UNION “8TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW” Results

October 23, 2013

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UNION “8TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 23/10/2013
Shinjuku FACE
328 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Shuji Ishikawa defeated SAGAT with a Running Knee Lift (4:45).
2. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: FUMA defeated Daichi Kazato with the Atomic Bomb (9:51).
3. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Isami Kodaka defeated Cherry with the 419 (5:38).
4. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Hiroshi Fukuda defeated Seiya Morohashi with a Crippler Crossface Cutback (8:01).
5. Tomoya Kawamura Debut Match: Madoka defeated Tomoya Kawamura with a Butterfly Lock (10:33).
6. Get The Glory! Tournament – Semi Final: Shuji Ishikawa defeated FUMA with the Splash Mountain (3:15).
7. Get The Glory! Tournament – Semi Final: Isami Kodaka defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Zan Isamu Leg (10:13).
8. Idea Pocket Presents: Mio Shirai (w/ Rika Seibi) defeated Menso~re Oyaji (w/ Tsubasa Amami) and Mitomi Masayuki (w/ Ryu Mizusaki) when Shirai pinned Masayuki with the Tsuchigomo (7:27).
9. Get The Glory! Tournament – Final: Shuji Ishikawa defeated Isami Kodaka with the Splash Mountain (13:26).

Union celebrated its 8th Anniversary plus its recent change to an independent promotion by holding a one night tournament featuring its home wrestlers. Shuji Ishikawa won the Get The Glory Tournament, defeating Isami Kodaka in the final. Naomi Susan said the final was worthy of being a title match and she now wants Union to create its own championship in time for their Shunjuku FACE show on 11th December. Ishikawa thanked the fans for supporting Union and promises they will be around for the 9th Anniversary, 10th Anniversary, 15th Anniversary, 20th Anniversary, 25th Anniversary, 30th Anniversary, 40th Anniversary and the 100th Anniversary.

At the beginning of the show, Isami Kodaka mentioned he will be travelling to Russia tomorrow. He and Masa Takanashi will be wrestling in the IWF this weekend. It is the same promotion that Union visitors Ivan Markov and Ronnie Crimson came from. Kodaka will be facing Markov for the IWF Championship and he hopes he will become a Triple Crown Champion by holding the IWF, KO-D Tag Team and BJW Tag Team Titles all at the same time.

Mio Shirai’s harem of Idea Pocket idols is growing. Shirai, Menso~re Oyaji and Mitomi Masayuki each had an idol in their corner and battled each other to win all three. Mio won the match and the idols expressed relief that they were now with her instead of any of the men. Mio was delighted and said she wants to attract more and more flirty Divas over to Union.

Tomoya Kawamura said he wanted to do the Sling Blade like Hiroshi Tanahashi during his debut match but realised he couldn’t do it because he is still immature as a wrestler. He also revealed he originally had a tryout with DDT and during that tryout he showed off his Yoda impersonation from Star Wars Episode II. His impersonation is from a scene where Yoda warns Obi-Wan about Anakin turning to the Dark Side, if you must know.


Triple Title Match At Osaka, Annual Omori Title Match, Union, Hard Hit & Ganpuro Updates

October 22, 2013

UNION “8TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 23/10/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. Tomoya Kawamura Debut Match: Tomoya Kawamura Vs Madoka
2. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Shuji Ishikawa Vs SAGAT
3. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: FUMA Vs Daichi Kazato
4. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Isami Kodaka Vs Cherry
5. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Seiya Morohashi Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
6. Get The Glory! Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Match 1 Vs Winner of Match 2
7. Get The Glory! Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Match 3 Vs Winner of Match 4
8. Idea Pocket Presents: Menso~re Oyaji (w/ Tsubasa Amami) Vs Mio Shirai (w/ Rika Seibi) Vs Mitomi Masayuki (w/ Ryu Mizusaki)
9. Get The Glory! Tournament – Final: Winner of Semi Final 1 Vs Winner of Semi Final 2

Idea Pocket have chosen AV idol Ryu Mizusaki to be in Mitomi Masayuki’s corner for their sponsored match. Reverse the name when searching to get the NSFW stuff.

