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 “SUMIRE OCTOBER LOVE 2026”, 11/10/2026 Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza
1. Hideki Okatani Vs Hinata Kasai
2. Junta Miyawaki Vs Masami Inahata
3. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Jun Akiyama, Noriyuki Yoshida & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Akito & To-y Vs Tomoya, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata
5. DAMNATION T.A Vs NωA Jr.!: Daisuke Sasaki & Ilusion Vs Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi
6. STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION Vs FANTÔMES DRAMATIC!: MAO, KANON & Yukio Naya Vs Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
October will be when DDT comes to Sapporo again to catch up with Tomoya and Noriyuki Yoshida.
DDT “SUMIRE MELTY LOVE 2026”, 12/10/2026 Hokkaido Sapporo Sun Plaza
1. HARASHIMA Vs Masami Inahata
2. Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai Vs Danshoku Dieno, Junta Miyawaki & Yuki Ishida
3. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul Vs Tomoya, Noriyuki Yoshida & KANON
4. Special Single Match: Ilusion Vs Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato Vs Yuki Ueno, Jun Akiyama & Shunma Katsumata
6. Sapporo Studio Five Presents – Special 3 Way Tag Match: MAO & Yukio Naya Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Akito Vs Kazuki Hirata & To-y
The show will feature an appearance by Saki Akai to help promote the main event sponsor Studio Five.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW INSPIRATION”, 14/10/2026 TOKYO SQUARE In Itabashi
1. 3 Way Match: Rika Tatsumi Vs Pom Harajuku Vs HIMAWARI
2. MIRAI Vs Momo Sato
3. Suzume & Arisu Endo Vs Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami
4. Shoko Nakajima & Pokotan Vs Yuki Kamifuku & Zac (Battle Mode)
This is the complete lineup for the next TJPW Inspiration show. The youngsters are getting highlighted in the undercard with Haru Kazashiro & Uta Takami taking on Daisy Monkey while Momo Sato has to go fight MIRAI.
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. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku (c) Vs Soma Takao & Shota
3. DDT Universal Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) Vs Akito
New KO-D Tag Team Champions were crowned earlier this week. Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku from paleyouth now hold the belts and they’ve been challenged by the freelance team ROMANCE DAWN. This comes after Soma Takao finished up his contract with DDT to take up the career path that Shota is currently on. Takao recently won a singles match against Koroku and Koroku would like to get revenge for that.
GANBARE☆PRO “MORTAL KOMBAT 2026”, 31/10/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Ken Ohka 25th Anniversary Match Part 4: Ken Ohka Vs HARASHIMA
2. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Shuichiro Katsumura & Yuya Susumu (c) Vs Mizuki Watase & Jun Kasai
3. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
Both Mizuki Watase and Shuichiro Katsumura have come up with a crazy idea for the next Ganbare☆Pro event in Korakuen Hall. They want to do two championship matches back to back in the main event! First up will be the Spirit Of Ganbare Tag Team Titles. Katsumura will be defending them with Yuya Susumu against Watase & Jun Kasai. Then straight after that Watase will have to defend the Spirit Of Ganbare World Title against Katsumura no matter what kind of shape either wrestler is in by that point.
There will also be a match featuring Yuki Kamifuku on the show as she continues her road to retirement.
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. DDT Extreme Title: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Yuki Ueno
5. KO-D Openweight Title: MAO (c) Vs Chris Brookes
We’re not going to wait until another anniversary milestone for Yuki Ueno Vs Shunma Katsumata to take place again. Katsumata wants to defend the DDT Extreme Title against his close friend at Sumo Hall this November! Ueno is looking forward to this too because he wants to show everyone he can be an entertaining guy as well as a strong wrestler.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ALL RISE ’26”, 08/11/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yuki Kamifuku & Nagisa Nozaki Vs X & X
Kamiyu’s retirement road is attracting another person towards Tokyo Joshi Pro. The freelancer Nagisa Nozaki will make her TJPW debut soon to team up with Kamifuku against a team to be announced.
