DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU”, 28/11/2020
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
??? Fans – Withheld
D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Jun Akiyama (0) Vs Shunma Katsumata (0)
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU”, 28/11/2020
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
??? Fans – Withheld
D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Jun Akiyama (0) Vs Shunma Katsumata (0)
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU”, 28/11/2020
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
??? Fans – Withheld
-. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi (4) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (2) by Forfeit.
1. Yukio Sakaguchi defeated Hideki Okatani with the Modified Haneorigatame (2:43).
2. No Touch Rules: Saki Akai, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yukio Naya defeated Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Keigo Nakamura when Naya pinned Nakamura with the Choke Slam (9:56).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Chris Brookes (4) defeated Akito (4) with the One More Round (13:10)
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA (6) defeated MAO (2) with the Somato (12:49).
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao (4) defeated Makoto Oishi (2) with the Running Elbow Butt (2:30).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Jun Akiyama (2) defeated Shunma Katsumata (0) by Countout (9:53).
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo (5) Vs Kazusada Higuchi (3) ended in a Double Knockout (20:56).
A Block
1. HARASHIMA (6)
2. Yukio Sakaguchi (4)
-. Chris Brookes (4)
-. Akito (4)
5. MAO (2)
-. Daisuke Sasaki (2)
-. Konosuke Takeshita (2)
B Block
1. Tetsuya Endo (5)
2. Soma Takao (4)
3. Kazusada Higuchi (3)
4. Yuki Ueno (2)
-. Makoto Oishi (2)
-. Jun Akiyama (2)
7. Shunma Katsumata (0)
For the first time in D-Ou Grand Prix history a match has ended in a Double Knockout! A bout between Tetsuya Endo and Kazusada Higuchi guaranteed to have bombs thrown at both sides but nobody expected it to exceed the limits of both men. Endo pulled off one of the turnbuckle pads and used a chair to wreck Higuchi’s leg. Higuchi had so much trouble standing up that the referee attempted to count him out. Higuchi was able to stay on his feet and used a Brain Claw to cut off Endo’s momentum. Endo hit the Canadian Destroyer expecting it to be the finish but Higuchi spent his last gasp charging Endo right into the exposed turnbuckle with the Buchikamashi. Higuchi couldn’t stand up again due to the pain while Endo was knocked right out by the move. Both were counted out and the match was ruled a draw. When Endo recovered he was sat up and given the microphone. He thought he had no enemies left to beat after Jun Akiyama but Higuchi proved him wrong. Still, Endo leads the B Block and promises to win his remaining Grand Prix matches. He has to because he is carrying the KO-D Openweight Title, the pride of beating Akiyama and the thoughts of Daisuke Sasaki on his back! Backstage Higuchi said his leg is in bad shape after his back to back matches with Makoto Oishi and Endo. He’ll crawl to Osaka for tomorrow’s match if he has to!
Shunma Katsumata promised that his Super Hardcore form was gone for the rest of the year. Akiyama didn’t get that message and walked down to the ring armed with a Lego covered baseball bat. Katsumata tried to get Akiyama counted out by taping his feet together but Akiyama was able to rip the tape off. Katsumata later got Akiyama back out of the ring and the two of them tried to stop each other from getting back in. Katsumata thought he pulled one out of the bag when he hit a 619 out of nowhere. But Akiyama got back up and bounced his opponent away with a Jumping Knee. Akiyama got back into the ring and won by countout. That result was another first in D-Ou history, the first block match to end by countout!
Soma Takao currently has the fastest win of the Grand Prix so far. He and Makoto Oishi quickly exchanged roll ups before going straight for their finishing moves. When the Miracle Ecstasy and the Gin And Tonic were both avoided, Oishi ran the ropes. He aimed to do a Running Forearm but Takao cut him off with the Running Elbow Butt for the three count out of nowhere. Oishi complained that his shoulder was up and there should be a video replay to back him up. Takao was happy to win quickly because normally that means he can go home early. He can’t though because he now has to travel to Osaka. Also his late start in the tournament means he has no breaks in the remaining schedule.
