Burlesque Tokyo Match, HARASHIMA And Naya Fight Over No. 1 Contendership, Arai Vs Kong

January 31, 2023

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT WINTER ~OSAKA PERFORMANCE~”, 04/02/2022
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

1. Suzume Vs Wakana Uehara
2. Kaya Toribami Vs HIMAWARI
3. Mizuki Vs Raku
4. Yuki Kamifuku, Mahiro Kiryu & Haruna Neko Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa
5. Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Yuki Aino & Pom Harajuku
6. Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh & Moka Miyamoto Vs Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Arisu Endo

One week before the Max Heart Tournament final takes place, 121000000 and Kyoraku Kyomei will give us a preview of what to expect when they all take part in a 6-Woman Tag.

Mizuki has been quietly running through the entire Tokyo Joshi Pro undercard in singles matches lately. Next is Raku’s turn to try and stop her momentum.

Yoshiko Hasegawa is popping up in Tokyo Joshi Pro again.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 3RD “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 11/02/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Final: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao

And here is the big finale to the tournament. Can Miyu Yamashita finally break her tournament curse? Will Maki Itoh add the Max Heart Tournament with the Tokyo Princess Cup in her trophy case? Or will Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao prove that nothing beats the combination of kaiju and superhero!

DDT “DDT YOKOHAMA UNLIMITED VOL. 1”, 11/02/2023
Osaka Azalea Taisho Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Yuya Koroku (0) Vs Ilusion (0)
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Keigo Nakamura (2) Vs Toi Kojima (0)
3. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Yuki Ishida (0) Vs Takeshi Masada (0)
4. Special Tag Match: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi Vs HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya

The KO-D Openweight Title scene has been shaken up in the aftermath of this past weekend. Yuji Hino is now the champion and has two wrestlers fighting over who should face him for the title at “JUDGEMENT 2023”. Before that gets settled those two potential challengers have to team up against Hino & Makoto Oishi.

DDT “ROJO PRO WRESTLING IN BURLESQUE TOKYO ~KO-D TAG TEAM BATTLE ON THE STREET! SHUNMAO VS BONNO DAI SHACHO!~”, 23/02/2023
Burlesque Tokyo

1. KO-D Tag Team Titles – Falls Count Anywhere Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe

It’s like something out of Sega’s Yakuza series. The KO-D Tag Team Titles are being put on the line in a Falls Count Anywhere match because two teams of crazy wrestlers. Where is it taking place? At the glitzy and glamoruous Burlesque Tokyo club in Roppongi! The idea from Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe brings back memories of Takagi’s adventures with Munenori Sawa when they were the champions. ShunMao are up for the challenge.

GANBARE☆PRO “ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD 2023”, 25/02/2023
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Mizuki Watase (c) Vs Shinichiro Tominaga

Mizuki Watase is aiming to defend the Spirit Of Ganbare Title twice in February. His next title defence is against Towa Iwasaki in BURST on the 19th. Should he win that match then his singles bout against Shinichiro Tominaga on the 25th will also have the title on the line. Even if Watase loses the title to Iwasaki, he will be facing Tominaga on the 25th no matter what.

DDT “INTO THE FIGHT 2023”, 26/02/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada (c) Vs Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs X & X
4. KO-D Openweight Title Next Challenger Decision Match: HARASHIMA Vs Yukio Naya

The No. 1 Contender for the KO-D Title will either be HARASHIMA or Yukio Naya. HARASHIMA wants to be the one who challenges for the championship in the main event of DDT’s 26th Anniversary show. Naya has become a stronger wrestler thanks to Hino so it will mean so much to him if he can beat Hino for the KO-D Title.

Whoever leaves Roppongi as the KO-D Tag Champions will have to defend the belts at this show three days later.

Three wrestlers who have very little in common are joining up to challenge BURNING for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles. The one thread that connects Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine is they all do regular radio appearances outside of wrestling. Sasadango convinced DDT to give the three of them a title shot because they can all promote it on the radio in the lead up to the show.

DDT “HANAMI PRO WRESTLING 2023”, 12/03/2023
Saitama Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park Outdoor Stage

1. Yuki “Sexy” Iino Produce Match: X Vs X
2. Kazuki Hirata Produce Match: X Vs X
3. Tetsuya Endo Produce Match: X Vs X

Some of the wrestlers will get to book their own matches at DDT’s outdoor show in Saitama next month.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “GRAND PRINCESS ’23”, 18/03/2023
Ariake Coliseum

1. Special Single Match: Aja Kong Vs Yuki Arai
2. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Mizuki

The second match announced for “GRAND PRINCESS ’23” is a real doozy. Yuki Arai gets a second shot against Aja Kong but this time she will be on her own. Their first match against each other was a tag match that took place five months into Arai’s wrestling career. It was so long ago in Arai’s mind that she will no rewatch the match because she is a different wrestler now. She thinks her head has gotten harder so she is not scared of being hit by Kong’s steel cans again.