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.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SUMMER SUN PRINCESS ’26”, 18/07/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Momo Sato Debut Match: Uta Takami & Ren Konatsu Vs Shion Kanzaki & Momo Sato
2. Shin Sakura Katsushika Hirota, HIMAWARI & Mifu Ashida Vs Raku, Pom Harajuku & Chika Nanase
3. Yuki Aino & Haru Kazashiro Vs MIRAI & Toga
4. Aja Kong Vs Arisu Endo
5. Yuki Kamifuku, Kumadori & Sakura Hattori Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Yumehito Imanari & Mahiro Kiryu
6. Mizuki Vs Chris Brookes
7. International Princess Title: Suzume (c) Vs Wakana Uehara
8. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miu Watanabe & Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao
9. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuki Arai (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita
Unfortunately Willow Nightingale’s flight was cancelled and Tokyo Joshi Pro were unable to rearrange her travel plans to get her to the show in time so her match with Mizuki has been cancelled. Mizuki will now be facing Chris Brookes tomorrow in a last minute attempt to find Mizuki a big name opponent. Given that Nightingale teased doing an angle with Thekla while in Japan (Thekla is over there as part of the AEW–Stardom relationship) I don’t know if this means her entire trip was cancelled or just her TJPW booking.
Normally when a TJPW rookie has her debut match in a tag team bout she enters to the music of her senpai tag partner. However Shion Kanzaki has given her approval to let Momo Sato enter the match to her own theme song for her debut.
DDT “LET’S GO! IMAIKE MOTTOIKE 2026”, 19/07/2026 Aichi Imaike Gas Hall
1. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Ilusion Vs Junta Miyawaki, Yuki Ishida & Rukiya
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuma Sumi & Yuni Vs Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & Hinata Kasai
3. Jun Akiyama, Naomi Yoshimura & Masami Inahata Vs Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante
4. FANTÔMES DRAMATIC Vs paleyouth!: Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda Vs Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato
5. Special Single Match: HARASHIMA Vs Yuya Koroku
6. The 37KAMIINA Vs STRANGE LOVE CONNECTION!: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y Vs MAO, KANON & Muscle Sakai (w/ KIMIHIRO)
Sunday will be the first DDT show where both Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Gauntlets will be active along with the brand new bonus Gauntlet. Shunma Katsumata has the Red Gauntlet, Masami Inahata has the Blue Gauntlet and Ilusion has the Purple Gauntlet that lets him cash in on either of the other two.
The Nagoya show is sold out.
DDT “OSAKA VS TOKYO ~DREAM EAST-WEST PRO WRESTLING BATTLE 2026~”, 02/08/2026 Osaka Umeda Stella Hall
1. East Vs West Showdown: Daichi Sato (Kanagawa), KANON (Ishikawa), Viento Levante (Iwate) & Hinata Kasai (Kanagawa) Vs Yuni (Osaka), Yuki Ishida (Kumamoto), Rukiya (Osaka) & Masami Inahata (Osaka)
2. East Vs West Showdown: Shunma Katsumata (Chiba) & To-y (Saitama) Vs Kazuma Sumi (Mie) & Junta Miyawaki (Kagawa)
3. East Vs West Unknown Showdown ~ 3 Way Tag Match: Soma Takao (Tokyo) & Shota (Tokyo) Vs Akito (Aichi) & Naomi Yoshimura (Osaka) Vs MJ Paul (Unknown) & Ilusion (Unknown)
4. East Vs West Showdown: HARASHIMA (Tokyo) & Antonio Honda (Tokyo) Vs Jun Akiyama (Osaka) & Danshoku Dieno (Hiroshima)
5. East Vs West Showdown ~ Special Single Match: Kazuki Hirata (Tokyo) Vs Gym Trainer Kotoka (Kumamoto)
6. East Vs West Showdown ~ Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuya Koroku (Chiba/Vice Captain), Daisuke Sasaki (Tokyo) & Yukio Naya (Tokyo) Vs Takeshi Masada (Osaka/Vice Captain), Hideki Okatani (Kochi) & Chris Brookes (Great Britain)
7. East Vs West Showdown ~ Special Tag Match: MAO (Miyagi/Captain) (w/ KIMIHIRO) & Shinya Aoki (Shizuoka) Vs Yuki Ueno (Osaka/Captain) & Sanshiro Takagi (Osaka)
An entire show of DDT matches pitting the roster from the east side of Japan against everybody from the west side. Among the match is one where Soma Takao & Shota reunite as ROMANCE DAWN.