Three shows in and HARASHIMA leads the A Block with a perfect score of 6 points. Today he beat MAO, avenging his defeat to him back in D-Ou 2019 (the one held in 2018). After the match HARASHIMA told the fans he came into the match with a good feeling and won thanks to their support. He brought up how injuries are already taking their toll on the DDT roster during this Grand Prix but everyone will do their best to make it through the entire tournament. MAO in his interview said he did okay today but that’s not enough against the ace of DDT. He then talked about DDT’s history with wrestlers who spell their name under the traditional alphabet (HARASHIMA, KUDO and MIKAMI). Those wrestlers can all claim to be DDT’s ace at some point in time. MAO is the only one from his generation spelling his name this way and he will continue working hard to become the ace.
Akito made a request to Chris Brookes before their match, asking for a Lancashire Rules match. He never experienced Lanacashire wrestling before so he suggested fighting 3 minute rounds for 10 round. Yukinori Matsui refused because he wasn’t going to change the rules to a D-Ou match. Akito still used his phone to keep track of the time and took breaks whenever a “round” ended. Brookes ignored the break and Cradled Akito for a nearfall. He then said it was a round break, knowing that Akito wouldn’t break the rules he wanted to follow. But when a “round” ended while Akito held Brookes in an Armlock, Akito said the phone alarm was too noisy and he ignored it from that point on. He tried to do the Goliath Birdeater but Brookes escaped and used a Horizontal Crucifix Pin to get the victory. Akito was disappointed he lost but doesn’t regret coming up with his Lancashire idea. Brookes is happy to beat the best technical wrestler in DDT at his own game. He thinks tomorrow’s opponent Konosuke Takeshita is broken to the point where Brookes can’t waste this chance to beat him again. He is also trying to get the Shukan Puroresu reporters interviewing him to attend Masahiro Takanashi’s show in January.
The participants in Match #2 all wanted to steal the show from the D-Ou matches. They agreed to a No Tag rule for their match. However Hisaya Imabayashi came out and told the wrestlers that one of the curtains hanging over the ring was malfunctioning. At some point the curtain was going to fall down and completely block the north side of the room from seeing the show! So for the sake of the fans sitting in the north side, the wrestlers had to do their match quickly before the curtain falls. The curtain did indeed fall so Danshoku Dieno, Saki Akai and Tomomitsu Matsunaga all worked together to keep it held above the audience’s heads. The plan worked until Antonio Honda poked all of them in the eyes with Gongitsune. Yukio Naya and Keigo Nakamura finished off the match without the north section getting to see it. They had to be told what happened after the curtain was fixed and raised back up.
Yesterday Yukio Sakaguchi warned he would fight Hideki Okatani as if he was Daisuke Sasaki. So fair play to Okatani for bringing the fight, albeit brief to Sakaguchi. He used Bulldogs, the Northern Lights Suplex and the Neckbreaker Drop. Sakaguchi kept calm though and countered the Double Arm Suplex into a Sleeper Hold. He placed Okatani down to hit him with a Penalty Kick and then used the Modified Haneorigatame from yesterday for the finish.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN NARIMASU (FREE!)”, 27/11/2020
Tokyo Narimasu Act Hall
??? Fans – Withheld
-. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: MAO (2) defeated Daisuke Sasaki (2) by Forfeit.
1. MAO, Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani defeated Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Keigo Nakamura when MAO pinned Nakamura with the Michinoku Driver I (7:45).
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Kazusada Higuchi (2) defeated Makoto Oishi (2) with a Brain Claw (9:07).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Soma Takao (2) defeated Yuki Ueno (2) with the Official Endless Waltz (12:01).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo (4) defeated Shunma Katsumata (0) with the Modified Yurikamome (11:45).
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Yukio Sakaguchi (4) defeated Chris Brookes (2) with a Modified Haneorigatame (10:45).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Konosuke Takeshita (2) defeated Akito (4) with the Surprise Rose (29:32).