DDT “JUDGEMENT 2023 ~LONGEST 5 HOUR SPECIAL IN KORAKUEN HISTORY~”, 21/03/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. International Special Single Match: Samuray Del Sol Vs Yuki Ueno
2. DDT 26th Anniversary Special Single Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
3. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs Winner Of 26/02 Match

There is no DDT Universal Title involved anymore but the Samuray Del Sol Vs Yuki Ueno match is going ahead.


BASARA “BASARA 207 ~TAKAGARI 14~” Results

December 17, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 207 ~TAKAGARI 14~”, 17/12/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Daiki Shimomura defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Swanton Bomb (8:41).
2. Count 8 Rules: Takato Nakano defeated Masato Kamino with a Cradle (9:04).
3. Kazato, Can You Show Us The Image In Your Head For Once? 1 Vs 4 Handicap Match: Daichi Kazato defeated Isami Kodaka, FUMA, KUBITO & Tsutomu Oosugi when Kazato pinned Kodaka with a School Boy (9:32).
4. Yuko Miyamoto defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the I.W.C. (12:21).
5. Forbidden Religious War In Takashimadaira: Christmas ★ Hiroshi, Thomas Sagawa & Judas Urano Vs Fuminori Abe, Takumi Tsukamoto & Banana Senga ended in a Double Knockout when Hiroshi and Abe knocked each other out (15:54).
6. Decide Who Will Be Fuminori Abe II! All BASARA Participation Overkill Battle Royal!: Fuminori Abe defeated Isami Kodaka, Takumi Tsukamoto, FUMA, KUBITO, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato, SAGAT, Ryota Nakatsu, Daiki Shimomura, Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino & Lil’ Kraken (0:02).
*Fuminori Abe wins the right to become Fuminori Abe II.
6a. Rematch: Fuminori Abe defeated Isami Kodaka, Takumi Tsukamoto, FUMA, KUBITO, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato, SAGAT, Ryota Nakatsu, Daiki Shimomura, Takato Nakano, Masato Kamino & Lil’ Kraken (0:11).
*Fuminori Abe wins the right to become Fuminori Abe II.
6b. Re-rematch: Fuminori Abe defeated Isami Kodaka with the Manjigatame (6:15).
*Fuminori Abe wins the right to become Fuminori Abe II.

The final BASARA show of 2022 was produced by Fuminori Abe because it was his last show under contract with the company before he goes freelance next year. The main event was a Battle Royal to grant the winner naming rights for Fuminori Abe II. The match had to be restarted several times because everybody kept immediately knocking each other out of the ring, leaving Abe on his own as the supposed winner. Even when the Battle Royal had a proper finish it was still Abe who won it. So he now gets to be his own successor.

Another one of his ideas was a match that pitted Christmas-gun against Buddhist-gun in a religious battle. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, SAGAT & Yasu Urano represented the spirit of Christmas while Abe led Takumi Tsukamoto & Banana Senga into a fight with peaceful intentions. At one point Hiroshi sang Christmas songs to psychologically damage Abe. IT stopped when Abe figured out chanting Buddhist prayers had the same effect on Hiroshi. The two eventually knocked each other out ending the match in a draw. Not that the result matters. BASARA made sure to tell everyone afterwards the match was fictional, just in case anyone found it sacrilegious.


Hatsuyume Matches, New Debuts For Ittenyon

December 16, 2022

DDT “ROAD TO NEVER MIND 2022 IN KUMAMOTO”, 17/12/2022
Kumamoto City Information Distribution Center

1. 3 Way Match: Saki Akai Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Shunma Katsumata
2. Special Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & Kazuma Sumi (w/ Yoshihiko)
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Yusuke Okada Vs Toru Owashi & Takeshi Masada
4. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs HARASHIMA & Hideki Okatani
5. The 37KAMIINA Vs BURNING!: Yuki Ueno, MAO & Toi Kojima Vs Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku
6. Kumamoto Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Chris Brookes & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi

Tomorrow’s show is headlined by Harimao & Chris Brookes taking on Ω.

BASARA “BASARA 207 ~TAKAGARI 14~”, 17/12/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Yuko Miyamoto

The complete card for tomorrow’s BASARA show will not be revealed until it begins. The only match advertised going into it is Ryota Nakatsu versus guest wrestler Yuko Miyamoto. The usual roster of regulars will be there too.

