DDT “MAX BUMP 2011” Results

May 4, 2011

DDT “MAX BUMP 2011”, 04/05/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1707 Fans

1. KO-D Tag Team Title: GENTARO & Yasu Urano (c) defeated HARASHIMA & HERO! when Urano pinned HERO! (13:03).
*V3 for GENTARO & Urano.
2. Gorgeous Matsuno Return Match: Antonio Honda & Hoshitango defeated MIKAMI & Gorgeous Matsuno when Honda submitted Matsuno with the Octopus Hold (10:37).
3. Bob Sapp Games – 3rd Stage: Danshoku Dino defeated Choun-Shiryu, Dragon Chan & Ryoma Lee when Dino pinned Lee with the Danshoku Driver (5:54).
4. Royal Rumble: Keisuke Ishii defeated Takao Soma by Ring Out (19:43).
Order Of Eliminations: Tomimitsu Matsunaga (4:15), Rion Mizuki (7:21), Choun-Shiryu (8:10), Emi Sakura (10:30), Kazuki Hirata (12:24), Tanomusaku Toba (12:46), Makoto Oishi & Michael Nakazawa (15:25), DJ Nira (16:26), Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (16:26), Super Shit Machine (17:32), Takao Soma (19:43).
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Keisuke Ishii defeated Masa Takanashi (c) with an Inside Cradle (13:32).
*Ishii becomes the 843rd Champion!
5a. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Masa Takanashi defeated Keisuke Ishii (c) with an Inside Cradle (13:34).
*Takanashi becomes the 844th Champion!
6. Kota Ibushi & KUDO defeated Hikaru Sato & Daisuke Sasaki when KUDO pinned Sasaki with a Jackknife Hold (18:23).
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Shuji Ishikawa defeated Dick Togo (c) with the Cross-Arm Splash Mountain (31:18).
*Togo fails in V3. Ishikawa becomes the 36th Champion!

It really did turn out to be a big day for Shuji Ishikawa. He now reigns supreme as the new KO-D Openweight Champion, defeating Dick Togo for the belt. This is Shuji’s third reign as KO-D Champion, twice as Shuji Ishikawa and once when he wrestled under the mask as Koo. Will we see a similar title run as last time when he was able to hold title defences in Union?

Shuji’s first defence was confirmed to be GENTARO, who kept his word that he would cash in his “Anytime And Anywhere” contract to face the winner of Togo Vs Shuji. The match has been set for 19th June at Korakuen Hall.

Takao Soma declared that he wants to be next in line for a KO-D Title shot after GENTARO gets his match.

Keisuke Ishii was the big winner of the Royal Rumble. His prize was a shot at the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. This meant the surprise return of Masa Takanashi! The match between Takanashi and Ishii was set for 19th June but when the two shook hands, Ishii gave him a Small Package and won the title! However, Masa then gave Ishii a Low Blow and Small Packaged him to win the title back!

This time Bob Sapp sent three assassins after Danshoku Dino. Choun-Shiryu led the attack along with two fighters from Hong Kong Pro Wrestling but Dino was too manly beyond their wildest expectations to be defeated.

The always bouncy in a good way Yuzuki Aikawa announced that she will compete at DDT’s Sumo Hall show.

The 1st Round matches for the King Of DDT tournament have been announced. They will take place on 21st May at Shin-Kiba 1st RING. The matches are:

Makoto Oishi Vs Kenny Omega
Antonio Honda Vs Seiya Morohashi
KUDO Vs Yasu Urano
Hikaru Sato Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
Daisuke Sasaki Vs Super Shit Machine
HARASHIMA Vs MIKAMI
Keisuke Ishii Vs Shigehiro Irie
Kota Ibushi Vs Michael Nakazawa

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Shuji’s Big Day

May 2, 2011

DDT “MAX BUMP 2011”, 04/05/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Royal Rumble: DJ Nira Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Tanomusaku Toba Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Takao Soma Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Super Shit Machine Vs Emi Sakura Vs Brahman Shu Vs Brahman Kei Vs Choun-Shiryu
2. Kota Ibushi & KUDO Vs Hikaru Sato & Daisuke Sasaki
3. Gorgeous Matsuno Comeback Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & MIKAMI Vs Antonio Honda & Hoshitango
4. Bob Sapp Games – 3rd Stage: Danshoku Dino Vs Bob Sapp’s 3rd Assassin
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: GENTARO & Yasu Urano (c) Vs HARASHIMA & HERO!
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Dick Togo (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

The winner of the Royal Rumble will win a great prize from General Manager Tsurumi Amon.

