26th Anniversary Show Tomorrow, LA Title Matches, New Explosion Death Match Championship?

March 20, 2023

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

0. Ilusion & El Unicorn DDTeeeen!! Graduation Match: Ilusion & Munetatsu Nakamura Vs El Unicorn & Raimu Imai
1. Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida Vs Toi Kojima & Kazuma Sumi
2. Kazuki Hirata Debut 13th Anniversary Match: Kazuki Hirata & Yoshihiko Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
3. O-40 Title – 3 Way Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Shinichiro Kawamatsu
4. Pheromones Vs Pheromones Subjugation Army All Out Battle: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda Vs Akito, Toru Owashi, Hiroshi Yamato & Yusuke Okada
5. Special Tag Match: Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda Vs Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer
6. Saki Akai Debut 10th Anniversary Match Vol 1.: Masahiro Takanashi Vs Saki Akai
7. HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani
8. Special Single Match: Hikaru Machida Vs Takeshi Masada
9. Special 6-Man Tag Match ~ CHARISMA RETURNS!: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Chris Brookes, Drew Parker & Hagane Shinno
10. DDT Extreme Title – Regular Pro Wrestling Rules: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs Kotaro Suzuki
11. DDT 26th Anniversary Special Single Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Konosuke Takeshita
12. International Special Single Match: Samuray Del Sol Vs Yuki Ueno
13. DDT Universal Title: Naruki Doi (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo
14. KO-D Tag Team Titles – Falls Count Anywhere Match: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu
15. KO-D Openweight Title: Yuji Hino (c) Vs Yukio Naya

A press conference was held in Shinjuku today for some of the matches on the show. Yuki Ueno said he feels honored that an international superstar has come to Japan wanting to fight him. Samuray Del Sol said the one place he has not conquered is Japan. He first learned of DDT by seeing footage of El Generico wrestling Kota Ibushi there. He’s been watching and studying Ueno’s matches so is excited to be wrestling the best.

Konosuke Takeshita reminded everyone that he’s been with DDT for over ten years and the only person he hasn’t wrestled one on one is his boss Sanshiro Takagi. They have no choice but to finally do this match now. He has gratitude for Takagi and sees this as a match between a parent and their child. Takagi’s been a great father figure but the time has come to surpass him. Takagi said he wants to be in the best shape he can for the match. Some injuries have gotten in his way but he isn’t letting that be any excuse. He won’t let Takeshita move past him so easily and will do his best to crush him! Takeshita also said his experience in AEW has given him a hunger he couldn’t get in Japan because spots on their shows are so limited.

The “Super Powerhouse Tag Team” made themselves known while Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda were being interviewed. The two men thought they were going to get Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima until they worked out that TenKoji’s schedule wouldn’t make it possible. Instead they are getting The Wasteland War Party! Both Sasadango & Honda were terrified by the appearance of Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer. The War Party left them laying on the floor with Headbutts. When Honda regained consciousness he began to cry. He thought he was getting a dream match but instead it’s going to be a nightmare!

Away from the press conference in a separate interview, Saki Akai talked about her upcoming match against Masahiro Takanashi. They had one previous singles match together in the 1st Round of the King Of DDT 2018. Takanashi won that match but for the rematch Akai warns there is a part of her that he does not know about. If she can tap into it tomorrow she can find a way to beat him. Then when that match is done Akai wants to focus on Eruption winning the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles in order to push Hideki Okatani up to the next level. She has other plans to celebrate her 10 year anniversary later in the year. Yukio Sakaguchi taught her how to fight in the ring so she would like to face him in a match. She hopes Yoshiko will come back from her break some day for another match. Danshoku Dieno is another past opponent she wants to do a big match with again. She also suggested Takumi Iroha, Rina Yamashita and Sumire Natsu as potential future opponents for her in a DDT ring.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE TOUR IN SPRING ’23”, 22/03/2023
Shinjuku FACE

1. Suzume Vs Shino Suzuki
2. Shoko Nakajima, Wakana Uehara & HIMAWARI Vs Arisu Endo, Haru Kazashiro & Runa Okubo
3. Hyper Misao & Pom Harajuku Vs Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer
4. Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Raku Vs Yuya Koroku, Mahiro Kiryu & Toga
5. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh Vs Moka Miyamoto & Kaya Toribami
6. Mizuki, Yuka Sakazaki & Haruna Neko Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Yuki Aino

We have come out of “GRAND PRINCESS ’23” with brand new champions holding all of the titles in Tokyo Joshi Pro. We also have some wrestlers refreshing their looks while the new generation of debuts have landed and taken their first steps. Where we go from here is towards Los Angeles.

