Kazuki Hirata again pinned Kouki Iwasaki with the Miracle One Shot Cradle. Hirata told Iwasaki it was a genuine three count and it proves he and the rest of the DNA team are not qualified for a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles match at Korakuen Hall later this month. Iwasaki said he and his team will be prepared in Korakuen.

Match #2 started with Toru Owashi and Kazusada Higuchi squaring off to see who was better at sumo. Sanshiro Takagi interrupted and said Lucha Libre was better. Owashi agreed and the match turned into Lucha Vs Sumo. Lucha won on this day.


Road To Judgement 2016

February 16, 2016

DDT “DRAMATIC SWAN MAIDEN 2016”, 20/02/2016
Shizuoka Shimizu Marine Building

1. Akito Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
3. 3 Way Match: Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Kouki Iwasaki
4. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
5. Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Kota Umeda
6. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata & Guanchulo
7. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

One last warm up match for HARASHIMA and Shigehiro Irie before they fight over the No. 1 Contendership.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BATTLE MISSION 2016 CODE.3”, 21/02/2016
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. 3 Way Match: Azusa Takigawa Vs Yuu Vs Nodoka Onesan
2. Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki Vs Nonoko, Ai Shimizu & Rika Tatsumi
3. Hyper Misao Vs Poison Miura (w/ Poison Sawada JULIE)
4. Saki Akamiya Vs Poison KANNA (w/ Poison Sawada JULIE)

Marika Kobashi will miss the show because she is busy studying for her junior high school exams.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “MACHINE GUN O BUPPANASE 2016”, 21/02/2016
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Wrestle Counselling: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs GENTARO
2. Fighting Flames War: Shibata Vs Hayato Mashita
3. Grudge Panda: J-Soul Pandita III IV Vs Dr. Kirico
4. Ganpuro Terrace House 3 Way Match -Public And Private Confusion-: Yumehito Imanari Vs Bambi Vs Manami Kanda
5. Ganpuro-gun Vs Tomodachi-gun ~Declaration Of War~: Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Osamu Namiguchi Vs Minoru Fujita, Madoka & Yukihiro Abe

So far Dr. Kirico has been either Atsushi Maruyama or Shuichiro Katsumura hidden under the mask. I’m not sure if J-Soul Pandita III IV is aware that it’s a different person everytime, it probably just sees the evil doctor that killed one of its kin two years ago.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2016”, 28/02/2016
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. King Of Dark: Mizuki Watase (c) & Kota Umeda Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Guanchulo
1. Saki Akai & Makoto Oishi Vs Danshoku Dino & Super Sasadango Machine
2. 4 Way Tag Team Match: Isami Kodaka & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Yasu Urano & Akito Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
3. Special Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki
4. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Shuji Ishikawa
5. DDT Extreme Title – Single Match With 3 People: Kendo Kashin (c) Vs Antonio Honda Vs Yoshihiko
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Shunma Katsumata & Kouki Iwasaki
7. KO-D Openweight Title Next Challenger Final: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie

The DNA team haven’t convinced T2Hide that they deserve their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title shot. Kazuki Hirata pinned Kouki Iwasaki with his Miracle Cradle in their non-title trios match. However the DNA team were able to beat Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi in a separate trios match the day before.

LiLiCo will be in attendance. She is still the current Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion. I’m certain we’ll be introduced to her partners for Sumo Hall. Who could she get to face the Kawaii Connection? Should she fight fire with fire in this situation?