Shuji Ishikawa will be headlining both the DDT and the Union shows held at Korakuen Hall on Thursday. First up is the DDT show where he takes on Dick Togo for the KO-D Openweight Championship.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2011”, 04/05/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: New Axe Bomber Vs X
1. Hiroya Fukuda Debut: Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang (w/ Princess Makoto) Vs Gaylon Summers & Hiroya Fukuda
2. Cherry Vs Bambi
3. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Hiro Tsumaki & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Genichiro Tenryu, Munenori Sawa & Shigehiro Irie
4. Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data Vs MIKAMI & Jun Kasai
5. Ken Ohka Vs Koji Kanemoto
6. Seiya Morohashi & Kazunari Murakami Vs Yoshiaki Yago & Kengo Ohka
7. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi

After that, Shuji might be going into his Union main event match against Sanshiro Takagi as the KO-D Champion. At the moment there is no mention for the possibility of Shuji defending the belt against Takagi if he does become champion.

DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATIONS MAY EDITION”, 11/05/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Hiroshi Hukuda Vs Akito
2. Rion Mizuki Vs Shota
3. Shigehiro Irie Vs Kotaru Naso
4. Hiro Tsumaki & Kazuki Hirata Vs Hiromu Takahashi & Kyosuke Mikami
5. Keisuke Ishii Vs Hiro Tonai

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Golden Lovers Defeated, Next Up For Union

April 3, 2011

It was not a successful appearance for the Golden Lovers in New Japan today. They teamed up with Manabu Nakanishi but were defeated by Shinsuke Nakamura, Jado & Gedo.

NJPW “NEW DIMENSION ~PRAY, HOPE, POWER~”, 4/3/11
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,025 Fans

4. CMLL World Welterweight Title: Ryusuke Taguchi (c) defeated Madoka with the Dodon (12:17).
*V1 for Taguchi.
5. Shinsuke Nakamura, Jado & Gedo defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega when Nakamura pinned Nakanishi with the Boma Ye (16:31).

Some new matches have been revealed for Union’s second show in Korakuen Hall this year. The main event of “GOLDEN UNION 2011” will be the clash between the face of Union and the former face of DDT. Shuji Ishikawa battles Sanshiro Takagi with plenty of pride on the line. Takagi’s TKG48 has been getting the better of Union during their feud, with Takagi pinning Shuji in a 6-Man Tag at today’s Union show. Now they finally face each other one-on-one.

Meanwhile, Seiya Morohashi has been tasked with dealing with the Susan Guard. After losing to Yoshiaki Yago today, he called in the big guns to help him fight Yago & Kengo Ohka at Korakuen Hall. Seiya will team with “Big” Kazunari Murakami, a man who permanently looks at you as if you just stepped on his dog and for that he will kill you.

Ken Ohka will face New Japan Jr. Heavyweight star Koji Kanemoto in what looks to be a regular series of Best Of The Super Junior themed challenges for Ohka.

Isami Kodaka and Yano K Data are being sent to Monkey School. Their opponents are MIKAMI and the “Crazy Monkey” Jun Kasai. Either one of these wrestlers could be Kodaka’s next challenger for the DDT Extreme Championship.

