DDT “DNA 16”, 11/05/2016 Kitazawa Town Hall 225 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Tatsumi Tsukamoto defeated Rekka with a Grounded Manjigatame (8:27).
2. Makoto Oishi defeated Rainbow Kawamura with the Miracle Ecstasy (8:04).
3. KENSO defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Diving Elbow Drop (10:56).
4. Jiro Kuroshio defeated Mizuki Watase with an Arm Lock (10:32).
5. Team Drift Goodbye Series: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Guanchulo & Nobuhiro Shimatani when Ishii submitted Shimatani with a Half Crab Hold (14:22).
6. Kota Umeda defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Umeda Driver I (16:55).
He was gone for a month but Kota Umeda came back wanting to fight and live the pro wrestling life. Umeda was absent because he wanted to protect his relatives in Kumamoto after last month’s earthquake. In the main event against Shunma Katsumata he had to deal with his ring rust quickly because his opponent wasn’t going to take it easy on him. The match quickly went outside where Umeda missed Katsumata and kicked the ring post instead. Back inside Umeda avoided the Nebula Storm, hit a High Kick and pinned Katsumata with the Umeda Driver I. Umeda shook hands with Katsumata afterwards. Umeda said there isn’t enough wrestlers in DNA and that the place is more interesting with himself on top.
A nervous Nobuhiro Shimatani had to take Mao Inoue’s spot in the match against Team Drift after Inoue got injured. Keisuke Ishii bent him backwards with a nasty looking Half Crab Hold to win the match. Shimatani admitted he was scared from the pressure. Kazusada Higuchi was frustrated from losing to Drift again but was also encouraged by Umeda and Katsumata’s performance in the main event.
Kouki Iwasaki tried to stand up for DNA against KENSO but was handily defeated by the veteran. KENSO was left standing in the ring disappointed. Was this the best DNA had to offer? He challenged anyone from DNA to prove him wrong. Rainbow Kawamura answered the call. He’s never wrestled in America or Mexico but he’s been to Shinjuku and got the stuff to beat KENSO! Their match takes place on 9th June.
Daiki Shimomura will return to action on the 9th June show. The rookie was injured in his debut match back in March.
DDT “DNA 15”, 01/04/2016 Kitasenju Theatre 1010 123 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House
1. Daichi Kazato defeated Nobuhiro Shimatani with the Sister Abigail (7:59).
2. Rekka defeated Guanchulo with a Cross Armbreaker (6:57).
3. Antonio Honda defeated Rainbow Kawamura with the Diving Fist Drop (11:55).
4. Shunma Katsumata defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Nebula Storm (8:28).
5. Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao defeated Kota Umeda & Mizuki Watase when Ishii pinned Watase with the Kneel Kick (15:24).
6. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Mao Inoue with the Goten (11:59).
A daunting challenge lay ahead for Mao Inoue. A few weeks back in the ring and he is already going head to head with the top guy in DNA. He hit big moves to take the big man down including the Alien Plancha and a 450 Splash. But Kazusada Higuchi spent the match targeting Inoue’s abdomen making Inoue’s high impact moves damage himself more than usual. Higuchi blocked Inoue’s Screw Kick and put him away with a Lariat followed by the Goten. Higuchi congratulated Inoue on his return and he was looking forward to teaming with him in Saitama the next day.
Kota Umeda kicked Shunma Katsumata aside while he was checking on Mizuki Watase after Match #5. Umeda and Katsumata started brawling and had to be separated.
Two-thirds of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions went at it in Match #4. Katsumata got the win over Kouki Iwasaki but there were no hard feelings over the result. Katsumata told Iwasaki he can depend on him and along with Higuchi they can rampage over DDT and liven up DNA together.
Taiwanese wrestler Rekka introduced himself as the newest member of DNA at the beginning of the show. His DNA debut ended in victory over Guanchulo. When asked backstage who he would like to face he said Higuchi. Rekka wants to fight the most powerful wrestlers he can.