HARD HIT “ROAD TO KORAKUEN”, 27/10/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tiger Shark Vs Kenji Takeshima
2. Kamen Shooter Super Rider Vs Takaku Fuke
3. Poai Suganuma Vs Kotaro Nasu
4. Super Tiger Vs Koji Iwamoto
5. Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Hayato Mashita
6. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Masaaki Mochizuki
7. HARASHIMA Vs Yasu Kubota
8. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

One more match added to the card. Tiger Shark comes from Real Japan while Kenji Takeshima comes from Sportiva Entertainment.

DDT “ROAD TO 2020 TOKYO OMORI ~ UTAN FESTA 2013”, 27/10/2013
Tokyo JR Omori Station

1. Tokyo Women’s Wrestling Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima Vs Chikage Kiba & KANNA
2. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Gota Ihashi & Akito
3. Next Omori Title Challenger Battle Royal: MIKAMI Vs KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Gurukun Mask
4. Omori World Title: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Hoshitango
5. Tetsuya Endo Comeback Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Kazuki Hirata & Tetsuya Endo
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki

Bloody Hell, they remembered Hoshitango became the No. 1 contender for the Omori World Title over a year ago!

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “GANPURO HOUSE SHOW 5”, 30/10/2013
Shibuya Entertainment Stage

1. Shota Vs Osochin Aries
2. 2 Vs 1 Handicap Match: Yumehito Imanari & Gorikikio Vs Osamu Namiguchi
3. Survival Tobita Vs J-Soul Pandita III
4. Ken Ohka Vs Bad Tension TAMAGAWA

Bad Tension TAMAGAWA wants to prove he has grown stronger and promises to fight fair and square. Osamu Namiguchi on the other hand is so strong that Yumehito Imanari has to team with Gorikiko in a Handicap Match just to have a chance of beating him at full strength.

After winning the G3 Climax back in August, Shota now aims to become the ace of Ganbare☆Wrestling. Osochin Aries is his hand picked opponent to kick start his journey.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2013”, 04/11/2013
Osaka Bodymaker Colosseum

1. Masa Takanashi, Michael Nakazawa & DJ Nira Vs MIKAMI, Makoto Oishi & Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan
2. Daisuke Sasaki & Shoichi Uchida Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata
3. Gakuensai Grand Final: Danshoku Dino Vs Tigers Mask
4. KO-D Tag Team Title Next Challenger 3 Way Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
5. Saki Akai Wrestling Second Leg: Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai Vs Akito & Mio Shirai
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Takao Soma
7. KO-D Openweight Title, DDT Extreme Title & Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: HARASHIMA (c/c) Vs Antonio Honda (c)

The Champion Vs Champion matches continue. For the second time in 2013 the KO-D Openweight Title and DDT Extreme Title will both be put on the line and for the moment the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title will be involved too. HARASHIMA won the Iron Man Title from Danshoku Dino, defending the KO-D Title in the process. Antonio Honda won a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament (which I now consider a bigger achievement than winning the Bound For Glory Series) to become the number one contender.


Get The Glory! “Real Tiger Mask” In Hard Hit

October 9, 2013

UNION “8TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 23/10/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. Tomoya Kawamura Debut Match: Tomoya Kawamura Vs Madoka
2. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Shuji Ishikawa Vs SAGAT
3. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: FUMA Vs Daichi Kazato
4. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Isami Kodaka Vs Cherry
5. Get The Glory! Tournament – Round 1: Seiya Morohashi Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
6. Get The Glory! Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Match 1 Vs Winner of Match 2
7. Get The Glory! Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Match 3 Vs Winner of Match 4
8. Idea Pocket Presents: Menso~re Oyaji (w/ Tsubasa Amami) Vs Mio Shirai (w/ Rika Hoshimi) Vs Mitomi Masayuki (w/ Diva Recommended by Mr. Nagata)
9. Get The Glory! Tournament – Final: Winner of Semi Final 1 Vs Winner of Semi Final 2

Tomoya Kawamura is the newest rookie making his debut for Union. The full time roster looks like it is growing pretty well.