It wouldn’t be right if The Wasteland War Party went home without getting a chance to say goodbye to Pom Harajuku. I’m sure she appreciates it.

Shino Suzuki is having her first ever singles match. Suzume is her opponent.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR IN SHINJUKU 2023”, 24/03/2023
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Kazuma Sumi
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Akito (c) Vs Yusuke Okada
3. International Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Samuray Del Sol Vs Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada

It’s rare to see promotion for an Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title singles match in advance. Akito Vs Yusuke Okada will go ahead even if Akito loses the belt before it happens.

The lineup for the King Of DDT 2023 will be revealed during this show.

BASARA “BASARA 214 ~KOO~”, 28/03/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Lil’ Kraken Vs Leo Isaka
2. Basara Strange Style Jacket Match: Gouma Ryu Vs Ryota Nakatsu
3. Ryuichi Sekine & Daiki Shimomura Vs FUMA & KUBITO
4. Takato Nakao, Masato Kamino & Yasu Urano Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
5. CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title: Takumi Tsukamoto (c) Vs SAGAT
6. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Banana Senga

The super obscure CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title held by Takumi Tsukamoto is being defended again in BASARA. Tsukamoto brought the belt into the company at the end of 2021. He’s defended it twice here but usually saves his title matches for other indies. SAGAT is his next challenger.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW LIVE IN LOS ANGELES”, 31/03/2023
Globe Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA

1. Yuki Kamifuku Vs Janai Kai
2. Hikari Noa & Nao Kakuta Vs Suzume & Arisu Endo
3. Hyper Misao & Trish Adora Vs Yuki Aino & Raku
4. Shoko Nakajima & Miu Watanabe Vs Max The Impaler & Heidi Howitzer
5. International Princess Title: Rika Tatsumi (c) Vs Billie Starkz
6. Princess Tag Team Titles: Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh (c) Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki

Some of the new champions making their first defences on the USA show. 121000000 Vs The Magical Sugar Rabbits in the main event now has the Princess Tag Team Titles on the line. Yuka Sakazaki wants to show everyone how much MagiRabi has powered up from fighting each other. Mizuki has the least experience wrestling overseas of the four but now she is the Princess Of Princess Champion she is not scared of any challenge. She’s also excited by the possibility of becoming the only person in TJPW to hold two Princess Titles at the same time. Miyu Yamashita believes the timing is right for 121000000 to beat MagiRabi on TJPW’s first USA show. Maki Itoh wants her American simps to know they are getting to see her TJPW form instead of the usual version they see from her previous appearances in the country.

Billie Starkz claims she was going to challenge the International Princess Champion no matter who it was coming out “GRAND PRINCESS ’23”. That it happens to be her already scheduled opponent Rika Tatsumi made it a lot easier for her to get the title shot. With the match happening in America, Starkz will get to fight for the championship in front of her friends and family. The new champion Tatsumi has already begun changing her look to be more America-like (or “AmeRika”) in order to truly act like an international champion. She went to this press conference wearing sunglasses and drinking a cola. She isn’t worried about fighting Starkz in her home country because it is still happening on a TJPW show. That means Tatsumi still has the home field advantage.

DDT “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION IN NIIGATA”, 16/04/2023
Niigata Bandaijima Multi-Purpose Plaza

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine (c) Vs Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
2. Current Blast 6-Man Tag Death Match: Atsushi Onita, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima Vs Joey Janela, Sanshiro Takagi & Takeshi Masada

According to Atsushi Onita he paid 400,000 yen to trademark the Current Blast Death Match. Rather than trying to buy it off him, Sanshiro Takagi would rather take it by force. He still wants DDT to take ownership of the trademark and is joining forces with Joey Janela to do it. Janela has made it his number one goal during his latest tour of Japan to destroy his hero Onita in an exploding death match. Takagi also picked Takeshi Masada to be their tag partner, thinking this kind of dangerous atmosphere is just what the super rookie has been missing. Onita has his DDO allies Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima backing him up. If their winning ways continue then Onita has promised to create a new Current Blast 6-Man Tag Team Championhip as something new for them to fight for!

BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS “VOL. FOUR: WHEN GOOD DOGS DO BAD THINGS”, 18/04/2023
Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa

1. Special Single Match: Masashi Takeda Vs Death Worm
2. Special Tag Team Match: Sayaka & Baliyan Akki Vs MAO & Chie Koishikawa
3. Special Tag Team Match: Rina Yamashita & Drew Parker Vs Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi

Rina Yamashita and Masashi Takeda are the next guests to join in the Baka Gaijin party. Also Baliyan Akki & Sayaka will together wrestle their first match on one of these shows. It’s about time Akki wrestled on one of them. Maybe Chris Brookes & Drew Parker will do the camera work and commentary for his match.

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BASARA “BASARA 213 ~TAKAGARI 15~” Results

March 18, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 213 ~TAKAGARI 15~”, 18/03/2023
Takashimadaira Ward Community Center
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Daichi Kazato defeated Lil’ Kraken & Fuminori Abe when Hiroshi submitted Kraken with a Triangle Choke (11:28).
2. Koju Takeda defeated Daiki Shimomura with a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch (10:57).
3. Takumi Tsukamoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani defeated Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT when Tsukamoto pinned SAGAT with the Dragon Kicker (14:29).
4. Isami Kodaka defeated Antonio Honda with an Avalanche Frankensteiner (17:00).
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) defeated FUMA & KUBITO when Nakano pinned FUMA with a Cradle (20:53).
*V1 for Aijin Tag.

FUMA & KUBITO were teaming again as IRON PRIEST in the main event. They even wore IRON PRIEST shirts throughout the entire match against Aijin Tag.

Takumi Tsukamoto Vs SAGAT for the CCW Canadian Heavyweight Title was announced to take place on the 28th March show.

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BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~” Results

January 31, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~”, 31/01/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
??? Fans – Withheld

1. Takato Nakano defeated Lil’ Kraken with the Diving Double Knee Drop (7:38).
2. Jacket 3 Way Match: FUMA and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi defeated Gouma Ryu with an Arm Lock And Camel Clutch And Sickle Lock Combination (R3 1:29).
3. Masato Kamino & Fuminori Abe defeated KUBITO & Daichi Kazato when Kamino pinned Kazato with the Lariat (11:31).
4. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa when Oosugi pinned Takizawa with a Cradle (10:36).
5. Kazusada Higuchi defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the Brain Claw Slam (17:56).
6. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano (c) when Shimomura pinned Urano with the Swanton Bomb (16:40).
*Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano fails n V1. Sento Minzoku becomes the 8th IRON FIST Tag Champions!

Isami Kodaka lived up to his word and is now the first wrestler in BASARA to hold the Union MAX Title and IRON FIST Tag Titles at the same time! Daiki Shimomura was also excited to win the Tag Titles again for a second time. Aijin Tag came out after the match to challenge Sento Minzoku to a title match. Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino wanted to win the belts back from Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano but now they will have to fight the new champions instead. Nakano is hoping to win so he can bring the belt with him to the “ALL STAR JR FESTIVAL 2023” on 1st March but Kamino interrupted him before he finished saying it. The new champions accepted and Kodaka decided the match will happen at Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR on 18th February. He also wants to defend the Union MAX Title in the same month so that will likely happen on the 28th in Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

The match between friends and DNA rivals Kazusada Higuchi and Ryota Nakatsu almost ended in a double knockout. Both wrestlers were down for a 9 count after Nakatsu applied a Triangle Choke and Higuchi broke free by countering it with a Power Bomb. Higuchi got the better of Nakatsu in the final exchange and pinned him with the Brain Claw Slam. After the match Higuchi said he and Yuki Ishida are unsure when Naomi Yoshimura will return to action. He asked for Nakatsu’s help and offered him a spot in Harimao. Given their history together Nakatsu was happy to accept after the other members of Sparky gave him their blessing. He also made sure to note he is joining as a new member and not as a replacement for the injured Yoshimura. Higuchi explained in an interview after the show that he wanted to add a presence not from DDT to the unit. He always thought if Harimao was going to add a fourth member it would be Nakatsu.

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Tomorrow’s Baka Gaijins Show, Princess Of The Decade, From Purple Back To White?