A Block
1. Yukio Sakaguchi (4)
-. HARASHIMA (4)
-. Akito (4)
4. MAO (2)
-. Konosuke Takeshita (2)
-. Chris Brookes (2)
-. Daisuke Sasaki (2)
B Block
1. Tetsuya Endo (4)
2. Soma Takao (2)
-. Kazusada Higuchi (2)
-. Makoto Oishi (2)
-. Yuki Ueno (2)
6. Jun Akiyama (0)
-. Shunma Katsumata (0)
It’s still early in the D-Ou Grand Prix but Konosuke Takeshita was 30 seconds away from remaining in the bottom of the A Block. Akito used his surroundings to his advantage by applying a Figure 4 Leg Lock around the ring post and slamming his arm against a nearby table over and over. He continued to target Takeshita’s arm and held onto it for the Perfect Figure Four. Takeshita fought through the pain and in the last minute of the match, countered a Standing Arm Lock into a Vertical Drop Brainbuster. From there he hit the Surprise Rose and pinned Akito with seconds to spare. He admitted he could hardly move his left arm anymore but he wasn’t going to lose against his ALL OUT partner. Akito said that three and a half years ago they wrestled each other for the KO-D Openweight Title in Narimasu Act Hall and Takeshita won with the same move he used today. He accepts that nothing has changed since then and today’s defeat is a bit of a pain for him. Everyone in ALL OUT seems to have their own thing going on now. Takeshita has the DDT Sauna Club and Akito has the Young Communication reunion. But they agree ALL OUT still has a lot of potential together for the future.
Yukio Sakaguchi moves to the front of the A Block after beating Chris Brookes. He caught the Slingshot Cutter and turned it into a Sleeper Hold. Brookes rolled him up for a nearfall then Sakaguchi grappled Brookes into a Modified Butterfly Lock to make him submit. Sakaguchi had wanted to take it easy today because he was meant to face Daisuke Sasaki tomorrow. That match has been forfeited but he will still wrestle tomorrow’s non-tournament bout as if he was fighting Sasaki. Poor Hideki Okatani. Brookes still has two points already on the board but that is also from Sasaki’s forfeit. He worries that losing twice in a row may have already taken him out of the running.
A match against Tetsuya Endo must be taken seriously so Shunma Katsumata appeared in his Super Hardcore form! He hid under the ring before Endo’s entrance then ambushed him with a chair. A pile of Lego was spilled into the ring for the wrestlers to be slammed onto. Katsumata also armed himself with a bat covered in Lego. Matsui pulled it away from him but accidentally struck Endo with it in the process. Endo grabbed some Lego, shoved it into Katsumata’s mouth and then did an Overhead Kick. Katsumata tried to fight out of the Yurikamome Hold with rolling pins but Endo locked the move in and got the submission victory. Endo said a champion can handle any match format so he was able to beat Katsumata at his own game. Also he likes saunas but not when people force him to visit them. That is why he will destroy the Sauna Club! Katsumata blamed his loss on not taping his wrists. Today was the last appearance of Super Hardcore Katsumata this year so don’t expect that version of him to show up against Jun Akiyama tomorrow.
Soma Takao is now off to a good start. He kicked out of Yuki Ueno’s Frog Splash and rolled away from the BME. His Gin And Tonic attempt turned into a series of cradles back and forth between the two. Takao got the upper hand and used the Official Endless Waltz to eventually catch Ueno with a three second pin. Sasaki said he misses Sasaki so everyone in DAMNATION and #DAMNHEARTS will do their best for him (including Puma King). Ueno said there are peaks and valleys in his life. He experienced a valley today so all he has to do is climb.