HARD HIT “ROAD TO KORAKUEN”, 27/10/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Kamen Shooter Super Rider Vs Takaku Fuke
2. Poai Suganuma Vs Kotaro Nasu
3. Super Tiger Vs Koji Iwamoto
4. Shuichiro Katsumura Vs Hayato Mashita
5. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Masaaki Mochizuki
6. HARASHIMA Vs Yasu Kubota
7. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

Shuichiro Katsumura is an MMA fighter who fought in K1, Shooto and HERO’s. He has been nicknamed “Real Tiger Mask” for his charitable acts such as donating his fight purses. He heard about Hard Hit and wanted to try it out.


Ganbare In Shin-Kiba, Union 8th Anniversary Tournament, Mochizuki Enters Hard Hit

September 25, 2013

GANBARE☆WRESTLING 4, 30/09/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. General Public Offer Match: X Vs X
2. Hanako Nakamori Vs Gorikiko
3. Ultraman Robin Vs J-Soul Pandita III
4. Ricky Fuji Vs Shota
5. 6-Man Elimination Tag Team Match: Ken Ohka, Yumehito Imanari & X Vs Osamu Namiguchi, Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Bad Tension TAMAGAWA

Last time on Ganbare☆Wrestling, Batten Tamagawa turned on Ken Ohka and sided with the invaders Osamu Namiguchi and Kazuhiko Ogasawara, changing his name to Bad Tension TAMAGAWA in the process. Ken Ohka and Yumehito Imanari get their first shot at revenge with a 6-Man Elimination Tag match that main events Ganpuro’s first Shin-Kiba show. However the Ganpuro team needs a third member. Tomohiro Otani volunteered to team with Ohka and Imanari but they aren’t too sure. Ohka decided to give Imanari an important challenge to prove he is strong and tough. He will put Otani through special training on the day of the show so he can teach him his Spear of Flame finisher. If Otani can pass the challenge and learn the move, he will be added to the team.

Ganbare☆Wrestling wants new wrestlers and they don’t mind who they are. Ken Ohka has opened up spots in the roster for new wrestlers no matter what their gender, wrestling experience and profession are. Ganpuro opened up a mixi website for applications and they will choose people to wrestle at the show.

UNION “8TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW”, 23/10/2013
Shinjuku FACE

1. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Shuji Ishikawa Vs SAGAT
2. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: FUMA Vs Daichi Kazato
3. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Isami Kodaka Vs Cherry
4. 1 Day Tournament – Round 1: Seiya Morohashi Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
5. 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Match 1 Vs Winner of Match 2
6. 1 Day Tournament – Semi Final: Winner of Match 3 Vs Winner of Match 4
7. Idea Pocket Presents: Menso~re Oyaji (w/ Tsubasa Amami) Vs Mio Shirai (w/ Rika Seibi) Vs Mitomi Masayuki (w/ Diva Recommended by Mr. Nagata)
8. 1 Day Tournament – Final: Winner of Semi Final 1 Vs Winner of Semi Final 2

Union celebrates its 8th Anniversary with a one day tournament between the main members of the roster. Meanwhile Idea Pocket continues its sponsorship with wrestlers fighting each other over the Idea Pocket idols. Mio Shirai wants to continue having the idols working exclusively for her. Menso~re Oyaji isn’t really interested in competing and would be happy with any resolution that involves him having a date with at least one of the idols. Mitomi Masayuki recently entered the contest and is desperate to win the heart of any woman involved. Mr. Nagata (no not Yuji!), a producer for Idea Pocket gets to decide who will be in Masayuki’s corner for the match.

HARD HIT “ROAD TO KORAKUEN”, 27/10/2013
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Kamen Shooter Super Rider Vs Takaku Fuke
2. Poai Suganuma Vs Kotaro Nasu
3. Super Tiger Vs Koji Iwamoto
4. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Masaaki Mochizuki

Dragon Gate’s Masaaki Mochizuki makes his Hard Hit debut to take on Yukio Sakaguchi.