DDT “ROAD TO NEVER MIND 2022 IN FUKUOKA”, 18/12/2022
Pivole Fukuoka

1. Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Saki Akai & Toi Kojima
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & MAO
3. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi
4. Fukuoka Specialty Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi Vs Toru Owashi, Azul Dragon & Hideki Okatani
5. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada
6. Harimao Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata

Harimao and The 37KAMIINA clash again so Kazusada Higuchi and Yuki Ueno get more ring time together.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “SE-NO, MERRY CHRISTMAS! 2022”, 24/12/2022
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. Haruna Neko Vs Kaya Toribami
2. Pom Harajuku Vs Arisu Endo
3. Rika Tatsumi Vs Mahiro Kiryu
4. Hikari Noa Vs Yuki Aino
5. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Nao Kakuta
6. 3 Way Match: Miu Watanabe Vs Raku Vs Juria Nagano
7. TJPW Year End Special 8-Man Tag Match: Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Shoko Nakajima & Suzume Vs Miyu Yamashita, Maki Itoh, Hyper Misao & Moka Miyamoto

Every match but the main event was put together by a fan lottery during yesterday’s show. The singles matches all have 10 minute time limits. I’m surprised it took random chance for Haruna Neko Vs Kaya Toribami to finally happen. Cat Vs Bird is so obvious! One of them might actually win too.

DDT “HATSUYUME 2023”, 03/01/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. DDT Universal Title Next Challenger Decision Battle: Naruki Doi Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi Vs MAO & Shunma Katsumata

Either CDK or ShunMao will become the next KO-D Tag Team Champions. CDK can start the new year adding another championship to their growing collection of tag team achievements. Masahiro Takanashi also wants the win to kick off his goal of regularly appearing on DDT shows for the entirety of 2023. MAO & Shunma Katsumata have plenty of history with their opponents in plenty of ways. Beating them to take the vacant Tag Titles will make up for all of the times they lost to them.

Daisuke Sasaki has so many grudges and conflicts going on I’m starting to lose track. He has a tag match against El Desperado coming up next week then in January he has a first time singles match against Naruki Doi. The winner gets a DDT Universal Title shot later that month. Sasaki is fed up with Dragongate wrestlers coming over to DDT to the point where he can’t tell them apart anymore (he first thought Doi was Masato Yoshino). He will be even more annoyed if a DG wrestler ends up beating Ueno for the Universal Title before he can. Doi believes he deserves this opportunity because of how much success he already gained during his brief time in DDT.

Cara Noir will be on the show.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO JOSHI PRO ’23”, 04/01/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. HIMAWARI Debut Match: HIMAWARI Vs X
2. Wakana Uehara Debut Match: Wakana Uehara Vs X
3. International Princess Title: Miu Watanabe (c) Vs Trish Adora
4. Princess Tag Team Titles: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai (c) Vs Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer
5. Princess Of Princess Title: Yuka Sakazaki (c) Vs Miyu Yamashita

Two new women will make their pro wrestling debuts at the Ittenyon show, even though they already wrestled matches already. Wakana Uehara had a match in October for the Yume Pro Wrestling -dream on the ring- project and liked it so much she decided to move ahead with starting a wrestling career. She is from Kanagawa and was born on 13th May, 1996. She is 163cm tall. Her atheltic history includes cheerleading, swimming, kickboxing, dance and ballet.

HIMAWARI became a Tokyo Joshi Pro trainee in November. She previously performed with Actwres girl’Z, wrestling two matches for them in August before suddenly leaving the group at the end of October. She is from Tokyo and was born on 18th December, 1997. She is 155cm tall.

DDT “SWEET DREAMS! 2023 TOUR IN SHINJUKU ~FIRE!~”, 13/01/2023
Shinjuku FACE

1. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Winner Of 3/1 Decision Match

Ueno’s next defence of the Universal Title will either be against his old enemy Sasaki or a fresh new opponent in Doi.


BASARA “BASARA 202 ~TAKAGARI 13~” Results

October 22, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 202 ~TAKAGARI 13~”, 22/10/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT defeated Minoru Fujita & Daiki Shimomura when SAGAT pinned Shimomura after the Big Mac (10:28).
2. Takumi Tsukamoto & Lil’ Kraken defeated Best Stretchman V3 & Stretchman Man when Kraken pinned V3 with the Hokuto Atomic Bomb (9:41).
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: FUMA defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi with a Cross Foot Lock (11:59).
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Masato Kamino defeated Takato Nakano with the Lariat (11:34).
5. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Fuminori Abe defeated Tsutomu Oosugi with a Cradle (12:17).
6. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Yasu Urano defeated Isami Kodaka with the Cross Arm TFPB (14:05).

The Chouten ~Itadaki~ final rounds on 8th November will be FUMA Vs Fuminori Abe and Masato Kamino Vs Yasu Urano. The two winners will face off in the grand final on the same day.