The Fujiyama Knee Lock came so close for Makoto Oishi. He entangled himself around Kazusada Higuchi’s leg and took him down to apply the move. It should have worked. What Oishi didn’t expect was for Higuchi to grab his head and apply the Brain Claw to fight back. Neither man would let go but Higuchi raised himself up to apply more pressure to the Claw and Oishi had to submit. Oishi was in shock backstage. He was certain the Knee Lock would work but his skull was going to crack if he wouldn’t give up. Higuchi said he lost one leg but he was willing to give that leg up to beat Oishi.
The rookies still have a lot to learn. Hideki Okatani wanted to do lucha exchanges with Toru Owashi but Owashi couldn’t jump high enough to complete the sequence. Keigo Nakamura wanted to do comedy spots with Yukinori Matsui but the referee wouldn’t go along with them. Nakamura finally got what he wanted when everyone joined in with his hop spot. Yukio Naya even lifted him onto his shoulders to celebrate. Then he remembered Nakamura was his opponent so he threw him off. MAO went ahead a finished Nakamura off to win. Tomomitsu Matsunaga wrestled in a face mask the whole time too.
DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2021 IN KORAKUEN HALL!”, 22/11/2020
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
??? Fans – Withheld
0. Under Match: Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani defeated Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura when Watase pinned Nakamura with a Hurricanrana Cutback (5:54).
1. 4 Way Tag Match: Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai defeated Soma Takao & Mad Paulie, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata and Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda when Sakaguchi submitted Honda with the Anal Sleeper Hold (7:23).
2. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Akito (2) defeated MAO (0) with the Octopus Dream (7:08).
3. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: HARASHIMA (2) defeated Chris Brookes (0) with the Somato (11:13).
4. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – A Block: Daisuke Sasaki (2) defeated Konosuke Takeshita (0) with the Crossover Facelock (13:45).
5. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Makoto Oishi (2) defeated Shunma Katsumata (0) with the Fujiyama Knee Lock (7:39).
6. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Yuki Ueno (2) defeated Kazusada Higuchi (0) with the WR (11:49).
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 – B Block: Tetsuya Endo (2) defeated Jun Akiyama (0) with the Shooting Star Press (14:00).
A Block
1. Daisuke Sasaki (2)
-. HARASHIMA (2)
-. Akito (2)
4. Yukio Sakaguchi (0)
-. Konosuke Takeshita (0)
-. Chris Brookes (0)
-. MAO (0)
B Block
1. Tetsuya Endo (2)
-. Yuki Ueno (2)
-. Makoto Oishi (2)
4. Soma Takao (0)
-. Jun Akiyama (0)
-. Kazusada Higuchi (0)
-. Shunma Katsumata (0)
The opening day of D-Ou Grand Prix 2021 marks Jun Akiyama’s first direct loss in DDT. He brought the fight to Tetsuya Endo by grounding him with the Front Neck Lock. He hit the Knee Stikes and Exploder Suplexes but Endo couldn’t be beat with them. Akiyama went for the Wrist Clutch Exploder but Endo escaped and countered with an Overhead Kick. With Endo taking control he hit a Handspring Overhead Kick and the Swivel Torture Rack Bomb for a nearfall. Akiyama couldn’t get back up so he became a sitting duck for the Shooting Star Press. Endo laughed after the match and said this was a dream. No it’s not, it’s reality and he really did just beat Akiyama! Before the tournament began, Endo said he would abstain from the rest of the Grand Prix if he won the main event today. But he’s feeling so good now he decided he will complete his remaining matches after all and win D-Ou 2021!
The other singles champion also made a good leap out of the starting blocks. Yuki Ueno had a big wall in the form of Kazusada Higuchi standing in front of him. Very little seemed to make Higuchi budge until Ueno caught him with the Blizzard Suplex. Ueno wore him down with a Northern Lights Bomb and the Frog Splash but Higuchi was still kicking out. Ueno then hit the BME but rather than pin him straight away, he instead used the WR to make sure Higuchi was down and out. Ueno called the result a big confidence boost. He couldn’t envision beating Higuchi and he feels like he used up all his luck to achieve this. But he is also the DDT UNIVERSAL Champion and he won as decisively as possible. He hopes this makes the fans see him as the champion to watch in the Grand Prix.