Koji Iwamoto from Sportiva Entertainment is also a student of judo. He asked to enter Hard Hit and not to be paired with a joke fighter. Super Tiger is his opponent and he is to be taken seriously. Why? Because a lot of the Hard Hit roster thinks he is very dangerous and don’t want to get hurt by him.

Poai Suganuma is a graduate from the BJ Penn MMA Academy. He faced and defeated Hikaru Sato in his Pancrase debut back in 2005. He is not familiar with the Hard Hit ruleset but Sato believes he is a strong fighter.

Hikaru Sato, Yasu Kubota and Tiger Shark will be fighting on the card.


UNION “HARVEST FESTIVAL 2013” Results

September 23, 2013

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UNION “HARVEST FESTIVAL 2013”, 23/09/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall
298 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Daichi Kazato defeated SAGAT with the Pratfall Missile Kick (7:35).
2. Gabaiji-chan defeated Choun-Shiryu with the Gabai Special (7:32).
3. Idea Pocket Presents: Menso~re Oyaji Vs Mitomi Masayuki ended in a Double Pin Draw (5:37).
4. HAYATA & Nazo Fukumen B defeated FUMA & Kaori Yoneyama by DQ when FUMA unmasked Fukumen B (9:06).
5. Cherry! Road To Young Boy!: Keizo Matsuda defeated Cherry with the Ghostbuster (10:11).
6. Hardcore 6-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi & Madoka defeated Nazo Fukumen P, Nazo Fukumen K & Nazo Fukumen KJ (22:12).
6a. Nazo Fukumen P eliminated Seiya Morohashi with a Gedo Clutch (13:00).
6b. Madoka eliminated Nazo Fukumen KJ by Ring Out (17:55).
6c. Isami Kodaka eliminated Nazo Fukumen K by Ring Out (18:00).
6d. Nazo Fukumen P eliminated Madoka by Ring Out (20:05).
6e. Isami Kodaka eliminated Nazo Fukumen P with the Zan Isamu Leg (22:12).

Union has won the war against the Nazo Fukumen! After many months they were able to defeat the mystery masked men once and for all in a Hardcore 6-Man Tag Team Elimination match. The Fukumen were led by Nazo Fukumen KJ, who wore goggles and a bandana over his mask like a certain “Crazy Monkey” would. The Fukumen drew first blood by eliminating Seiya Morohashi. KJ did the damage with the Pearl Harbor Splash and Nazo Fukumen P easily pinned Morohashi with a Gedo Clutch. Union turned things around when Isami Kodaka & Madoka eliminated KJ & Nazo Fukumen K one after the other. All alone in the ring, Fukumen P unmasked to reveal himself as Hiroshi Fukuda! He had some luck in evening the odds when Kodaka accidentaly eliminated Madoka from the match. Fukuda gave Kodaka the Perfect Plex but that was not enough. Kodaka recovered and struck Fukuda with move after move until he finally pinned him with the Zan Isamu Leg.

After the match Fukuda explained he joined the Nazo Fukumen in order to wrestle in main events against his friends. He apologised to the fans and to Nazo Fukumen Queen. The Queen suggested that he could join Union again. Naomi Susan agreed and made the offer to Fukuda, which he accepted. Susan also said that Mio Shirai was allowed back in Union. Nazo Fukumen B happliy unmasked, revealing herself to be Mio and she hugged Susan.

A tournament will be held on Union’s 8th Anniversary show in Shinjuku FACE on 23rd October. The 1st Round draw was held inside the ring after the main event. The matches will be SAGAT Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Daichi Kazato Vs FUMA, Isami Kodaka Vs Cherry and Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Seiya Morohashi.

Cherry Vs Keizo Matsuda begun with some flirting between the two but it turned out to be a sneak attack by Cherry. She continued to play around with her opponent but Matsuda eventually caught up to her and proved to be too strong. Cherry offered a handshake after the match but that too turned out to be a trap. She kicked him between the legs instead.