DDT “DNA 11”, 11/11/2015 Kitazawa Town Hall 234 Fans – No Vacancy
1. My Beloved Brother!! This Is The Fist Of The Brother With The Different Aim!!: Tigger Bedscene defeated Dai Suzuki with a Northern Lights Suplex (8:43).
2. Daichi Kazato defeated Kouki Iwasaki with the Sister Abigail (10:18).
3. Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi defeated Kota Umeda & Mizuki Watase when Oishi pinned Watase after the Cactus Flower (11:59).
4. Shunma Katsumata defeated Suguru Miyatake with the Kasadora (12:32).
5. Ryota Nakatsu defeated Mao Inoue with the Cross Armbreaker (13:45).
6. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Daisuke Sasaki with the Goten (21:38).
Kazusada Higuchi’s impressive year continues with a singles victory over Daisuke Sasaki. Higuchi left his mark early when he caught Sasaki’s Tope and then Power Bombed him onto the ring apron. Higuchi also kicked out of the Sasaki Hurricanrana and avoided the move Sasaki previously beat him with, La Mistica Cross Face Lock. He locked in an Iron Claw and from there gave Sasaki the Goten to win the match. Sasaki told Higuchi he is pretty strong and powerful for someone who has just been in pro wrestling for one year. He told Higuchi not to quit because he is talented. After Sasaki left Higuchi thanked the fans for coming. He established that DNA will not lose to the senior wrestlers and he will continue to prove how much of a strong man he is.
Ryota Nakatsu called out Isami Kodaka after Match #5 with a request to join Pro Wrestling BASARA. Nakatsu said Isami is the senior wrestler who has treated him with the most respect and lately he had fun teaming with him in Union and Tavern Wrestling. After spending a year in DNA Nakatsu now wants to step up and BASARA is the perfect place to do that. Isami accepted but also offered a singles match between the two next month. The match will be Nakatsu’s final appearance as a DNA wrestler.
The match between Shunma Katsumata and Suguru Miyatake was a bit more heated than expected. Katsumata thinks Miyatake is jealous of him. Miyatake admitted in a backstage interview that he hates Katsumata from the bottom of his heart because he reminds him of someone from college who was better than him at everything. Miyatake then had somewhat of an emotional breakdown as bad memories came flooding back.
DDT “DNA 5”, 01/05/2015 Kitazawa Town Hall 204 Fans – No Vacancy
1. Masaya Takahashi defeated Kota Umeda with a Shoulder Lock (8:33).
2. Kouki Iwasaki defeated Dai Suzuki with a Double Arm Suplex (7:02).
3. Yuji Hino defeated Suguru Miyatake with a Lariat (8:38).
4. Atsushi Aoki defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the Reverse Cross Armbreaker (13:48).
5. Shiori Asahi defeated Shunma Katsumata with the Himawari Bomb (20:27).
Kazusada Higuchi was pulled from the show after suffering a knee injury at “MAX BUMP 2015”. He promises to be the KO-D Openweight Champion when he returns to DNA. Tomoya Kawamura was also there to announce he suffered a broken bone in his shoulder and just had surgery. He will be out for six months but on the bright side he now gets to spend his time watching movies.
Shiori Asahi replaced Higuchi in the main event. His lesson for Shunma Katsumata is that opportunities to wrestle can happen at any time. Opponents can change at the last minute or their identity can be a mystery until they step into the ring. It is necessary for a professional wrestler to get that kind of experience. Katsumata admitted he was only prepared to wrestle Higuchi but he was happy to go against Asahi. He swears to train more and more so he can reach the top of DNA.
Suguru Miyatake hated taking chops from Yuji Hino but felt he grew stronger thanks to that match. He is now going to eat more meat every day as part of his training.
Matches confirmed for “DNA 6” on 4th June are Shunma Katsumata Vs Tsutomu Oosugi, Suguru Miyatake Vs Yuji Okabayashi and Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kota Umeda.
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