The memory of NωA flowed through the match between Shunma Katsumata and Makoto Oishi. Katsumata came down to the ring wearing an NωA shirt and used it to choke Oishi when they fought outside the ring. Oishi went for the Fujiyama Knee Lock when Katsumata missed the Stuka Splash. He couldn’t get it at first but he put his opponent in a Calf Killer and switched to the Knee Lock for the tap out win. Katsumata was upset and thought he was already eliminated but a reporter reminded him it is a league format. Oishi is now looking forward to his match with Akiyama in Osaka on 29th November. He was a little upset with Katsumata wearing the NωA shirt but he got one back by saying he beat a member of both ALL OUT and the DDT Sauna Club.
The early half of the show was focused on the A Block matches. Daisuke Sasaki celebrated his birthday with a big victory over Konosuke Takeshita. Sasaki was thrown around with German Suplexes but he caught Takeshita in the Crossover Facelock while Takeshita was still on his feet. Takeshita’s energy was sapped out of him and when he fell to the mat in the hold he gave up. Backstage Sasaki had a message for Takeshita. If you have any doubts, just come to DAMNATION! When Takeshita received that message he said that’s one way he could change himself. He then walked off.
Chris Brookes had a plan to target HARASHIMA’s arm. He threw it into the ring post outside, attacked it with Knee Drops and applied submissions to the limb. HARASHIMA still had his kicks and gutted through the pain to do a Falcon Arrow. His Swan Dive was countered into a Cutter but the Praying Mantis Bomb from Brookes was then countered into a Short Range Somato. HARASHIMA then hit the proper Somato to take the win. He was suprised to see Brookes do so much today because he thought he would have been careful in their first tournament match. Brookes admitted the D-Ou is a very challenging tournament because it throws so many singles matches at you in a short amount of time. He had a slow start last year but he ended up doing great at the end so he hopes it will be the same this year. He also promoted Masahiro Takanashi’s return show and said he feels 10 times stronger than usual because Takanashi is in his corner.
MAO excitedly told everyone today was the opening round of the tournament. At one point in his match, MAO got tangled upside down in the turnbuckle. Akito went to attack him until Daisuke Kiso kept him back and set MAO free. MAO then tried using Kiso as a shield for the rest of the match. Akito sent MAO into a scramble of pins and cradles that led to Akito using the Octopus Dream to grab the three count. MAO was disappointed that the British style of wrestling he learned wasn’t enough to beat Akito. But still, Akito could see improvement in MAO. He’s only just come back from injury after all. Akito also purposely came up with moves that would surpass the British style too. He doesn’t think the D-Ou will be interesting this year unless everybody switches up their fighting styles.
Before the 4 Way Tag Match took place, Kazuki Hirata brought out a cardboard championship called the DDT Variety Championship. He said the winner of the match would be given the title because this match didn’t deserve to be the show opener. Both Danshoku Dieno and Antonio Honda were eager to win it but Soma Takao didn’t care so he attacked Hirata. Dieno set himself up in the Hell Gate position and Hirata’s Tegatana hand ended up getting wedged in there. Hirata pulled his hand out and used it to make everyone else faint. Yukio Sakaguchi avoided it and he hit Dieno in the backside with the God’s Right Knee. Sakaguchi then stuck his arm into the Hell Gate and used it to put Honda in a Sleeper Hold. Honda fainted and Sakaguchi was declared the DDT Variety Champion! Sakaguchi taunted Hirata and dared him to challenge for the belt whenever he wants. DDT does not recognise the DDT Variety Title as an official championship so it won’t be acknowledged in the results.
The pre-show match had the Junretsu team of Mizuki Watase & Hideki Okatani go over Yukio Naya & Keigo Nakamura. Watase’s Back Drop was countered by Nakamura but his attempt to follow up with a Hurricanrana was rolled back into a cradle for the three count.