Training At The Sakaguchi Dojo, Eruption’s Thoughts On KO-D Title Match

October 20, 2022

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT AUTUMN ~ARISU ENDO LOCAL TRIUMPH~”, 21/10/2022
Fukushima Aizuwakamatsu City Culture Center

1. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Yuki Kamifuku Vs Haruna Neko
2. Yuki Aino Vs Kaya Toribami
3. Maki Itoh & Mahiro Kiryu Vs Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta
4. Rika Tatsumi Vs Raku
5. Miu Watanabe & Pom Harajuku Vs Shoko Nakajima & Moka Miyamoto
6. Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo

Tomorrow’s show is sold out.

BASARA “BASARA 202 ~TAKAGARI 13~”, 22/10/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT Vs Minoru Fujita & Daiki Shimomura
2. Takumi Tsukamoto & Lil’ Kraken Vs Best Stretchman V3 & Stretchman Man
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: FUMA Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Masato Kamino Vs Takato Nakano
5. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Fuminori Abe
6. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Yasu Urano

Oh no. Oh no! Who let the Best Stretchmen back into BASARA?!? But they never really left, did they?

GANBARE☆PRO “PUNCH DRUNK LOVE 2022”, 22/10/2022
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. GanPro Oji Specialty Secret Captain’s Fall 8-Man Tag Match: Soma Takao, Yuna Manase, Moeka Haruhi & YuuRI Vs Shinichiro Tominaga, HARUKAZE, Yuna Mizumori & Yoshiko Hasegawa
2. Just Before 11.3! Special Tag Match: Hartley Jackson & Seiya Morohashi Vs Shuichiro Katsumura & Kouki Iwasaki
3. GanPro Specialty Three Great Singles Match: Yumehito Imanari Vs Yuki Kanzaki
4. GanPro Specialty Three Great Singles Match: Mizuki Watase Vs Tyson Maeguchi
5. GanPro Specialty Three Great Singles Match ~Ken Ohka Debut 21st Anniversary Match~: Ken Ohka Vs Keisuke Ishii

Over the top rope eliminations will count in the Secret Captain’s Fall Tag match.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2022”, 23/10/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – Pheromones Vs Takagi-gun Complete Showdown FINAL ~ Dissolution Contra 1 Day President! 2 Vs 5 Handicap Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Makoto Oishi, Antonio Honda & Akito
1. Kazuma Sumi Debut Match: Kazuki Hirata Vs Kazuma Sumi
2. Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
3. Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada Vs Soma Takao & Hikaru Machida
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuki Ishida
5. Road To D-Ou GP Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Chris Brookes Vs Tetsuya Endo, MAO & Yukio Naya
6. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

Yukio Sakaguchi has spent the last day training with Kosei Kubota at the Sakaguchi Dojo in Yokohama. Other preparations for the KO-D Openweight Title match are sparring with open-finger gloves and weight training. Sakaguchi thinks Kazusada Higuchi has a perfect score of 10 when it comes to power, speed, technique and toughness. But his weakness is heart. That is what Sakaguchi thinks will help him win the match and become champion. He also criticizes the age limit that was added to this year’s D-Ou Grand Prix. The tournament is supposed to determine the strongest wrestler in DDT but cutting off entries older than forty years old means the tournament will only determine the strongest wrestler under forty. If Sakaguchi becomes the new champion he will be waiting for the D-Ou winner to meet him in the ring. He also encourages the other wrestlers in his age group to not give up and show their pride. As for his demand for Harimao to be join forces with Eruption and be absorbed into the unit, he sees the idea as a way for himself and Higuchi to start over after their match ends. It is up to Higuchi to show confidence and prove that Harimao can get things done by themselves.

DDT held a short interview with Saki Akai on their website asking her about the Higuchi Vs Sakaguchi match. She called Higuchi a kind, sensitive, strong, and reliable fighter but was always one step away from becoming the champion. So they had many frustrating experiences together in Eruption. She understands Sakaguchi’s feelings on the matter and can’t imagine how both men will feel when they step into the ring on the day of the match. She thinks Higuchi has the power and momentum but Sakaguchi knows his weaknesses and when to attack them. She’s also aware that Sakaguchi becomes an even more fearful fighter when his limits get removed. The scary thing is we don’t even know how fearsome he can become once that happens.

“MASAHIRO TAKANASHI INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE – BOKUTACHI 4 HANJUKU 4 I LOVE YOU! 2022”, 22/11/2022
Shinjuku FACE

1. Mixed Gauntlet Tag Match: Ram Kaichow & Yuko Miyamoto Vs X & X
2. Mei Suruga Vs MAO
3. Daisuke Sekimoto Vs Masahiro Takanashi

A Mixed Tag Team Gauntlet is being added to Masahiro Takanashi’s show. The first team to throw their hats into the ring are being sent over by 666. It’s the team of Ram Kaichow & Yuko Miyamoto!