DDT “WRESTLE PETER PAN 2026”, 11/08/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Time Delayed Entry Battle Royal: Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs X
2. Hinata Kasai 1st Anniversary Debut Match ~ Special Tag Match: Jun Kasai & Hinata Kasai Vs X & X
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato (c) Vs KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante (w/ KIMIHIRO)
4. Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & DOUKI Vs Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo
5. Special Single Match: YAMATO Vs Danshoku Dieno
6. DDT Universal Title: Kazuma Sumi (c) Vs Ryusuke Taguchi
7. Dramatic Dream Match: KONOSUKE TAKESHITA Vs Kaisei Takechi
8. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs MAO
Antonio Honda claims he only picked Tetsuya Endo as his tag partner because it would make the match against Daisuke Sasaki & DOUKI more exciting. However Endo has history with both Honda and Sasaki. He used to be in DAMNATION with Sasaki and isn’t impressed with what Sasaki has been doing lately. Endo also used to be in Happy Motel with Honda and this match will be the first time in about a decade when the two will be teaming up together.
Either paleyouth are going to break the record of most KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title defences or Viento Levante will find redemption over his decision to keep his luchador gimmick.
GANBARE☆PRO “IT’S A SUMMER FILM 2026”, 15/08/2026 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yumehito Imanari Vs Hyo Ogawa
2. Ken Ohka 25th Anniversary Match Part 2: Ken Ohka, X & X Vs Chris Brookes, Isami Kodaka & Fuminori Abe
3. YuuRI Vs Takumi Iroha
4. Spirit Of Ganbare World Tag Team Titles: Takuya Wada & Tyson Maeguchi (c) Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Yuya Susumu
5. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie
With Munetatsu Nakamura out of action Chris Brookes is now being moved over to Ken Ohka’s 25th Anniversary Match. He’s going to team up with Isami Kodaka & Fuminori Abe while Ohka’s partners are yet to be announced.
SUPER JAPAN “BEER GARDEN PRO WRESTLING”, 06/07/2026 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans – Unannounced
0. Dark Match – Unpaid Rumble RETURNS!: Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Shota with a Diving Body Press (29:55). Order Of Elimination: Cho Chichi Shikyu, Hameshio HONYO Nyobon & Gansha Fuck, Yoku Tatsu & Takashi Oyanakase, Ono-D-Takuma, Hurricane Oniha, Yasunori Haou, Yuki Uenokachimachi, Maha Lycopene, “Binbin 53cm” Hewyette Stormutzli, Anarko Montaña, Tsutenkakuka, HAYAZi, Tataiki Torinomi, Taiga, Okami Kodomo No Hame To Dori, Hen China, Movie Star, Honami Takemoto, Rising HAYATOCHIRI, Genta Nakajo, Ujikoji Nagata, Mieccha Tiger Mask, GOKUTSUBUSHI, “Hamerican Dragon” Bryan Hanielson, Suman Hansen, Sayaingen Kamitani, Kim Yo-chan, Nanae Furukawa, Big Bear, Koki Fujimoto, Tiger Kihara, Mio Shirai, Sanshiro Takagi and Shota.
1. Special Single Match: MBM defeated Miles Karu with the Package Piledriver (7:41).
2. 3 Minute 5 Round Match: Thanomsak Toba defeated Mac Matsushita by TKO with the Backhand Blow (R3 1:26).
3. Special Tag Match: Gym Trainer Kotoka & Marika Kobashi defeated Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Saito when Kobashi pinned Saito with a Rotating Cradle (17:54).
4. Special Single Match: Hayabusa defeated Ken Ohka with the Firebird Splash (9:08).
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Ippanjin Munenori Sawa & Fuminori Abe defeated Brahman Koji, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei when Takagi pinned Kei with the Stone Cold Stunner (12:58).
6. Special Single Match: Yuji Nagata defeated CIMA with the Back Drop Hold (18:05).
Some little known history between Yuji Nagata and CIMA was revisited for the main event of the latest Super Japan show. When CIMA was only two months into his pro wrestling career he apparently had a WCW match with Nagata inside the Universal Studios that held tapings at the time. He stuck around for a while to be Nagata’s weight training partner until their paths split off. Today, 19 years later they had their rematch. Nagata entered the ring with the amateur parody wrestler Ujikoji Nagata alongside him but the match with CIMA was played completely straight. CIMA targeted Nagata’s left leg before moving up to his big moves but Nagata kicked out of the Swan Dive Meteroa. In return, Nagata gave CIMA an Exploder Suplex, a Running Knee Strike and then the Back Drop Hold to get the pinfall.