January 23, 2023

“BAKA GAIJIN + FRIENDS VOL. TWO”, 24/01/2023
Tokyo ARENA Shimokitazawa

1. Special Singles Match: Fuminori Abe Vs Death Worm
2. Thai Boxing Vs Death Match: Thanomsak Toba Vs Drew Parker
3. Special Tag Match: Ram Kaichow & Onryo Vs Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi

Tomorrow’s Baka Gaijin + Friends show will be airing live on Gatoh Move/ChocoPro’s Youtube channel like the first one. Hopefully this time the recording does not get blocked for copyright reasons.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE 3RD “FUTARI WA PRINCESS” MAX HEART TOURNAMENT”, 29/01/2023
Saitama Kasukabe Fureai Cube

1. Mizuki Vs Wakana Uehara
2. Mahiro Kiryu Vs HIMAWARI
3. Yuki Aino & Haruna Neko Vs Raku & Pom Harajuku
4. Yuki Arai, Suzume & Arisu Endo Vs Hikari Noa, Nao Kakuta & Kaya Toribami
5. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Moka Miyamoto & Juria Nagano Vs Miyu Yamashita & Maki Itoh
6. “Futari wa Princess” Max Heart Tournament – Semi-Final: Rika Tatsumi & Miu Watanabe Vs Shoko Nakajima & Hyper Misao

Next up for Wakana Uehara is a singles match against Mizuki. There’s high hopes for her with all of the big name opponents she’s been getting so far.

Yuki Kamifuku will be missing the last set of Tokyo Joshi Pro shows in January because she will be touring southeast Asia that week. She has a match at SPW in Singapore on the 27th and another match at SET-UP in Thailand on the 28th.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEYOND THE ORIGIN, TO THE FUTURE”, 30/01/2023
TwinBox AKIHABARA

1. Princess Of The Decade: X Vs X

A one night tournament is taking place in the venue where TJPW held their very first event. TwinBox AKIHABARA was where Miyu Yamashita, KANNA and Chikage Kiba had their first exhibition matches on 30th January, 2013. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of that event, TJPW is holding the Princess Of The Decade tournament on PPV featuring 19 wrestlers from the roster taking part. It will be an empty arena show with all of the matches being held on mats instead of a wrestling ring. The winner of the tournament will receive a luxurious prize. Yuka Sakazaki, Yuki Kamifuku and Wakana Uehara will not be on the show. Sakazaki and Kamifuku are both wrestling overseas while Uehara has a scheduling conflict.

BASARA “BASARA 209 ~GLITTER~”, 31/01/2023
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Takato Nakano Vs Lil’ Kraken
2. Jacket 3 Way Match: FUMA Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Gouma Ryu
3. KUBITO & Daichi Kazato Vs Masato Kamino & Fuminori Abe
4. SAGAT & Akiyori Takizawa Vs Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga
5. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kazusada Higuchi
6. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano (c) Vs Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura

Isami Kodaka has his eyes set on becoming the first wrestler to hold both BASARA championships at the same time. The current Union MAX Champion beat Yasu Urano over the weekend in a successful title defence. Now that he has a win over one half of the IRON FIST Tag Champions, Kodaka is calling upon Daiki Shimomura to help him achieve his goal while Urano & Takumi Tsukamoto are up for a challenging first defence.

DDT “FRIENDSHIP, EFFORT, VICTORY IN NAGOYA 2023”, 18/02/2023
Aichi Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall

1. D GENERATIONS CUP – A Block: Hideki Okatani Vs Yuya Koroku
2. D GENERATIONS CUP – B Block: Toi Kojima Vs Takeshi Masada
3. DDT Extreme Title: Jun Akiyama (c) Vs Akito
4. DDT Universal Title: Naruki Doi (c) Vs KANON

The next challenger for Jun Akiyama is another wrestler who has a deep bond with the DDT Extreme Title. It’s Akito! He considers the Extreme Title to be the most important championship he has ever held and is not too thrilled to see the belt strap be changed from purple to white. The match will be happening in Nagoya too which is Akito’s home region.