Higuchi’s Injured Hand, Dream On The Ring Last Mission

October 11, 2022

DDT “GET ALIVE 2022”, 12/10/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. 4 Way Tag Match: Minoru Fujita & MJ Paul Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Yukio Naya & Hideki Okatani
2. Get Alive 4 Major Single Match!: Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata
3. Get Alive 4 Major Single Match! Yuki Ishida 1st Anniversary Match ~ Playfulness Series Act 4: Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Yuki Ishida
4. Get Alive 4 Major Single Match!: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Takeshi Masada
5. Makoto Oishi 20th Anniversary Match ~ Men’s Club Vs The 37KAMIINA: Makoto Oishi, MEN’S Teioh & Shiori Asahi Vs Yuki Ueno, MAO & Shunma Katsumata
6. Get Alive 4 Major Single Match!: Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda Vs Toi Kojima
7. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuji Hino Vs HARASHIMA, Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi
8. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura (c) Vs Daisuke Sasaki & KANON

Kazusada Higuchi is going into tomorrow’s show with his injured hand in an even worse state thanks to Daisuke Sasaki hitting it with a chair in the hallway after yesterday’s show. Defending the KO-D Tag Team Titles with Naomi Yoshimura against Sasaki & KANON isn’t all Higuchi has to worry about. Shinya Aoki has promised to show up with the Right To Challenge NFT as well.

There will be an announcement of a tag team making their way to DDT for the first time for the 29th December show. Who the team is will be revealed tomorrow.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YUME PRO WRESTLING -DREAM ON THE RING-”, 14/10/2022
Shinjuku FACE

1. Last Mission: Risako Vs Rika Tatsumi
2. Last Mission: Himari Manaka Vs Miyu Yamashita
3. Last Mission: Wakana Uehara Vs Shoko Nakajima
4. 3 Way Match: Hyper Misao Vs Raku Vs Mahiro Kiryu
5. Mizuki & Pom Harajuku Vs Max The Impaler & Yuki Kamifuky
6. Miu Watanabe & Suzume Vs Yuki Aino & Moka Miyamoto
7. Yuka Sakazaki, Maki Itoh & Haruna Neko Vs Rhia O’Reilly, Hikari Noa & Arisu Endo

The time has come to decide who will be the winner of Yume Pro Wrestling -dream on the ring-. When all three exhibition matches are completed an audience vote will determine which one out of Risako, Wakana Uehara and Himari Manaka will go on to make her professional wrestling debut. The three idols already have ring gear made for the show and one of them even created their own entrance music. Uehara made a song called “Keep my heart burning” to be used as her theme.

Rhia O’Reilly isn’t done with Tokyo Joshi Pro yet. She is put into the mix with some of TJPW’s top players before she goes home.

What has Pom Harajuku done to keep getting put in the ring with Max The Impaler? It won’t help that Max is possibly angry over having to team with Yuki Kamifuku instead of Yuki Aino. That’s not the Yuki they like!

BASARA “BASARA 202 ~TAKAGARI 13~”, 22/10/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: FUMA Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Fuminori Abe
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Masato Kamino Vs Takato Nakano
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Yasu Urano

Onto the next round for the Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament. The rest of the matches in this competition will be held under normal rules.


Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2022

September 24, 2022

After a year’s absence the Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament is back for its 7th edition. For its entire existence I always called it the Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ as a direct translation but it’s more accurate to call it Chouten. I can be stubborn that way.

Isami Kodaka (7th Appearance, 2019 Winner)
Takumi Tsukamoto (7th Appearance)
FUMA (7th Appearance)
Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi (6th Appearance, 2016 Winner)
Daichi Kazato (6th Appearance)
SAGAT (7th Appearance)
Ryota Nakatsu (7th Appearance, 2018 & 2020 Winner)
Fuminori Abe (5th Appearance)
Daiki Shimomura (4th Appearance)
Takato Nakano (5th Appearance)
Masato Kamino (3rd Appearance)
Lil’ Kraken (1st Appearance)
Minoru Fujita (4th Appearance, 2021 Winner)
Yasu Urano (4th Appearance)
Tsutomu Oosugi (2nd Appearance)
Banana Senga (1st Appearance)

BASARA “BASARA 201 ~GLITTER~”, 11/10/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: FUMA Vs Daiki Shimomura
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Minoru Fujita Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Lil’ Kraken
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 A Block: Fuminori Abe Vs Daichi Kazato
5. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Masato Kamino
6. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Takato Nakano Vs SAGAT
7. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Banana Senga
8. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 1 B Block: Ryota Nakatsu Vs Yasu Urano