Nagata said CIMA is completely different from how he was 29 years ago and he now understands how many tough battles he has gone through. CIMA pointed out that Shinjuku FACE will be closing down soon but his battle with Nagata is not over. He wants to have another rematch in 30 years time when he is 79 and Nagata will be 88! After CIMA left the ring, Nagata wanted to talk to someone else so he called for Satoshi Kojima to come face him. Nagata then revealed that his contract with New Japan was supposed to end in 2024 which is why Sanshiro Takagi chose him to be the ace of Super Japan. Plans changed and New Japan extended his deal but Nagata is still proud of the work he is doing here. He doesn’t appreciate Kojima suddenly popping up in Super Japan and be paid for acting like he can do whatever he wants! Kojima said ever since 2013 he’s been constantly DM’ing Takagi about working with him for whatever ideas they can come up with so he hasn’t come to Super Japan for the money. Takagi and Masayuki Uchida both stepped in to tell Nagata and Kojima they should wrestle each other at the next Super Japan show scheduled for Shinjuku FACE on 28th September, two days before the venue closes down for good. Uchida in particular loves the idea and thinks it is a match that can only happen in Super Japan. Takagi is even going far enough to call it a battle between Super Japan and New Japan!
Maybe Nagata had a point about Kojima not taking Super Japan seriously because Kojima showed up for his match acting like one of The Brahman Brothers! He appeared in full Brahman gear and that included a large patch stuck over his head to make his hair resemble a skullet. It appeared that Brahman Koji was brainwashed into acting this way and he joined along with the usual messy Brahman spots. He even drooled out orange coloured goo from his mouth after he took damage from Munenori Sawa & Fuminori Abe. Kojima finally snapped out of it when Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei both accidentally threw powder into his face. Next thing they knew, Kojima was knocking them down with Lariats and allowing Sanshiro Takagi to give them Stunners before stacking them up for the victory. The Brahmans had lost Brahman Koji today but they can just go find another new member to join them and make summer memories together.
Somehow Ken Ohka got busted open really heavily at the start of his match after Hayabusa got him with a Topé Con Hilo. While Ohka showed some fighting spirit by continuing on, he eventually fell to Hayabusa’s Firebird Splash. Hayabusa had heard about Ohka’s request to fight him so he asked him how he felt after the match? Ohka said he will be turning 49 this year. He ran away from a wrestling dojo in his mid-twenties but he was eventually forgiven and he worked hard to establish Ganbare☆Pro. He has proved that despite having negative experiences, a 49 year old like him can still get married and have three kids by working hard. So if Hayabusa also has a dream then he shouldn’t give up either.
There is a follow up to Kota Ibushi’s sudden appearance at the previous Super Japan show but it is going in a completely different direction. Mac Matsushita lost his fight against Thanomsak Toba but later joined up with him, Ibushi and Tyson Maeguchi backstage to announced that Matsushita has now joined the Ibushi Wrestling Institute! Takagi gave his endorsement to the move meaning that Matsushita is now no longer exclusive to just wrestling on Super Japan shows.
The return of the Unpaid Rumble had a few actual professional wrestlers sneaking into it. Takagi and Shota were already advertised for it pretty much to oversee all of the amateur and parody gimmicks filling up the ring. However Mio Shirai appeared as one of the early entrants and the biggest surprise of all was Daisuke Sekimoto showing up to clear out whoever was left and then win the whole thing! Unfortunately he didn’t realise until afterwards that entries for the match was on a volunteer only basis so he wasn’t going to be paid for anything. His prize for winning is an offer to participate in future Super Japan shows also for free. Sekimoto said he will consider it.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 27: THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME”, 13/01/2026 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Shota
2. Special Single Match: Tokyo Ganesha Vs Princess Ram
3. “Mr. Bueno” (MAO) & Mr. Malo Vs HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda
4. Special Handicap Match: Jun Kasai Vs Dark King Ueki & Munek
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 27: THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME”, 13/01/2026 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes defeated Shota with the Daisuke Kiso assisted Hair Of The Dog (?:??).
2. Special Single Match: Tokyo Ganesha defeated Princess Ram with a Modified Cradle (?:??).
3. “Mr. Bueno” (MAO) & Mr. Malo defeated HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda when Malo pinned Honda after a Full Nelson/Codebreaker Combo (?:??).