UNION “GOLDEN UNION 2011”, 04/05/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Cherry Vs Bambi
2. Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data Vs MIKAMI & Jun Kasai
3. Ken Ohka Vs Koji Kanemoto
4. Seiya Morohashi & Kazunari Murakami Vs Yoshiaki Yago & Kengo Ohka
5. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Sanshiro Takagi

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DDT “JUDGEMENT 2011” Results

March 27, 2011

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2011 ~DDT 14TH ANNIVERSARY”, 27/03/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Hikaru Sato, Tanomusaku Toba & Rion Mizuki defeated Tsunehito Naito, Kazuki Hirata & Akito when Toba pinned Hirata with a Straight Right Punch (10:34).
2. 14th Anniversary Memorial Match: MIKAMI & Rojo del Sol defeated Venomous Snake & Snake Well (w/ Poison Sawada JULIE & Naomi Susan) when MIKAMI pinned Venomous Snake with a School Boy (4:10).
3. Special Singles Match: HARASHIMA defeated Antonio Honda with the Somato (9:03).
4. Danshoku Dino defeated Jonathan Gresham with the Gotch Style Danshoku Driver (8:50).
5. KO-D Openweight Title Challenge Right Fight +alpha Anytime and Anywhere Battle Royal: Shuji Ishikawa defeated KUDO with the Splash Mountain (29:39). GENTARO won the “Anytime And Anywhere” contract.
Other Entries: Makoto Oishi, Daisuke Sasaki, Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie, Takao Soma, Super Shit Machine, Tomimitsu Matsunaga, Kenny Omega, Michael Nakazawa, GENTARO, Yasu Urano, Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Dick Togo (c) defeated Kota Ibushi with the Diving Senton (36:57).
*V2 for Togo.

Shuji Ishikawa won the Battle Royal part of Match #5. He will get his KO-D Openweight Title shot against Dick Togo on the 4th May Korakuen Hall event. GENTARO won the “Anytime And Anywhere” KO-D Title shot. He has decided to challenge the winner of Togo Vs Ishikawa.

Danshoku Dino will face another assassin sent by Bob Sapp on the 13th April show in Shinjuku FACE.

Sanshiro Takagi & Mitsuya Nagai were the two members of the Snake Corps.

Gorgeous Matsuno made an appearance at the show and was the centrepiece of the end of show group photo.

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UNION “FORTUNE DEMONS” Results

February 3, 2011

UNION “FORTUNE DEMONS”, 03/02/2011
Shinjuku FACE
531 Fans

0. Takao Omori 3 Seater Dark Match: Takao Omori defeated Mitsuhiro Yoshida with a Boston Crab (1:57).
0. Takao Omori 3 Seater Dark Match: Takao Omori defeated Satoshi Hiroshi Kazato with a Piledriver (1:35).
0. Takao Omori 3 Seater Dark Match: Takao Omori defeated Batten Tamagawa with a Cobra Twist (1:34).
1. Seiya Morohashi & Hiro Tsumaki defeated Cherry & Syuri when Morohashi pinned Cherry with a Cradle Cutback (10:44).
2. Tigers Mask defeated Shinichiro Tominaga with an Inside Cradle (11:29).
3. Aja Kong defeated Ken Ohka with the Diving Elbow Drop (8:12).
4. TKG48 Vs Revolutionary Armed Forces: Yoshiaki Yago, Kengo Mashimo & Madoka defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Atsushi Aoki & Shigehiro Irie when Yago submitted Irie with the Cobra Twist Murder (18:15).
5. Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang defeated Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data when Zhang pinned Kodaka with the Sitdown Power Bomb (13:32).
6. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi with the Splash Mountain (13:40).

Shuji Ishikawa got the big win for himself and for Union as he defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in the main event. The match had none other than Kyohei Wada of All Japan fame as the referee. It was a very physical match as Kikuchi was left bleeding from under his eye after all the damage he took.

Yoshiyaki Yago came in to Union with the prospect of facing his old nemesis Sanshiro Takagi. Seeing that Takagi formed his own supergroup called the TKG48, Yago went and formed his own unit temporarily called the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the two forces were set to collide in Shinjuku FACE. Yago recruited Madoka and Kengo Mashimo, who got rid of the Kengo Ohka name he had previously been using in Union. Takagi had his protege Shigehiro Irie and also brought in Atsushi Aoki from Pro Wrestling NOAH as his partners for the 6-Man Tag. Yago’s team won in the end with Yago himself earning the win with the aways deadly Cobra Twist Murder. The TKG48 had to cope with its first loss in Union. Not good, especially since Jun Akiyama was in attendance. When Takagi found out he approached Akiyama and offered him a spot in TKG48 aswell as a Kojima Haruna calendar as a gift. Akiyama said nothing and left the arena instead.