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BASARA “BASARA 202 ~TAKAGARI 13~”, 22/10/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Winner Of Match #1 Vs Winner Of Match #2
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 A Block: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #4
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Winner Of Match #5 Vs Winner Of Match #6
4. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Round 2 B Block: Winner Of Match #7 Vs Winner Of Match #8

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BASARA “BASARA 203 ~GLITTER~”, 08/11/2022
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – A Block Final: Winner Of Match #1 Vs Winner Of Match #2
2. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – B Block Final: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #4
3. Chouten ~Itadaki~ – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block


BASARA “BASARA 200 ~TAKAGARI 12~” Results

September 24, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 200 ~TAKAGARI 12~”, 24/09/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Antonio Honda when Urano submitted Honda with an old knee injury (12:53).
2. 3 Way Match: Ryota Nakatsu defeated SAGAT and Akiyori Takizawa when Nakatsu pinned SAGAT with a Back Roll Clutch Hold (10:35).
3. Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Jun Masaoka with the Running Zudon (9:52).
4. Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Isami Kodaka, Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita defeated Tsutomu Oosugi, Banana Senga & Kohei Kinoshita (16:40).
4a. Daiki Shimomura eliminated Banana Senga by Ring Out (5:45).
4b. Kohei Kinoshita eliminated Isami Kodaka by Ring Out (12:30).
4c. Daiki Shimomura eliminated Kohei Kinoshita by Ring Out (14:04).
4d. Tsutomu Oosugi eliminated Minoru Fujita by Ring Out (14:42).
4e. Daiki Shimomura eliminated Tsutomu Oosugi by Ring Out (16:40).
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) defeated FUMA & Daichi Kazato when Kamino pinned Kazato (14:36).
*V1 for Aijin Tag.

Lil’ Kraken was pulled off the show due to a fever. Kohei Kinoshita took his place in the Elimination 6-Man Tag Match.

The line up for the Chouten ~Itadaki~ 2022 tournament was revealed. This year’s tournament is a 16 wrestler playoff held on three shows. Round 1 takes place on 11th October, Round 2 on 22nd October and the Semi Finals and Final on 8th November.


Takeshita Heading Back To USA Next Month, El Unicorn Taking Time Off To Study

September 22, 2022

GANBARE☆PRO “TWIN PEAKS 2022”, 23/09/2022
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. GanPro Three Major Singles Match: Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Yuki Ishida
2. GanPro Specialty! Mixed 6-Man Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Yumehito Imanari, Yuna Manase & YuuRI
3. GanPro Three Major Singles Match: Soma Takao Vs Yuki Kanzaki
4. GanPro Three Major Singles Match: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Jun Masaoka
5. Twin Peaks 2022 Special Tag Match: Keisuke Ishii & Tyson Maeguchi Vs Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase

Here’s the match order for the first Ganbare☆Pro show of the day. They are a few ticket sales away from a sell out.

GANBARE☆PRO “ENEMY OF AMERICA 2022”, 23/09/2022
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Young Drama Generation Vs Reiwa Dramatic Generation: Keisuke Ishii Vs Toi Kojima
2. GanPro Three Major Tag Match: Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Miyuki Takase & Yoshiko Hasegawa
3. YuuRI GanPro 1st Anniversary Match: Yuna Manase Vs YuuRI
4. GanPro Three Major Tag Match: Shuichiro Katsumura & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Kouki Iwasaki & Yuki Kanzaki
5. GanPro Three Major Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase

And here’s the match order for the evening. This show is sold out.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN TOUR ’22”, 24/09/2022
Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Hikari Noa Vs Suzume Vs Moka Miyamoto
2. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Miu Watanabe & Arisu Endo
3. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Kaya Toribami
4. Nao Kakuta Vs Haruna Neko
5. Shoko Nakajima, Hyper Misao & Rika Tatsumi & Yuki Aino Vs Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki, Raku & Pom Harajuku

A contract signing with Shoko Nakajima and Yuka Sakazaki for the main event of “WRESTLE PRINCESS III” will be held during the show.

Both Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh are back from their American bookings. They are together as 121000000 for their first match back.

Mahiro Kiryu will miss the show due to a shoulder injury.

BASARA “BASARA 200 ~TAKAGARI 12~”, 24/09/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Antonio Honda Vs Fuminori Abe & Yasu Urano
2. 3 Way Match: Ryota Nakatsu Vs SAGAT Vs Akiyori Takizawa
3. Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Jun Masaoka
4. Elimination 6-Man Tag Match: Isami Kodaka, Daiki Shimomura & Minoru Fujita Vs Lil’ Kraken, Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs FUMA & Daichi Kazato

A big jump up the card for Lil’ Kraken. The “mystery” masked wrestler teams with Speed Of Sounds to take on Sento Minzoku in an Elimination Tag Match.