Before the Idea Pocket match began, Mitomi Masayuki noted that as an elite college graduate, he was not able to spend much of his educational years with women due to having no money. He and Menso~re Oyaji agreed to share Rika Seibi and Tsubasa Amami rather than fight over them. Mio Shirai claims the two Divas still work for her and she rejected their plan. She even interfered in the match causing it to end in a double pin draw. Naomi Susan stepped in and booked a 3 Way Match for the next Union show to solve the problem. Afterwards Masayuki approached each of the Divas only to be slapped by both of them. He was also slapped by the Idea Pocket producer who accompanied the Divas.


HARASHIMA & Guanchulo Injured, Tomorrow’s Cards Updated

September 22, 2013

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2013 ~AUTUMN~”, 23/09/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Masa Takanashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Toru Owashi & MIKAMI Vs DJ Nira & Michael Nakazawa
3. Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito
4. Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi Vs Soma Takao & Hiroshi Fukuda
5. Yoshiaki Yago, Yukio Sakaguchi & Sanshiro Takagi Vs Yuji Hino, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
6. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs Yasu Urano & FUMA
7. DDT Extreme Title – 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dino (c) Vs Kenny Omega Vs Antonio Honda

Both HARASHIMA and Guanchulo were injured at separate shows this week. HARASHIMA suffered an injury to his left leg at today’s main event in Yokkaichi. Guanchulo hurt himself at a Sportiva Entertainment show in Nagoya on 21/9. Both men have been taken off tomorrow’s show in Yokohama and will be examined to see if they will be fit for next week’s Korakuen Hall event. That show is supposed to be headlined by the KO-D Openweight Title match between HARASHIMA and Yasu Urano. HARASHIMA’s injury could put that match into doubt.

UNION “HARVEST FESTIVAL 2013”, 23/09/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Choun-Shiryu Vs Gabaiji-chan
2. Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT
3. Idea Pocket Presents: Menso~re Oyaji Vs Mitomi Masayuki
4. Cherry! Road To Young Boy!: Cherry Vs Keizo Matsuda
5. FUMA & Kaori Yoneyama Vs HAYATA & Nazo Fukumen B
6. Hardcore 6-Man Tag Team Elimination Match: Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi & Madoka Vs Nazo Fukumen P, Nazo Fukumen K & Nazo Fukumen KJ

The main event will now be a Hardcore Elimination match between the Union Sekigun and the Nazo Fukumen. Eliminations are determined by pinfall, submission and being thrown over the top rope and out of the ring.


Cherry Cougar, Irie Vs Takeshita

September 19, 2013

UNION “HARVEST FESTIVAL 2013”, 23/09/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Choun-Shiryu Vs Gabaiji-chan
2. Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT
3. Idea Pocket Presents: Menso~re Oyaji Vs Mitomi Masayuki
4. Cherry! Road To Young Boy!: Cherry Vs Keizo Matsuda
5. FUMA & Kaori Yoneyama Vs HAYATA & Nazo Fukumen B
6. Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi & Madoka Vs Nazo Fukumen P, Nazo Fukumen K & Nazo Fukumen KJ

Keizo Matsuda of IWA Japan “fame” returns to Union for the first time since that period where he was repackaged as New Sanshiro Takagi. He finds himself in the ring against Cherry, who judging by the title of the match is on the prowl for a younger man. For wrestling purposes obviously.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2013 ~DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST POLLING DAY~”, 29/09/2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Guanchulo Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
1. Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Yuji Hino Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Super Sagadang Machine
2. Hikaru Sato & Akito Vs MIKAMI & Tanomusaku Toba
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Akihiro (c) Vs KUDO Vs Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Hoshitango Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Rion Mizuki Vs Cherry Vs Mio Shirai
4. Shigehiro Irie Vs Konosuke Takeshita
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Akebono Vs Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Gota Ihashi
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Yasu Urano

A tag team could not be found for Shigehiro Irie and Konosuke Takeshita so they will both face each other instead.