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BASARA “BASARA 208 ~HATAAGE ANNIVERSARY~” Results

January 21, 2023

BASARA “BASARA 208 ~HATAAGE ANNIVERSARY~”, 21/01/2023
Tokyo Itabashi Green Hall
??? Fans

1. Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga defeated Daichi Kazato & Lil’ Kraken when Senga pinned Kraken with a Jackknife Pin (9:09).
2. Takumi Tsukamoto, Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino defeated FUMA, KUBITO & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi when Kamino pinned Hiroshi with the Lariat (10:55).
3. SAGAT 10th Anniversary Match: Hideyoshi Kamitani defeated SAGAT with a Back Drop (16:36).
4. Ryota Nakatsu & Fuminori Abe defeated Ryuichi Sekine & Daiki Shimomura when Nakatsu pinned Sekine with the V Slider (13:18).
5. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Yasu Urano with the Isamiashi Zan (22:17).
*V4 for Isami Kodaka.

Isami Kodaka still wants to continue wrestling Yasu Urano after defending the Union MAX Title against him. He admits Urano is not the opponent you would associate with the main event of a BASARA anniversary show but Kodaka needed to defend the MAX Title today and his senpai Urano was the name that stuck out to him most. Since Urano is one half of the IRON FIST Tag Champions Kodaka now wants to challenge him for those belts so he can become the first wrestler in BASARA to hold both of the company’s championships at the same time. Urano & Takumi Tsukamoto will defend the tag titles against Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura on 31st January.

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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.

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BASARA “BASARA 206 ~RYU TOKOTO~” Results

December 11, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 206 ~RYU TOKOTO~”, 11/12/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
??? Fans – Withheld

1. FUMA, KUBITO & Daichi Kazato defeated Lil’ Kraken, Akira Jo & Leo Isaka when FUMA pinned Kraken after the Rider Kick German Suplex (10:17).
2. No DQ 3 Way Tag Match: Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Shiori Asahi (w/ Gouma Ryu) and Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga when Kei pinned Hiroshi after the Gotai Fumanzoku (6:32).
3. Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT defeated Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita when Nakatsu pinned Sekine after the V Slider from Nakatsu (12:03).
4. Atsuki Aoyagi defeated Daiki Shimomura with the Firebird Splash (10:53).
5. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano defeated Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs when Urano pinned Nakano with the Cross-Arm Thunder Fire Bomb (16:04).
*Aijin Tag fails in V2. Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano become the 7th IRON FIST Tag Champions!
6. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Fuminori Abe by Knockout with the Isamiashi Zan (19:27).
*V3 for Isami Kodaka.

Fuminori Abe’s attempt to win back the Union MAX Title failed after he lost to Isami Kodaka by Knockout. The two pulled no punches against each other, ending with Kodaka cutting down the challenger with the Isamiashi Zan. Abe was given a 10 count to return to his feet and he almost made it. By 9 he was propping himself back up to a standing position by using the ropes but he collapsed and the referee made it to 10 to end the match. Kodaka celebrated the win with the rest of Sento Minzoku and spent his victory speech saying how great pro wrestling is. He also told Abe that the next time they fight each other he is going to beat him by pinfall.

Abe got to give a speech too and talked about his last five years wrestling under the BASARA banner. He does not know how much longer his career is going to last but he will dedicate what’s left of it to the development of independent wrestling, BASARA included. He explained himself further after the show by revealing his contract with BASARA is ending on 31st December and he made the decision to go freelance in 2023. He joked about going to WWE but in reality nothing is changing. Abe will continue to appear at BASARA on a regular basis on the same kind of deal Minoru Fujita and Yasu Urano are doing. The indies have helped Abe and nurtured him throughout his life so this is how he is going to pay it back. That’s why he kept this announcement for after the show instead of saying it in the ring.

In 2016 Takumi Tsukamoto won the first ever IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT with Isami Kodaka but there IRON FIST Tag Titles did not exist yet. So it wasn’t until today that Tsukamoto finally won the titles with Urano as his partner. He thinks the belts were made for him because they feature a moon design on one of the plates and he has a moon on his ring gear. Aijin Tag are depressed to lose the titles this quickly after dedicating so much of their year trying to win them.

Ryuichi Sekine is happy to be back in pro wrestling even though he lost his return match. He spent his time away from the ring as a farmer and plans to continue doing that career along with pro wrestling from now on. Sekine will come back for more matches but has not decided when they will happen next.