The three regular members of Sparky are going all against each other in a 3 Way Match.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2022”, 25/09/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Hideki Okatani & Toi Kojima Vs Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida
1. MAO, Asuka & Saki Akai Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda
2. Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere 3 Way Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs Yuki “Sexy” Iino (w/ Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno)
3. Special Tag Match: Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu Vs Akito & Yukio Naya
4. Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & KANON (w/ MJ Paul) Vs Naomi Yoshimura, Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi
5. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Takeshi Masada Vs Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Soma Takao
6. DDT Universal Title: Yuki Ueno (c) Vs Cara Noir
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita

A press conference was held earlier today featuring the participants of the two title matches. Konosuke Takeshita announced he is returning to America in October so his goal for Sunday is to win the KO-D Openweight Title and bring it with him to AEW. He does not believe Kazusada Higuchi’s claim that a new wind is blowing through DDT. Higuchi disagrees and thinks the KO-D Title has already taken a new form that will not change back if Takeshita wins it off him and takes it abroad. Win or lose, this is the match Higuchi has been looking for.

Nobody was able to get a word out of Cara Noir during the press conference. Even Yuki Ueno tried to make him speak by asking him questions in English but Noir stayed silent throughout. However his physical gestures made it clear he wants to beat Ueno and become the new DDT Universal Champion. Ueno hopes that if he can successfully defend the title it will open the door to him having a title defence in the United Kingdom. He also wants to defend the belt in Thailand to live up to a promise that Masahiro Takanashi made when he was the champion.

The full line-up of this year’s D-Ou Grand Prix tournament will be revealed during the show.

DDT “YUBUN PRESENTS DDT PRO WRESTLING IN IKEBUKURO FULL MOON FESTIVAL”, 01/10/2022
Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park Outdoor Theater Global Ring Theater

1. Yukio Naya Vs Yuya Koroku
2. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata
3. DDTeeeen!! Special Single Match: Ilusion Vs El Unicorn
4. Toru Owashi & Makoto Oishi Vs Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
5. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON Vs Yuji Hino & Takeshi Masada
6. Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada Vs HARASHIMA, MAO & Antonio Honda
7. Harimao Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima

El Unicorn will be taking time off from pro wrestling to prepare for his upcoming high school entrance exams. Before he leaves he will get one more singles match against his DDTeeeen!! rival Ilusion. El Unicorn said he is sad he won’t be able to wrestle for a while but he also understands this will be good for the future of his pro wrestling career.

GANBARE☆PRO “NERAWARETA GAKUEN 2022”, 02/10/2022
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall

1. Union Alumni Assocation In Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling: Ken Ohka Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Toyama & India Vs Ota Ward & Nakano All-Out Battle!: Shinichiro Tominaga & Baliyan Akki Vs Soma Takao & Mizuki Watase
3. England x Makai x GanJo! Special 6-Woman Tag Match: Nightshade, Moeka Haruhi & HARUKAZE Vs Ram Kaichow, YuuRI & Yoshiko Hasegawa
4. Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Title: Hartley Jackson (c) Vs Yuna Manase

We haven’t seen Baliyan Akki around Ganpro since April. He’s been doing well since then, just coming back from wrestling across America including a couple of AEW appearances.

Daichi Kazato from BASARA is coming over for a Union Pro reunion with Ken Okha. Both of them have changed a lot since they were last in the ring together.

Tyson Maeguchi and Yuki Kanzaki will also be on the show.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 9 ~NO CLOUDS OVER THE MOON~”, 10/10/2022
Osaka Higashinari Ward Community Center

1. The Man Called Supernova & The Man Who Was Once Called Supernova Vs The Men Who Were Never Called Supernova: Soma Takao & Takeshi Masada Vs Yusuke Okada & Yuki Ishida
2. A Song Of Geniuses! Special 4 Way Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Makoto Oishi Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Yoshihiko
3. DDT Dotonbori THE NEXT!: Toi Kojima & Harutoki Vs Hideki Okatani & Yuya Koroku
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~Smile Squash Vs DAMNATION T.A~: HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito Vs Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON
5. Special Tag Match Sterness Siege ~Men Of Ice Vs Men Of Melting Ice~: Jun Akiyama & Antonio Honda Vs Kuishinbo Kamen & Kikutaro
6. Special Single Match ~Road Of Former Champions~: Tetsuya Endo Vs Masahiro Takanashi
7. Special Tag Match ~Wrestling Master Jrs Vs The 37KAMIINA~: Daisuke Sasaki & HUB Vs Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata
8. Naniwa Earthquake! Super Special 6-Man Tag Match: Magnitude Kishiwada, Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Yukio Sakaguchi & Chris Brookes
9. Special Tag Match Osaka Monogatari ~ Destruction Demon King Vs The “It Was The Power Of Wrestling That Resolved The Worst Of Their Relationship To The Point Where They Didn’t Even See Eye To Eye. Their Belief Is That There Is Never A Normal Good Match And The Common Denominator Is An Unusual wrestling Head”z~: Kazusada Higuchi & Naomi Yoshimura Vs Shigehiro Irie & MAO