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2016 ~DDT 19th ANNIVERSARY~”, 21/03/2016
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. DNA Offer Match: X Vs X
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Battle Royal: Miyu Yamashita Vs Shoko Nakajima Vs Yuka Sakazaki Vs Nonoko Vs Rika Tatsumi Vs Hyper Misao Vs Azusa Takigawa Vs Yuu Vs Nodoka Onesan Vs Ai Shimizu Vs Hyper Misao Vs Hyper KANNA
3. Pro Wrestling BASARA Offer 8-Man Tag Team Match: Takumi Tsukamoto, Ryuichi Sekine, FUMA, Daichi Kazato, Yusuke Kubo, Ryota Nakatsu, SAGAT, Ryu Gouma
4. Ryogoku First Appearance! Next KO-D Openweight Title Challenger Decision And Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Battle Royal: X Vs X
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Saki Akai, Makoto Oishi & Lady Beard Vs LiLiCo, X & X
6. Falls Count Anywhere Weapon Treasure Hunt Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Jun Kasai Vs KENSO & Michael Nakazawa
7. Dramatic Dream Match: Danshoku Dino Vs Akebono
8. Dramatic Dream Match: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Minoru Suzuki
9. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa
10. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs HARASHIMA or Shigehiro Irie

The Right To Challenge Match is held in Sumo Hall for the first time. The combined Ladder and Royal Rumble rules is one of the highlights of the DDT calander. No word yet on how many prizes will be on offer but the winner of the Rumble section will get a guaranteed KO-D Openweight Title match. The other prizes are usually Money In The Bank style contracts.

Ken Ohka and The World’s Cutest Tag Team will all be wrestling on the show.


February’s Already Full

February 2, 2016

Congratulations goes out to KUDO for becoming a father for the first time! Not many details are public yet apart from a tweet he sent out earlier today. He says he now has a new commitment to grow both as a father and a professional wrestler.

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 8”, 07/02/2016
Saitama Kawaguchi City Industrial Science and Technology Center

0. King Of Dark Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Yasu Urano
1. 3 Way Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Guanchulo Vs DJ Nira
2. Masa Takanashi & Hoshitango Vs Keisuke Ishii & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Yukio Sakaguchi, Kota Umeda & Saki Akai Vs Seiya Morohashi, Cherry & Gota Ihashi
4. Konosuke Takeshita & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki
5. Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa
6. 3 Way Tag Match: Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu Vs HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles – Elimination Match: Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & KENSO (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata

As the feud between Sanshiro Takagi and KENSO nears its end so too does the rivalry between T2Hide and #OhkaEmpire. If an Elimination Tag Match can determine which team is better then what is it they are truly fighting for? Oh right, the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles.

Daisuke Sasaki surprised everyone by bringing in Shuji Ishikawa to be his new tag partner. They begin their journey to Sumo Hall in Saitama.

DDT “IKAPPE YOKAPPE IN IBARAKI 2016”, 11/02/2016
Ibaraki Mito Aoyagi Park Citizen Gymnasium Sub Stadium

1. MAX LUCHA LIBRE Title: Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs Guanchulo
2. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda Vs Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
4. HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao

A King Of Dark Title match is planned for the show. If any of the wrestlers in the announced card is the champion then their match is relegated to the pre-show. Yasu Urano I’m looking in your direction.

DDT “WRESTLING OKEHAZAMA 2016”, 14/02/2016
Aichi Nagoya Naka Sports Center

1. Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masa Takanashi & Gota Ihashi
2. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Makoto Oishi
3. Antonio Honda Vs Yasu Urano
4. Isami Kodaka Vs Kota Umeda

Kota Umeda is the last person Isami Kodaka needs to beat to get a full sweep on all active members of Shuten-dōji. Unless you also count Saki Akai who is a part time member of the group.

DDT “DRAMATIC SWAN MAIDEN 2016”, 20/02/2016
Shizuoka Shimizu Marine Building

1. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Shunma Katsumata & Guanchulo
3. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

HARASHIMA and Shigehiro Irie have a few skirmishes lined up before their No. 1 Contender’s match at the end of the month.