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Akiyama’s 1st TLC Match, Kotaro BURNS Again, Rhio Challenges Yamashita For EVE Title

November 30, 2022

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW AUTUMN TOUR ’22”, 03/12/2022
Yokohama Radiant Hall

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

The long road to Ittenyon has begun. Yuka Sakazaki and Miyu Yamashita have plenty of time and matches with each other to prepare for the Princess Of Princess Title match on 4th January.

Raku has recovered from covid and is cleared to wrestle again. She missed out on the Princess Tag Team Titles match but her team with Yuki Aino continues.

Before Millie McKenzie goes back to England she is getting another match in Tokyo Joshi Pro.

Nao Kakuta is absent again because she is back doing her stage play.

DDT “D-OU GRAND PRIX 2022 THE FINAL”, 04/12/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Yuki “Sexy” Iino & Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno Vs Akito & Antonio Honda
2. Soma Takao, Hideki Okatani & Hikaru Machida Vs Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida & Takeshi Masada
3. BURNING Vs The 37KAMIINA!: Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada Vs MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Toi Kojima
4. Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naruki Doi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuma Sumi
5. Special 8-Man Tag Match: Kazusada Higuchi, Yuji Hino, Chris Brookes & RSP Vs Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON
6. DDT Extreme Title – TLC Match: Joey Janela (c) Vs Jun Akiyama
7. D-Ou Grand Prix 2022 – Final: Yuki Ueno Vs Yukio Naya

For the first time in his illustrious career Jun Akiyama is doing a TLC Match! Joey Janela chose the stipulation on purpose for that reason. He also thinks beating Akiyama in a TLC Match will benefit GCW and their expansion into Japan. Akiyama is not familiar with the match type even after his recent appearances in America for AEW. All he knows is it sounds like the kind of match Shunma Katsumata likes to do. Akiyama agreed to do the match and promises to do it with his own style. He hears that Janela has respect for him but he does not believe it.

During the week Akiyama held an interview with Kotaro Suzuki on his Youtube channel. Suzuki revealed his contract with NOAH had just expired and he is now a free agent. Akiyama suggested he come wrestle a match for DDT. He would set everything up for him to do it. Suzuki was a member of a previous version of BURNING so it only makes sense for him to be part of their team in the match against The 37KAMIINA. The sauna boys add Toi Kojima to even the numbers.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TJPW CITY CIRCUIT AUTUMN ~HAMAMATSU PERFORMANCE~”, 10/12/2022
Shizuoka Entetsu Hall

1. EVE Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Rhio

Here is “The Unbreakable” Rhio making her second tour of TJPW. On the same show that Yamashita won the EVE Title at, Rhio had already thrown her name out as the next challenger for the championship. McKenzie ended up leapfrogging her for to be Yamashita’s first challenger and there won’t be another EVE show taking place until January so Rhio is taking matters into her own hands. She is going back to Japan with the goal of winning the EVE Title and bringing it back home. EVE announced that should Rhio beat Yamashita and become the new champion, Yamashita will get a rematch in London on 7th January. I assume she’ll be doing that date with or without the title anyway.

BASARA “BASARA 206 ~RYU TOKOTO~”, 11/12/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryuichi Sekine & Minoru Fujita Vs Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT
2. Daiki Shimomura Vs Atsuki Aoyagi
3. IRON FIST Tag Titles: Takato Nakano & Masato Kamino (c) Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Yasu Urano
4. Union MAX Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Fuminori Abe

Yasu Urano is having a career resurgance on the indies. He made it to the final of the Chouten ~Itadaki~ tournament and currently holds the main championship in JUST TAP OUT. He can add more glory by teaming with Takumi Tsukamoto and winning the IRON FIST Tag Titles from Aijin Tag. The tournament is the connecting point for everyone in the match. Masato Kamino eliminated Tsukamoto in the first round and then beat his own partner Takato Nakano in the next. Urano beat Kamino in the semi final.

The current AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Champion is coming to BASARA. In a first time meeting Daiki Shimomura is defending home turf against Atsuki Aoyagi!