Harutoki is been wrestling for three years with Dotonbori Pro.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2022 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 1”, 15/10/2022
Hokkaido Sapporo ii-one Stadium

1. Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Shunma Katsumata & Manami Kanda
2. Special Single Match: Kouki Iwasaki Vs Hideki Okatani
3. Sapporo Specialty Special Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama Vs Noriyuki Yoshida & Yuya Koroku

Several guests have been booked for the show. On this very day one year ago Noriyuki Yoshida fought Jun Akiyama in an emotional match to celebrate his 15th wrestling anniversary. They meet again this time in a tag match with other members of BURNING. Also on the show are Kouki Iwasaki, Manami Kanda and Tomoya.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2022 TOUR IN SAPPORO – DAY 2”, 16/10/2022
Hokkaido Sapporo ii-one Stadium

1. HARASHIMA & Makoto Oishi Vs Tomoya & Takeshi Masada
2. Special Single Match: Saki Akai Vs Manami Kanda
3. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Chris Brookes Vs Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Noriyuki Yoshida

The next day will see Akiyama and Yoshida teaming together.

Kanda’s weekend in DDT is built around matches against Saki Akai.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2022”, 23/10/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku Vs Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuki Ishida
2. Special Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada Vs Soma Takao & Hikaru Machida
3. Pheromones Vs Takagi-gun Complete Settlement Battle FINAL: X Vs X

Kickboxer Hikaru Machida is coming back to DDT and HARASHIMA will be there waiting for him. The big matches are also piling up for the rookie Takeshi Masada. He’s getting some ring time with Soma Takao both as teammates and opponents in October.

Osamu Nishimura & Shinichiro Kawamatsu are sticking around in DDT. They have a battle alongside Yuki Ishida against BURNING coming up next month.


GANBARE☆PRO “SANGERIA 2022” Results

August 21, 2022

GANBARE☆PRO “SANGERIA 2022”, 21/08/2022
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
114 Fans

1. GanPro Specialty Special Mixed Tag Match: MAO & HARUKAZE defeated Onryo & YuuRI when HARUKAZE pinned YuuRI with the Flame Spear (11:27).
2. GanJo Special Tag Match: Yuna Manase & Moeka Haruhi defeated Nao Kakuta & Yoshiko Hasegawa when Manase submitted Hasegawa with a Crab Hold (10:34).
3. Australia Vs Toyama Full-Scale Battle: Hartley Jackson defeated Shinichiro Tominaga with the Jumping Piledriver (9:34).
4. Sangeria 2022 Special Single Match: Keisuke Ishii defeated Shota with the Kneel Kick (13:55).
5. GanPro Special 6-Man Tag Match: Ken Ohka, Shuichiro Katsumura & Soma Takao defeated Kouki Iwasaki, Mizuki Watase & Nobuihiro Shimatani when Ohka pinned Shimatani with the Flame Spear (18:55).

The show began with a contract signing for the Spirit Of Ganbare Title match on 3rd September. Yumehito Imanari signed the contract first after Hartley Jackson warned him the neck injury he is currently recovering from should not be taken lightly. When Jackson added his signature, the two of them exchanged words. Imanari said he’s been listening to “Lose Yourself” by Eminem everyday to find inspiration to beat his challenger. Jackson may have become a bad guy in order to get the title shot but if he pushes Imanari too far, Imanari’s bad side might show itself in the match too. The two of them then started arguing about beer and who is going to be celebrating their victory with drinks. Jackson then warned Imanari about Shinichiro Tominaga, telling him in action movies the hero’s best friend usually dies first.

Jackson went on to beat Tominaga later in the show while Imanari was standing in his friend’s corner. Jackson reminded Imanari after the match that sometimes you have to become the bad guy to get what you want. Jackson would have liked to be a well behaved foreign wrestler in Japan but screw that! Now he just wants to win the Spirit Of Ganbare Title and drink all of Imanari’s beer! Imanari admits that this match will be nothing like his title defence against Shigehiro Irie. He can sense a weakness in Jackson, perhaps he is self-conscious that he isn’t on the level of Stan Hansen or Brusier Brody.

Shota’s final match in Ganbare☆Pro before his American excursion will happen on 27th August. He’s been spending his time polishing up his abilities here in Ganpro as well as in other indie promotions. He now feels confident he is ready to go on his excursion and show everyone he will take multiple steps forward as a pro wrestler.