4. Special Handicap Match: Jun Kasai defeated Dark King Ueki & Munek when Kasai pinned Ueki & Munek with the Cross-Arm Stimulation (?:??).
It’s back to business as usual inside ARENA Shimokitazawa, which means Baka Gaijin + Friends providing unexpected treats for the packed bar room. After the supposed main event had finished, Ueki’s Magic Kingdom interrupted Chris Brookes to complain about not being booked for the shot. As punishment Dark King Ueki & Munek “imprisoned” Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda behind the bar (which just meant they had easier access to the drinks) in an attempt to take over Baka Gaijin for themselves. However they did not expect Jun Kasai to come to the rescue! He challenged Ueki & Munek to a Handicap Match. In a battle of chairs, keyboards and plastics boxes filled with firecrakcers Kasai got the win by Piledriving Munek on top of Ueki before pinning them both.
After the match Kasai “freed” FANTÔMES DRAMATIC and revealed that he too is a member of the group! Brookes corrected him and said it is his son Hinata Kasai who is a member of Fandora and they don’t have room to add anyone else from his family. Jun understood the mistake and explained when he read on Twitter that FANTÔMES DRAMATIC were on the show today, he saw the name Kasai in the tweets and assumed it meant himself. That is why he came over today. However he doesn’t want to step on his son’s toes and decided he won’t join the unit after all. Honda assured Jun that Hinata is a wonderful human being and he will be looked after in Fandora.
Something was off about Mr. Bueno’s appearance today. He was here to team up with his brother Mr. Malo to fight HARASHIMA & Honda but his mask looked an awful lot like MAO in facepaint. He was in a good mood though and spoke English throughout the match so it was undeniably Mr. Bueno. He & Malo attacked Honda with their gloves and poncho but the same glove slaps had no effect on HARASHIMA. “Bueno” threw himself in HARASHIMA’s path to stop him from doing the Somato to Malo, then knocked him out with a distraction punch. Malo then revealed he had secretly switched his tecnico white mask back to his rudo black one and he gave Low Blows to the other team. He and his brother then finished off Honda for the victory.
A new friendly presence arrived in Baka Gaijin. The masked wrestler Tokyo Ganesha was happy to meet so many new people, among them was his opponent Princess Ram. She yelled into his ears and pulled his trunk. He tried to playfully fight back before losing his cool and throwing a hard Chop at Ram’s chest. Ganesha then tried to calm things down by picking up Ram to carry her through the crowd of fans. Ram then poured a drink over Ganesha’s head to make him lose his temper. She put up a tough fight, finding ways to counter his moves until he found a counter of his own for the Rainmaker, sweeping Ram onto her back with a roll up to get the win. Ganesha was happy with how his Baka Gaijin debut went and he gave Shin Suzuki a big hug on his way to the back.
The opening match between Brookes and Shota had other people dragged into it. Brookes brought in a couple of fans to slam them on top of Shota. He got a taste of his own medicine when Shota and a fan reversed a Brainbuster together. When the fight went back to being one on one, Shota kicked out of a Piledriver and climbed the bar counter to go high risk. Brookes used his knees to block a Diving Body Press and then used a bumpy moment with Daisuke Kiso to Mule Kick Shota below the belt. Shota got his own back when Brookes accidentally knocked out Kiso with a Chop but that meant Kiso wasn’t able to count the pinfall afterward. Kiso then became used as a weapon by both wrestlers as they tried forcing him to do double team moves. It ended with Kiso unintentionally giving Shota a Crucifix Pin while Brookes rolled over both of them to cradle Shota with a bridge. Kiso decided to count the pin from that position even though he was helping Brookes pin down Shota at the time.
The next Baka Gaijin + Friends show will be held in ARENA Shimokitazawa on 24th February.