The situation did not end there as Yago and his group interrupted the post-show speeches to finally announce their official name. Yago claimed that he, Maashimo & Madoka were hired as bodyguards for Naomi Susan, the woman in charge of Union. So they now call themselves the SS Susan. Ishikawa wasn’t happy with this turn of events and challenged the SS Susan to a 6-Man Tag on 6th March at Shin-Kiba 1st RING. The match was made with Shuji picking Seiya Morohashi as one of his partners. Kikuchi asked Takagi if it would be ok if he could team with Shuji and Seiya. Takagi thought about it and decided to rent out Kikuchi to the Union side for a month so he could compete in the match.

After pinning the champion in the semi-main, Cao Zhang challenged Isami Kodaka to a DDT Extreme Title match. Isami accepted and their bout will take place on 6th March. Ever since his first appearance, Cao Zhang has been using a giant mallet to help win his matches. This could come into play when the stipulation of the title match is decided.

Looks like my guess for LuFisto’s replacement in the match with Ken Ohka was wrong. Very wrong. Ken Ohka had to fight Aja Kong. Needless to say the poor guy got killed out there.

The series of high profile matches for Shinichiro Tominaga continued with a defeat to Tigers Mask. Tominaga almost had the match won but his attempt at the Nagata Lock (Figure 4 Version) left him vulnerable to a roll up from Tigers. His next opponent will be Hikaru Sato.

Takao Omori came into Union to take part in a three match exhibition against a few micro indy wrestlers. He defeated Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Satoshi Hiroshi Kazato and Batten Tamagawa pretty easily.

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UNION “NEW YEAR DRAGONS” Results

January 16, 2011

UNION “NEW YEAR DRAGONS”, 16/01/2011
Kanayama Asunal Hall
315 Fans

1. Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang defeated Seiya Morohashi & Hiro Tsumaki when Zhang pinned Tsumaki with the Tornado Bomb (13:55).
2. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu with a Texas Cloverleaf (9:07).
3. Tag Team Lottery: Cherry & Kana defeated Ken Ohka & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi when Cherry pinned Ohka with a German Suplex (11:15).
4. El Samurai defeated Shinichiro Tominaga with a Chickenwing Armlock (6:21).
5. Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data defeated Yasu Kubota & Hide Kubota when Kodaka pinned Hide with the Diving Double Knee Drop (16:36).
6. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Splash Mountain (14:29).

After the main event, Shuji Ishikawa mentioned his upcoming match against Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in February. Shuji mentioned that he grew up watching Kikuchi wrestle with Jumbo Tsuruta and he hopes that that Kikuchi will be the one he faces at Shinjuku FACE. Kikuchi silently nodded in agreement.

Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu was accepted into the TKG48 after his match with Sanshiro Takagi. Nori is now member #25 of the group.

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Union Schedule & Other News

December 11, 2010

Union, 03/01/11
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ken Ohka Comeback Match: Ken Ohka Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa Vs Kengo Ohka & Madoka
3. Shinichiro Tominaga Debut Match: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs El Generico
4. DDT Extreme Title – Captain’s Fall Six Man Tag: Kim Nun Pun (c), Chou-un Shiryu & Cao Zhang (with Princess Makoto) Vs Isami Kodaka (c), Yano K Data & Survival Tobita
5. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Manabu Nakanishi

A big challenge for Shuji Ishikawa in the main event but one that could send shockwaves over the Japanese wrestling scene if he defeats Manabu Nakanishi.

The Captain’s Fall Six Man Tag will be Kim Nun Pun’s first defence of the DDT Extreme Championship. I’m not entirely sure if the title is awarded to whoever gets the fall over Pun or if it is just captain Isami Kodaka who becomes champion if his team wins. Yano K Data is Keita Yano in Joker make up for those of you who need reminding.