BASARA “VAJRA 3 ~OSAKA WINTER CAMP DEPARTURE~”, 21/02/2016
Osaka Oyodo Community Center

1. Ryu Gouma Vs X
2. Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT Vs Kazuaki Mihara & Koji Iwamoto
3. Daichi Kazato & Hi69 Vs Atsushi Maruyama & Tsutomu Oosugi
4. FUMA & HAYATA Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Yusuke Kubo
5. Ryota Nakatsu Vs HUB
6. Isami Kodaka Vs Ryuichi Sekine

The match order will be determined on the day of the show. Isami Kodaka Vs Ryuichi Sekine is guaranteed to be the main event.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “MACHINE GUN O BUPPANASE 2016”, 21/02/2016
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Ganpuro Terrace House 3 Way Match -Public And Private Confusion-: Yumehito Imanari Vs Bambi Vs Manami Kanda
2. Wrestle Counselling: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs GENTARO
3. Ganpuro-gun Vs Tomodachi-gun ~Declaration Of War~: Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Osamu Namiguchi Vs Minoru Fujita, Madoka & Yukihiro Abe

The rules of the Terrace House 3 Way Match will be revealed at a later date.

BASARA “VAJRA 4 ~POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE~”, 26/02/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. FUMA & Madoka Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT
2. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Hercules Senga & Tsutomu Oosugi
3. Isami Kodaka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto

Speed Of Sounds are coming over to BASARA.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2016”, 28/02/2016
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. Special Single Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Shuji Ishikawa
3. DDT Extreme Title – Single Match With 3 People: Kendo Kashin (c) Vs Antonio Honda Vs Yoshihiko
4. KO-D Openweight Title Next Challenger Final: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie

Kendo Kashin has come up with another revolutionary match stipulation. He will put the DDT Extreme Title on the line in a One On One Match with three wrestlers competing in it.


DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SHIMIZU” Results

April 21, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 21/04/2013
Shimizu Marine Bill
211 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Toru Owashi defeated Tetsuya Endo with the Choke Slam (8:14).
2. Sakura Momoko Everywhere, Anything & Everything High Tension Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata defeated Akito & DJ Nira when Takagi submitted Nira with a High Tension Upside Down Osaekomi (12:54).
3. Antonio Honda defeated Takao Soma with a Cradle (8:38).
4. HARASHIMA & KUDO defeated MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi when KUDO pinned Takanashi with the Diving Double Knee Drop (12:10).
5. Daisuke Sasaki defeated Yasu Urano with the Sasaki Huracanrana (16:32).
*Daisuke Sasaki wins Yasu Urano’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
6. Shimizu Specialty 3 Way Tag Team Match: Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii defeated Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi and Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi when Irie pinned Ihashi with the Flying Sausage (12:39).

Sanshiro Takagi announced that Factory Pro Wrestling will return on 29th May.


Tomorrow’s Shimizu Card, Big Matches For Yamagata

April 20, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 21/04/2013
Shimizu Marine Bill

1. Toru Owashi Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & DJ Nira
3. Antonio Honda Vs Takao Soma
4. Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi
6. Shimizu Specialty 3 Way Tag Team Match: Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

Will the main event play out a little differently now that we know Shigehiro Irie and Kota Ibushi will be facing each other for the KO-D Title soon?

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN YAMAGATA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAMAKON’NYAKU~”, 06/05/2013
Yamagata Big Wing

1. Yamagata Big Single Match – 43 Year Old Vs 52 Year Old Skilled Fight ~That’s Professional!~: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
2. Yamagata Big Single Match – Man-Eater Vs American Pornography Lover Grudge: Danshoku Dino Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. Yamagata Big Single Match – DDT No. 1 Refreshing King Playoff: HARASHIMA Vs Makoto Oishi

A big show in Yamagata means having big matches with odd descriptions.


Irie’s Next Title Defence Is Against… Ibushi!

April 15, 2013

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 21/04/2013
Shimizu Marine Bill

1. Toru Owashi Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & DJ Nira
3. Antonio Honda Vs Takao Soma
4. Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sasaki
5. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi
6. Shimizu Specialty 3 Way Tag Team Match: Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma Vs Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

Current update on the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts. Yasu Urano, MIKAMI and El Samurai currently possess the three available contracts.