A new trainee makes his debut on 27th December. Toui Kojima will face Hideki Okatani on the next Korakuen Hall show. Kojima introduced himself to the fans in a relaxed manner. Hisaya Imabayashi wanted him to make it sound like a bigger deal so Imabayashi repeated the news in a more exciting way.
Danshoku Dieno announced a full scale war between the DDT and Big Japan mascots. Pokotan Vs Death Kamo will happen on 4th December!
Akito announced the card of matches for the 24th December BOYZ show. He and Imabayashi asked if anybody had anything important going on for Christmas Eve? Toru Owashi raised his hand because that day is also his birthday but everyone ignored him.
The next Hiragana Muscle show will take place in Korakuen on 9th March. They will also hold a show in Osaka on 18th March.
Takanashi promoted his self-produced return show on 19th January. He said the timetable for his full time return is currently blank because he hasn’t decided when he will return to DDT yet. However if Brookes wins the D-Ou Grand Prix and goes on to main event Culttz Kawasaki next year, he will definitely be there no matter what happens.
It was revealed that the winner of the D-Ou Grand Prix will receive a KO-D Openweight Title match at the 14th February Culttz Kawasaki show next year. Also taking place in February is a big show held in Nagoya Congress Center on the 23rd. It will be the first time in 5 years DDT will be holding a major show in Nagoya.
DDT “SUPER SENTO HARDCORE FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH”, 21/11/2020
Kanagawa Fantasy Sauna & Spa Bathland
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DDT Extreme Title – Super Sento Hardcore Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata
DDT “SUPER SENTO HARDCORE FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH”, 21/11/2020
Kanagawa Fantasy Sauna & Spa Bathland
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1. DDT Extreme Title – Super Sento Hardcore Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi (c) (2) defeated Shunma Katsumata (1).
1a. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Shunma Katsumata with a Diving Body Press from a Ladder through a Table (12:00).
1b. Shunma Katsumata defeated Sanshiro Takagi with the Heat Wave WER!! (6:55).
1c. Sanshiro Takagi defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Throwaway Himawari Bomb into the hot water (13:20).
*V1 for Sanshiro Takagi.
Sanshiro Takagi is exclusively defending the DDT Extreme Title in Street Wrestling matches on Youtube. His first defence was against Shunma Katsumata in a Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls Hardcore match held at a Kanagawa bath house. The first fall took place outdoors in the parking lot. Katsumata brought along a ladder and jumped off it onto Takagi below. Takagi fought back with a pile of chairs he found laying around. He placed Katsumata on a table, climbed the ladder and broke through his opponent with a Diving Body Press for the three count.
The wrestlers went into the bath house for the second fall but first they had to remove their boots out of courtesy. They walked into the public bath and decided to hold the match inside the sauna room. Takagi immediately regretted the decision because he could not handle the heat. Katsumata meanwhile felt at home which makes sense for a member of the DDT Sauna Club. The bath house Heat Master Katsumasa Inoue entered the sauna and filled a bucket with heated stone inside with water to make the room even hotter. Katsumata grabbed his towel and waved the heat wave coming from the bucket over to Takagi, making him tap out from the heat.
The third and final fall took place in the bath area. Katsumata took a quick dip in one of the baths and came out of it feeling so rested that he began to take a nap. The referee lifted his arm three times and Katsumata woke up feeling refreshed. Takagi was thrown back and forth into cold and hot baths before getting trapped inside of a shower booth. He turned the tables by blinding Katsumata with shampoo then began to build a small castle of washing chairs. He grabbed Keigo Nakamura and covered him in soap to try and slide him into Katsumata but the floor was not slippery enough. Katsumata then tried to do the same but Nakamura was still unable to slide. Takagi toppled the chairs on top of Nakamura in disappointment. Katsumata hit Takagi with several Thrust Kicks and a Buzzsaw Kick. He went for the pin but Takagi grabbed onto a bath railing and that counted as a rope break. Katsumata carefully jogged around the room in order to do a Lariat but Takagi blocked it with his own Lariat, knocking Katsumata into a hot bath. Takagi tried pinning him with a couple of Small Packages in the bath but he kept kicking out. The match ended with Takagi doing the Himawari Bomb into the bath for the three count.