GANBARE☆PRO “FLASH GORDON 2025”, 13/12/2025 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Mizuki Watase & Rukiya Vs Yasu Urano & Rekka
2. Moeka Haruhi Vs Gabai Ji-chan
3. Ken Ohka & Akira Shoji Vs Takuya Wada & Tyson Maeguchi
4. Yuna Manase & Toga Vs YuuRI & Chika Nanase
5. 3 Way Match: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs PSYCHO Vs Choun Shiryu
6. Yumehito Imanari, Keisuke Ishii & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Munetatsu Nakamura, Shota Kawakami & Sentaro Motojima
Here is the match order for tomorrow’s Ganbare☆Pro show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN BANGKOK”, 13/12/2025 The Circus Studio, G Village, Bangkok, Thailand
1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Uta Takami
2. Suzume & Arisu Endo Vs Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki
3. IWA Japan SETUP World Tag Team Titles: Miyu Yamashita & Kaya Toribami (c) Vs Raku & Pom Harajuku
4. MLW Women’s World Featherweight Title: Shoko Nakajima (c) Vs Alexis Lee
5. Princess Of Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Matcha
On the day of the show there will be a contract signing ceremony involving Miu Watanabe and Matcha for their Princess Of Princess Title match.
Since SETUP is involved with putting the show together, Shivam will be taking part in the show as a referee.
BASARA “BASARA 295 ~TAKAGARI 31~”, 27/12/2025 Tokyo Takashimadaira Kumin Center
1. Iron Fist Tag Team Titles: Kengo Mashimo & Ayumu Honda (c) Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Daiki Shimomura
Last month Daiki Shimomura got to face MJ2 for the Iron Fist Tag Team Titles at a 2AW show. He and Lil’ Kraken lost the match and the champions have no interest in fighting him again despite his demand for another shot. However Shimomura will have Takumi Tsukamoto as his partner this time and he is the kind of wrestler Kengo Mashimo & Ayumu Honda like to fight.
BASARA “BASARA 296 ~UTAGE~”, 28/12/2025 Shin-Kiba 1st RING
1. Union MAX Title: Ryota Nakatsu (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa
It is now guaranteed that Ryota Nakatsu is the one defending the Union MAX Title against Shuji Ishikawa at the end of the year.
SUPER JAPAN “NEVER MIND”, 29/12/2025 Shinjuku FACE
1. Special Tag Match: MIKAMI & Takashi Sasaki Vs “Showa” II & “Reiwa”
2. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Taiji Ishimori, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs Shuji Kondo, Ken Ohka & Mac Matsushita
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Jun Kasai & Ippanjin Munenori Sawa Vs Yuji Nagata, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Fuminori Abe
Another DDT throwback shows back for Super Japan’s next show. In the early 2000s Phantom Funakoshi wrestled in DDT using a masked gimmick called “Showa”. Now many years later Super Japan is debuting a “Showa” II who has inherited the gimmick alongside a new tag team partner named “Reiwa”. The two of them will be MIKAMI & Takashi Sasaki’s opponents.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 27: THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME”, 13/01/2026 Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa
1. Special Single Match: Tokyo Ganesha Vs Princess Ram
2. Special Single Match: Chris Brookes Vs Shota
Recently Chris Brookes and Shota got to hang out in Malaysia together and got to reminisce about Brookes coming to Japan back in 2020. Both have grown a lot since then and they are approaching six years of being friends so they’re going to have a match against each other to celebrate.
A masked wrestler from India named Tokyo Ganesha first appeared last year in Michinoku Pro for their signature Fukumen World League tournament. He has made a handful of appearances in both M-Pro and ChocoPro (oh, I wonder why?) since then and will next make his debut for Baka Gaijin + Friends. His opponent will be Princess Ram.
Mr. Bueno, MAO and Dark King Ueki will all be on the show.
TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’26”, 29/03/2026 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
A special PR ambassador has been hired for the show. Super Sasadango Machine will be providing his skills to help promote TJPW’s return to Sumo Hall.
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 26: WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?”, 02/12/2025 Shinjuku FACE ??? Fans – Unannounced
1. Baka Battle Royal: Fuminori Abe Vs HARASHIMA Vs Shota Vs K4PY Vs Kota Sekifuda Vs Takeshi Masada Vs Dr. Cube Vs Erebus & Eagernon II Vs Shin Suzuki
2. Antonio Honda, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Hagane Shinno & Chie Koishikawa Vs Baliyan Akki, Shivam, Jonathan Johnson & Sayaka
3. Dark King Ueki, Munek & Princess Ram Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Karate Brahman
4. The Great Baka Mecha Wars Volume 2: Mecha MAO Vs Takagi Sanshirobo Vs Minoemon
5. BK-G Openweight Title – Mascara Contra Mascara: Mr. Malo (c) Vs Mr. Bueno
6. 18th Anniversary Special Single Match ~ A Match Of Hate?: Chris Brookes Vs Zack Sabre Jr.