DDT “MAX BUMP 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Kota Ibushi

Kota Ibushi is now the No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Openweight Title after he pinned Shigehiro Irie in Sapporo earlier this month. This will be Ibushi’s first KO-D Title match since last October. Irie defeated Ibushi in their previous singles encounter which took place during the 2011 King of DDT tournament.


Catching Up On What I Missed

April 11, 2013

DDT “APRIL FOOL 2013”, 13/04/2013
Shinjuku FACE

0. Dark Match – 3 Way Match: Hoshitango Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
1. Yasu Urano & FUMA Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi New Unit Audition: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Toru Owashi Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Takao Soma Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito Vs DJ Nira
3. HARASHIMA & KUDO Vs MIKAMI & Hikaru Sato
4. Special Single Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Keisuke Ishii
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Alpha Female
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Shigehiro Irie (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Alpha Female, the current World of Stardom Champion, is the third person in the team challenging for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title match. She’s been pretty unstoppable ever since she stepped foot in Japan.

Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi are forming their own unit and will be holding auditions at the show. They are still taking applications from wrestlers until the morning before the show.

DDT “NEBULA CHAIN IN NAGOYA 2013”, 14/04/2013
Nagoya Telepia Hall

1. DJ Nira Vs El Samurai
2. Keisuke Ishii Vs Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & FUMA Vs Hikaru Sato & Michael Nakazawa
4. KO-D Tag Team Titles: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Kengo Takai & Akito

DJ Nira Vs El Samurai was originally booked with the intention of Nira defending his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract. However, Nira lost the contract to Sanshiro Takagi a few days after this match was booked.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “NO CRY, NO WRESTLE”, 17/04/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Fumihito Kihara Vs Shota
2. Ganbare Tamgawa & Nana Kawasa Vs Commndo Bolshoi & Rabbit Miu
3. Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Tomohiro Otani
4. Yumehito Imanari Vs Osamu Namiguchi
5. Gachinko Cement Match: Ken Ohka Vs Brian Cannon

Brian Cannon confronted Ken Ohka again to demand a rematch from the first Ganbare☆Wrestling event. However the stakes have been raised by making the rematch a Gachinko Cement Match. The two will fight on a mat placed on top of cement blocks. Cannon’s fandom of Jushin Liger is getting stronger as he now wears a homemade Liger costume underneath his suit.

Ganbare☆Wrestling is beginning to look like an island of misfit toys. Two failed trainees from other promotions have come into Ken Ohka’s promotion. Shinichiro Tominaga, the promising Union rookie from 2011 who quit the promotion after suffering a fractured forearm is back. His opponent Tomohiro Otani was invited to wrestle here by his friend Yumehito Imanari. Otani was a trainee for SMASH but never got anywhere due to “feeling broken.” Ganbare☆Wrestling is offering the two wrestlers a chance to redeem themselves.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2 DAYS IN SHIMIZU ~DRAMATIC DREAM TUNA~”, 21/04/2013
Shimizu Marine Bill

1. Antonio Honda Vs Takao Soma
2. Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sasaki
3. HARASHIMA & KUDO VS MIKAMI & Masa Takanashi

Antonio Honda Vs Takao Soma is a first time Singles match between the two.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE SECOND MEETING”, 26/04/2013
Shibuya Deseo

1. Karate Exhibition: Miyu Yamashita Vs Hikaru Nakajima
2. KANNA Vs Chikage Kiba

Chikage Kiba gets to compete in her first wrestling bout.

Hikaru Nakajima is a 170cm high karate fighter from the Nishiyama Dojo born in Chiba on 26th April, 1993. Hikaru brags about having brains, beauty and Bunbu Ryodo. From 2009 onwards she has had success in the Chiba Championships, Japan Cup Junior Championships, All Japan Karate Championships and Kanto Practice Championships.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2013”, 03/05/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryu Gouma & SAGAT Vs Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang
2. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title – 3 Way Match: Kaori Yoneyama (c) Vs Cherry Vs Nako Fukumen B
3. DDT Extreme Title: Kenny Omega (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Jun Kasai, Kengo Ohka, Madoka and Menso~re Oyaji will also be on the show.