DDT “DANSHOKU DIENO 20TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK PUBLICATION COMMEMORATION”, 21/12/2022
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Selfishly For The 2nd Time In 20 Years, A Single Match That Danshoku Dieno Just Wants To See: Yuki “Sexy” Iino Vs Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari
2. Selfishly For The 1st Time In 20 Years, Danshoku Dieno’s Self-Satisfaction Match: Danshoku Dieno Vs Muscle Sakai

Danshoku Dieno’s pet dog Haku will be a special guest on the show. He is an 11 month old shelter dog Dieno adopted back in September. Haku will do a meet & greet and will have his own merchandise on sale too.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2022”, 29/12/2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall

1. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Takeshi Masada
2. Pheromones Vs “Miyako & Ward” Pheromones Subjugation Allied Forces: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno, Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda Vs Akito, Osamu Nishimura, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Shunma Katsumata
3. Special Tag Match: Saki Akai & Yuki Arai Vs Saori Anou & Riko Kawahata
4. Special Single Match: Shinya Aoki Vs Chihiro Hashimoto
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs X

Shinya Aoki wants his match against Chihiro Hashimoto to be held under Ganryujima Rules, which means the ropes will be removed from the ring. Hashimoto is unsure to accept the condition because she has never wrestled in that kind of environment before. What she is sure about is to beat Aoki by using her German Suplex finisher, the Albright.

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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

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BASARA “BASARA 192 And 193” Results

June 5, 2022

BASARA “BASARA 192 ~THE 19TH FOX PRINCE~”, 04/06/2022
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
??? Fans – Withheld

1. 1 Count Rules: Isami Kodaka defeated Fuminori Abe with a Cradle (5:14).
*Nakatsu Army 0 – 2 Isami Army.
2. Jacket Rule Handicap Double Match: FUMA defeated Daichi Kazato & SAGAT when FUMA submitted Kazato with the Cross Armbreaker (R4 1:08).
*Nakatsu Army 0 – 4 Isami Army.
3. No Tag Rules: Takato Nakano & Akiyori Takizawa defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Lil’ Kraken when Nakano pinned Kraken with the Samurai’s Return (9:14).
*Nakatsu Army 2 – 4 Isami Army.
4. Give Up Only Match: Banana Senga defeated Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi with a Modified Sickle Hold (9:32).
*Nakatsu Army 4 – 4 Isami Army.
5. Ryota Nakatsu & Masato Kamino defeated Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura when Nakatsu pinned Kodaka with the V Slider (18:23).
*Nakatsu Army 6 – 4 Isami Army.

Nakatsu Army: Ryota Nakatsu, Masato Kamino, Banana Senga, Takato Nakano, Akiyori Takizawa, Daichi Kazato, SAGAT & Fuminori Abe

Isami Army: Isami Kodaka, Daiki Shimomura, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Tsutomu Oosugi, Lil’ Kraken, FUMA & Takumi Tsukamoto

There was a last minute change when Takumi Tsukamoto missed the show due to a stomach flu. The Jacket Match he was scheduled for was turned into a Handicap Match without him. He is expected to recover in a few days and will be back in time for the 11th June show.

BASARA “BASARA 193 ~THE 20TH FOX PRINCE~”, 04/06/2022
Tokyo Oji BASEMENT MONSTAR
??? Fans – Withheld

1. FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Kazat=Lee defeated Kemur A, Kemur B & Kemur C when FUMA pinned Kemur C with a Genseki Otoshigatame (13:05).
2. Previous Life FUMA, Previous Life Hiroshi & Best Stretchman V3 defeated FUMA, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Kazat=Lee when Hiroshi pinned Hiroshi with the Perfect Plex (15:27).
3. Isami Kodaka & Daiki Shimomura defeated Block Lesnar & Dildo Love by Knockout when Kodaka knocked out Love with an Avalanche Brainbuster (16:47
4. Robo FUMA, Robo Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Robo Kazat=Lee defeated Uchu Kyoryu Zetton, Yasu Urano & Lil’ Kraken when Hiroshi pinned Kraken with a German Suplex (11:50).

Asian Kung Fu Revolution came up with a movie theme for their produce show called “GAME OF BASARA”. For the evening Daichi Kazato turned into Kazat=Lee and teamed with the rest of the unit to battle space monsters and past versions of themselves played by the BASARA roster. There was even a revival of the Ultimate Superstars Action brand with a new American wrestler named Block Lesnar (Masato Kamino) coming in for a match. SAGAT in particular was busy today. He played the roles of Previous Life Hiroshi, Dildo Love and Uchu Kyoryu Zetton throughout the show.

FUMA & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi challenged Speed Of Sounds to an IRON FIST Tag Titles match on 21st June.

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