7. Chris Brookes & Zack Sabre Jr. Vs Mr. Bueno & MAO
BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. 26: WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?”, 02/12/2025 Shinjuku FACE 500 Fans – Super No Vacancy
1. Baka Battle Royal: Shin Suzuki defeated Dr. Cube’s Posse when Suzuki pinned Erebus with the Takatonic (?:??). Order Of Elimination: Kota Sekifuda, Shota, Fuminori Abe and Takeshi Masada and K4PY, HARASHIMA, Dr. Cube and Erebus and Eargernon II.
2. Antonio Honda, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Hagane Shinno & Chie Koishikawa defeated Baliyan Akki, Shivam, Jonathan Johnson & Sayaka when Shinno & Koishikawa pinned Sayaka with a Double Cradle (?:??).
3. Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Karate Brahman defeated Dark King Ueki, Munek & Princess Ram when Shu & Kei pinned Ueki with the Gotai Fumanzoku (?:??).
4. The Great Baka Mecha Wars Volume 2: Minoemon defeated Mecha MAO and Takagi Sanshirobo when Minoemon pinned Sanshirobo with the Gotch-Style Piledriver through the Table (?:??).
5. BK-G Openweight Title – Mascara Contra Mascara: Mr. Bueno defeated Mr. Malo (c) with a Hurricanrana (?:??). *Mr. Malo fails in V9. Mr. Bueno becomes the 3rd BK-G Openweight Champion!
6. 18th Anniversary Special Single Match ~ A Match Of Hate?: Chris Brookes Vs Zack Sabre Jr. ended in a Time Limit Draw (20:00).
7. Mr. Bueno & MAO defeated Chris Brookes & Zack Sabre Jr. when Bueno pinned Brookes with a Diving Body Press from the human pyramid (?:??).
Let’s give it up for Chris Brookes making it to 18 years in the wrestling business! Let’s give it up to Baka Gaijin + Friends for making it to three years too. The third anniversary for this island of misfit toys was held away from the usual home of ARENA Shimokitazawa. They went for a bigger room this time by going to Shinjuku FACE but still held the show without a ring to keep it as the genuine article.
The main event was Brookes taking on someone who was kept a mystery to the fans until it was time for his entrance. It was Zack Sabre Jr.! The name of the bout was “A Match Of Hate?” and the two showed no mercy to each other by fighting amongst the crowd. Sabre’s close friend Antonio Honda had no choice but to do the rubber band spot to him while Brookes also dropped a child onto Sabre’s prone body afterwards. Sabre got some of his own licks in by Back Body Dropping Brookes onto the venue’s counter before bringing him back to the centre of the room to further pick Brookes apart. The two continued to go back and forth until Brookes gave Sabre the Praying Mantis Bomb and the bell rang to signal a time limit draw.
The action didn’t stop there because after the match MAO interrupted Brookes on the microphone and started arguing with him. Mr. Bueno ran down to bring peace but was left insulted when Sabre told him to fuck off. Everyone then started telling each other to fuck off until MAO & Bueno agreed to fight Brookes & Sabre, starting an impromptu bonus tag match! More chaotic brawling followed and screeched to a halt when Sabre tripped over the mat and hurt his knee. Honda got on the microphone to tell a Gongitsune joke only for MAO to stop him. MAO then summoned all of the other wrestlers on the show to lead a train attack at Sabre seated in the remains of the front row. That ended when Minoemon stopped himself in front of Sabre to tell him he was Minoru Suzuki in disguise! The two hugged and launched a counter attack on everyone, Brookes included. Their rampage was stopped with a fire extinguisher attack from Takagi Sanshirobo, which then resulted in Takayuki Ueki & Munetatsu Nakamura entering the room as cops. They suddenly held everyone at gunpoint threatening to shut the show down. MAO disarmed Nakamura but tragedy struck during the scramble to get the other gun from Ueki. Brookes succeeded in grabbing the gun but accidentally shot Sabre in the process! Brookes cradled the wounded Sabure in his arms until Sabre fainted. Out of desperation, Brookes charged the other team only to get knocked out by MAO’s Hurricane Kick. Bueno then threw Takeshi Masada on top of Brookes and ordered all of the other wrestlers to form a pyramid for him to climb. From the top of the pyramid, Bueno thanked the fans and jumped off to hit a Diving Body Press onto Masada and Brookes. He then pinned Brookes for the victory. After the match Brookes revived Sabre by pouring a can of beer into his mouth.