He Does Deathmatches And That’s The Only Injury He’s Got?

September 11, 2013

UNION “HARVEST FESTIVAL 2013”, 23/09/2013
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Choun-Shiryu Vs Gabaiji-chan
2. Daichi Kazato Vs SAGAT
3. FUMA & Kaori Yoneyama Vs HAYATA & Nazo Fukumen B
4. Isami Kodaka, Seiya Morohashi & Madoka Vs Nazo Fukumen P, Nazo Fukumen K & Nazo Fukumen KJ

Shuji Ishikawa will not be at the show. He is recovering from a fractured wrist. Madoka takes his place in the main event.

HAYATA requested to team with Nazo Fukumen B.

Menso~re Oyaji will also be on the show.


DDT48 Update

September 5, 2013

The DDT48 General Election standings as of 29th August.

1. Isami Kodaka (36 votes)
2. Kota Ibushi (33 votes)
3. Danshoku Dino (32 votes)
– Cherry (32 votes)
5. MIKAMI (29 votes)
6. Akito (26 votes)
7. Super Sagadang Machine (23 votes)
8. Kenny Omega (21 votes)
9. Makoto Oishi (20 votes)
– Takao Soma (20 votes)
11. Yukio Sakaguchi (18 votes)
12. HARASHIMA (15 votes)
– Mio Shirai (15 votes)
– Mitomi Masayuki (15 votes)
15. Yasu Urano (14 votes)
– Keisuke Ishii (14 votes)
17. DJ Nira (13 votes)
18. Hikaru Sato (12 votes)
– Shigehiro Irie (12 votes)
– Antonio Honda (12 votes)
– Shuji Ishikawa (12 votes)
– Daisuke Sasaki (12 votes)


2013 DDT48 General Election

August 27, 2013

The DDT48 General Election returns for a fourth year. The election allows fans to vote for who will compete at the 20th October Korakuen Hall show. The grand prize for the winner is 1,000,000 Yen and also a KO-D Openweight Title shot for 20/10. If the KO-D Champion (currently HARASHIMA) wins the election, he will get to choose the No. 1 Contender. The rest of the card will be filled with wrestlers who make up the Top 20. Wrestlers who finish between 21st and 24th will compete in a tag team dark match. People are eligable to vote when they buy merchandise at DDT and Union shows, gaining one voting slip for every 3,000 yen they spend. There are actually 49 names on the ballot this year due to Tetsuya Endo being injured. He is currently expected to be cleared to wrestle at 20/10 but the extra entry is there to fill in the gap should he not recover in time. The polls opened at the 24/8 Korakuen show and will end on the 29/9 Korakuen show. Results will be announced at Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 2nd October.

1. Kota Ibushi
2. Danshoku Dino
3. HARASHIMA
4. MIKAMI
5. Hikaru Sato
6. Isami Kodaka
7. Shigehiro Irie
8. Kenny Omega
9. KUDO
10. Makoto Oishi
11. Masa Takanashi
12. Antonio Honda
13. Mio Shirai
14. Yasu Urano
15. Keisuke Ishii
16. Cherry
17. Konosuke Takeshita
18. Takao Soma
19. DJ Nira
20. Yukio Sakaguchi
21. Hiroshi Fukuda
22. Michael Nakazawa
23. Gorgeous Matsuno
24. Rion Mizuki
25. Tomomitsu Matsunaga
26. Akito
27. Kazuki Hirata
28. Gota Ihashi
29. Tetsuya Endo
30. Daisuke Sasaki
31. Hoshitango
32. Yuji Hino
33. Toru Owashi
34. Yoshihiko
35. Guanchulo
36. Shuji Ishikawa
37. Seiya Morohashi
38. FUMA
39. Daichi Kazato
40. Ryu Gouma
41. SAGAT
42. Mitomi Masayuki
43. Menso~re Oyaji
44. Madoka
45. Kaori Yoneyama
46. Kengo Takai
47. Tanomusaku Toba
48. Yoshiaki Yago
49. Super Sagadang Machine