Takagi celebrated by looking into the camera and calling for anyone to challenge him. Even amateurs and ordinary people can come fight him. Suddenly, Rambo Kawamura emerged from the bath behind Takagi and he assaulted the champion! He shouted about being abandoned by both his country and by DDT. He no longer has a job so his mission is to take away the DDT Extreme Title. He now has possession of the belt!
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #12”, 14/11/2020
DDT TV SHOW Studio
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DDT Sauna Club Stepping Together!: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Yuki Ueno Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi, Chris Brookes & Yukio Naya
DDT “DRAMATIC LOVE FOR FUJI! 2020”, 15/11/2020
Shizuoka Fuji-san Messe
??? Fans – Withheld
1. Akito defeated Tomomitsu Matsunaga with a Figure 4 Leg Lock (9:23).
2. Antonio Honda defeated Keigo Nakamura with the Diving Fist Drop (10:42).
3. Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai defeated Danshoku Dieno & Hideki Okatani when Sakaguchi pinned Okatani with a Gaydo Clutch (9:06).
4. DDT Megatonweight Single Match: Kazusada Higuchi defeated Mad Paulie with a Diving Body Press (11:08).
5. DAMNATION Vs DDT Sauna Club!: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Yuki Ueno defeated Tetsuya Endo, Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao & Nobuhiro Shimatani when MAO pinned Shimatani with the Michinoku Driver I (15:57).
6. Makoto Oishi 42 Year Old Local Triumph! Fuji Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Mizuki Watase defeated HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Kazuki Hirata when Oishi submitted Hirata with the Fujiyama Knee Lock (17:18).
The show was all about Makoto Oishi wrestling in front of his hometown crowd. Kazuki Hirata stole some of the spotlight by dancing in front of Jun Akiyama for his entrance. The final moments of the match saw Oishi and Hirata scramble for the win. Oishi ended up catching his opponent in the Fujiyama Knee Lock for the submission victory. After the match Oishi said he wanted to show off Mt. Fuji to everyone who travelled from Tokyo but it was too cloudy to see the view. Instead they got to see the Fujiyama Knee Lock which is the next best thing. He was also happy to wrestle in front of his daughter Akari for the first time but she slept through his entrance (and possibly the entire match) in Misaki Ohata’s arms. Akiyama said she will grow up to be a big deal someday. He also won’t forgive Hirata for his dancing.
The DDT Sauna Club continues to boost through the rest of the roster, this time beating DAMNATION. The well oiled team lifted up Nobuhiro Shimatani for Shunma Katsumata to do a Diving X Factor on. DAMNATION were there to break the count but couldn’t stop MAO from finishing him off. Katsumata told the fans he wants the Sauna Club to challenge for either the KO-D Tag Team Titles or the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. Backstage Yuki Ueno kept telling him a team of four can’t challenge for a trios championship. Katsumata waved him off and kept telling him over and over the club’s bond has deepened.
Kazusada Higuchi said he will not let Akiyama win their block in the D-Ou Grand Prix. He seems to be a little annoyed that all the wrestling press is putting Akiyama as the favorite.
Danshoku Dieno gave Hideki Okatani advice before their tag match. He said if Okatani wants to win a championship in the soonest time possible, he should wrestle with his tights pulled down just like Dieno tends to do. Dieno kept telling him that wrestling wit his backside exposed will definitely make him stronger. Okatani eventually gave in but Yukio Sakaguchi did the same and pinned him with the Gaydo Clutch while both their shorts were pulled down.
The second match was briefly paused so Antonio Honda and Keigo Nakamura could both get their skin checked by the beauty product sponsor C’bon Corporation. Honda was judged to have cleaner skin and that caused great damage to Nakamura. Honda ended up winning with a skin smooth Diving Fist Drop.