The stakes were high for the fated singles battle between Mr. Malo and Mr. Bueno. First, the BK-G Openweight Title held by Malo was on the line. Not only that but the loser of the match would have to unmask! Bueno had Malo’s cheating scouted yet respectfully kept allowing Malo to get back to his feet so they could fight on even terms. His good sportsmanship almost blew the match for him when Malo used the ref Daisuke Kiso to shield himself and then Low Blow his opponent after Kiso was thrown aside. But Bueno kicked out of a DDT and the Unprettier. He then got his momnentum back through a series of cradles that ended with him pinning Malo with a Hurricanrana to win the championship! Still, Bueno was too much of a good person to unmask his opponent afterwards, instead allowing Malo to take off the mask himself. Malo placed his poncho over his head and pulled the mask off. He then removed the poncho to reveal he is now wearing a white mask instead of his black on. Bueno couldn’t believe what he saw until he found the words to tell everyone what he was looking at… “My brother? I thought you died. I’m so happy!” The two brothers, now united, hugged to the applause of everyone in the room.
The Great Baka Mecha Wars couldn’t wait for all of the participants to be involved before it began. Mecha MAO and Takagi Sanshirobo immediately went to fight each other but soon the third fighter appeared. It was Minoemon, who as mentioned above was Minoru Suzuki disguised as the anime character Doraemon. He sat around with a bag of groceries, drinking beer and eating dorayaki until the other two robots attacked him. Minoemon and Sanshirobo brawled in the crowd while Mecha MAO stacked up some plastic cases and set out a table on top of them in the middle of the room. Mecha MAO and Sanshirobo then formed their own Megazord combination but it was all ruined when Minoemon poured water over the both of them. Mecha MAO short circuited around the room while Minoemon gave Sanshirobo the Gotch-Style Piledriver through the table and plastic cases to win the Mecha War.
The Brahman Brothers made a mess of their own with their match against Ueki’s Magic Kingdom. Things were made even worse when Karate Brahman decided to wipe natto all over his head. Dark King Ueki, Munek & Princess Ram all getting blinded with powder after that counts as a mercy killing in my book. I guess the damsel in distress who was kidnapped by the kingdom before the match was rescued as a result but it was anything but happy ever after.
Three members of the Daisetz band teamed up with one of their adoring fans in an 8-Man Tag Match. Chie Koishikawa was running around waving lightsticks for Antonio Honda, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Hagane Shinno during their entrance. Facing them were the international foursome of Baliyan Akki from India, Shivam & Jonathan Johnson from Thailand and Sayaka from Japan. The two sides ended up getting into a Bionic Elbow duel. Everything then broke down until the Egg Tart team of Shinno & Koishikawa double cradled Sayaka for the pinfall.
The show opened with Shunma Katsumata announcing a Baka Battle Royal full of surprise entrants. Fuminori Abe and HARASHIMA started things off then were quickly joined by Shota and K4PY. Then Kota Sekifuda appeared carrying a large snake! He chased the wrestlers into the crowd where Abe picked up a child to hold up near the snake. HARASHIMA forced Abe to apologise while Sekifuda continued scaring everyone with his pet, even making Yukinori Matsui tap out even though he wasn’t part of the match. HARASHIMA finally put a stop to things by putting Sekifuda in a Cobra Twist while the snake was twisting itself around Sekifuda. He gave up and was the first elimination from the match. Shota was the next one gone when he and Takeshi Masada fought over a Backslide Pin. Abe kicked Masada in the stomach, unintentionally helping him roll Shota over for the pinfall. Suddenly danger happened when Dr. Cube entered the Battel along with two Kaiju from his posse: Erebus & Eargernon II. Together they ran wild on the other wrestlers and eliminated Abe, Masada and K4PY all at once. HARASHIMA showed shades of HERO! in trying to fight Dr Cube’s Posse off but he too also fell to them. It was all up to Shin Suzuki to save the day as the final entrant. He grabbed Dr. Cube’s helmet and twisted it off, removing his grisly face beneath and knocking him out with a neck snap in the process. He then pinned Erebus with the Takatonic to fully eliminate the Posse, making him the last man standing.
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