Cao Zhang and Princess Makoto are the Chinese wrestlers who requested to compete in Union after meeting Chou-un Shiryu. Cao is said to have trained at a wrestling dojo that has been in existence since the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) and is also said to be a descendant of the warlord Cao Cao. Princess Makoto is part of New Beijing’s Diva division.

Let’s see how El Generico fares with the Union fanbase. A win against the debuting Shinichiro Tominaga is certain. Either way it will be great to see El Generico wrestling in Japan again.

TKG48 began its rampage of Union during the week but the next line of defence put up against them is a tough one. Should be a great match between Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa against Kengo Mashimo & Madoka.

Ken Ohka will return after a seven month absence nursing a fractured left knee. There to meet him in his first match back will be former NOAH wrestler Tsuyoshi Kikuchi who has had brief appearances for DDT and Union the last couple of months.

Union “NEW YEAR DRAGON”, 16/01/11
Nagoya Kanayama

1. Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data Vs Yasu Kubota & Hide Kubota
2. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Shigehiro Irie

Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu (Real name Satoru Takahashi) is a member of the Hip Hop group nobodyknows+. He has been in a wrestling match before, making his debut on 5th May, 2010.

Congratulations go out to the Golden Lovers for winning the Best Bout category in the 2010 Tokyo Sports Awards. Their match with Apollo 55 at NJPW “DESTRUCTION ’10” won by a pretty big margin and caps off a Dramatic year for the BFFs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega. Next they will look forward to clashing with Gedo & Jado on the day after Christmas (Boxing Day, St. Stephen’s Day, etc) in order to survive 2010 as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.

Hikaru Sato is set to pack his bags and head off to Germany in January to compete in the WXW “AMBITION 2” tournament. The first “AMBITION” tournament, won by Bryan Danielson (or as he is now known in another Universe, Daniel Bryan), caught attention from wrestling fans for featuring a more hybrid shoot fighting style of wrestling in its matches. It is a style that Sato is more than familiar with and he will surely become one of the favourites to win the tournament when the entire lineup is announced.

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Results Round Up

October 18, 2010

There was some DDT involvement in several wrestling promotions during the weekend.

NOAH “AUTUMN NAVIGATION 2010 ~ 4TH NTV CUP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG LEAGUE”, 15/10/2010
Keio Plaza Hotel Hachioji
1,300 Fans – Super No Vacancy

NTV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League – Block B: Dick Togo & Yasu Urano [2] besiegen Yoshinari Ogawa & Kotaro Suzuki [0] when Urano pinned Ogawa with the Backdrop Cutback-Cradle (12:24).

The main one took place over in Pro Wrestling NOAH where Dick Togo & Yasu Urano are teaming up for the NTV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League. They are already off to a good start with Urano using his new Backdrop Cutback-Cradle finisher to pin Yoshinari Ogawa to win their first match and top their group.

ZERO1/Ikuto Hidaka, Kohei Sato & KAMIKAZE Produce “DRUNK NIGHT”, 15/10/2010
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

Regional Heavyweight Title, 4 Way Decision Match: Tengu Kaiser defeated I Am Fuck´n Goddam Chono (Sanshiro Takagi), Minoru Fujita & Lingerie Muto when Kaiser pinned Muto with a Small Package (8:42).

Meanwhile over in ZERO1, Sanshiro Takagi morphed into his Masahiro Chono inspired alter ego, I Am Fuck´n Goddam Chono to take part in an odd 4 Way match for the Regional Heavyweight Title. Also in the match was Lingerie Muto, aka Munenori Sawa, who was eventually pinned to lose the match.

BJW “BJ SPIKEOUT SERIES”, 17/10/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,576 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title, Fluorescent Lighttubes, Glass Board & 49,205 Thumbtacks Death Match: Ryuji Ito (c) defeated Shuji Ishikawa with the Dragon Splash through Lighttubes (20:13).
*V2 for Ito.

Finally, the UNION side was in Big Japan for Shuji Ishikawa challenging Ryuji Ito for the BJW Deathmatch Title. Ito came out on top in what was surely a violent match.

Note: Normally I won’t be reporting on Shuji Ishikawa and Isami Kodaka wrestling in Big Japan unless it turns out to be a really important match such as this.

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