DDT “DDT TV SHOW! #12”, 14/11/2020
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1. Makoto Oishi defeated Hideki Okatani with the Fujiyama Knee Lock (5:20).
2. Playfulness Series Act 2: Danshoku Dieno defeated Gorgeous Matsuno with a Crucifix Pin (6:49).
3. Tetsuya Endo & Daisuke Sasaki defeated Antonio Honda & Keigo Nakamura when Sasaki pinned Nakamura with a School Boy (10:34).
4. DDT Sauna Club Stepping Together!: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Yuki Ueno defeated HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi, Chris Brookes & Yukio Naya when Ueno pinned Naya with the BME (14:07).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Shota defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai (c) when Shota pinned Akai with the Gannosuke Clutch (14:36).
*Eruption fails in V4. Young Communication Generation becomes the 42nd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions!
What a shocker, Eruption loses the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles to Young Communication Generation! The collective of Akito, Kazuki Hirata & Shota pulled off a gigantic upset in the main event. But it wasn’t from Hirata sneaking the pin on Yukio Sakaguchi like before. Instead Eruption looked like they had the match in the bag. Kazusada Higuchi was handling things until Akito pulled him out of the ring. Shota lured Saki Akai into throwing a strike then caught her hand and used the Gannosuke Clutch for the title change! Shota told the others he is glad he stepped into the ring at “ULTIMATE PARTY 2020” to make the challenge. Akito congratulated Shota for finally winning a DDT championship bringing up a talk they had after a match together years ago. Back then Shota told Akito he wanted to win all the prizes in DDT. He was surprised Akito remembered that. Hirata was still scared of how Sakaguchi would react to the result but still spoke on the microphone. His failed title shot at Korakuen Hall wasn’t the happy ending he wanted. But today the sequel gave him that happy ending! Even though the three of them are all in their thirties now, they want to reestablish the Young Communication brand of shows! Only 30 people attended their original shows but they think they can do 10 times that now.
The entire DDT Sauna Club got what they wanted, an 8-Man Tag for all of them to team together. They isolated Yukio Naya when Yuki Ueno caught him with a Dropkick. Konosuke Takeshita & MAO gave him a Double Brainbuster, Shunma Katsumata followed with the Stuka Splash and Yuki Ueno finished him with the BME. All of them interviewed each other to celebrate and credited the use of saunas for being at their highest level today. Backstage Takeshita, MAO & Ueno took a commemorative photo together. They then left when Katsumata joined in the pose.
Daisuke Sasaki had Keigo Nakamura beaten with the Cross Facelock when Antonio Honda entered the ring. He was meant to break the hold but he tripped on the ropes and hurt his knee. Still, Honda wanted to tell his Gongitsune story afterward and that made Sasaki drop his guard. Nakamura of all people got angry at Honda for interrupting his serious fight with Sasaki. He then asked to join DAMNATION so they could all gang up on Honda! There was a 3 on 1 beatdown until Honda hit them all with Gongitsune Eye Pokes. When Nakamura saw that Tetsuya Endo was weakened, he ended his alliance with DAMNATION and joined Honda again. They both went for Gongitsune Nipple Grabs but Sasaki ducked and they grabbed each other by mistake. Endo used a Swan Dive move on both of them to hurt their nipples even more and Sasaki pinned Nakamura with a School Boy.
It took Gorgeous Matsuno four tries at doing the Gorgeous Superstar Elbow. When he finally did the move correctly, Danshoku Dieno easily rolled him into a Crucifix Pin for the three count. After the match Matsuno said it doesn’t matter if he breaks his arms or legs, he has a reason to want the O-40 Title back. He then announced he will have a show in Fukushima celebrating his 60th birtday on 18th April. He needs to be the O-40 Champion again to make that show a success!
In the meeting between two Junretsu members, Makoto Oishi defeated Hideki Okatani. They praised each other for a good match afterward.