UNION “I WILL MEET YOU AT THE KITASENJU” Results

September 24, 2012

UNION “I WILL MEET YOU AT THE KITASENJU”, 22/09/2012
Kitasenju Theatre 1010
123 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Menso~re Oyaji defeated Daichi Kazato with the Sewing Feather (8:35).
2. Tokyo Women’s Wrestling Offer Match: Maki Narumiya defeated NOZOMI with the Diving Guillotine Drop (9:07).
3. Great Britain Gentlemen Rules Handicap Match: Cherry & Mio Shirai (w/ Rumi Kazama) defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo) when Shirai pinned Fukuda with the Purple Flash (1:37).
3a. Handicap Match: Cherry & Mio Shirai (w/ Rumi Kazama) defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo) when Cherry pinned Fukuda with the Cherryton Bomb (7:57).
4. Hiro Tsumaki defeated Shotaro Nasu with a German Suplex (10:41).
5. Isami Kodaka defeated Goro Jr. with the Diving Double Knee Drop (16:59).
6. Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie defeated Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka when Ishii pinned Ohka with the Kneel Kick (19:48).

It was two years ago when Union last held a show in Kitasenju Theatre. The venue was packed for their return highlighted with the Union Sekigun standing up to Team Dream Futures. Unfortunately for the home team, Drift were victorious by the night’s end. Keisuke Ishii wasn’t impressed and asked if that was the best Union had to offer. Isami Kodaka took offence to that and had a confrontation with Ishii. Naomi Susan announced that Kodaka and Ishii will have a match at Union’s next event in Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 28/10.

Earlier in the semi-main event, Kodaka defeated Goro Jr. He and Goro had a handshake afterwards but when he tried to do the same with El Hijo del Goro, he was met with a middle finger.

Clearly inspired by the recent riveting discussion about whether or not Big Daddy should be inducted into the Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame, Hiroshi Fukuda decided to be a gentlemen and wrestle under “Great Britain” rules for his Handicap match against Cherry & Mio Shirai. Part of the rules were to wrestle clean like a gentleman and he also only had to be pinned for two seconds instead of three to lose. Mio did just that two minutes later. Fukuda complained and remembered that the British doesn’t actually use those rules, so they restarted the match under normal Handicap rules. This time Fukuda fought dirty and attempted to use a chair and a tambourine as weapons. Rumi Kazama stopped him from using the foriegn objects and the distraction led to his defeat for the second time. Fukuda was so upset he fled backstage (and I quote from the website translation) “crying like a virgin.”


Union At Kitasenju, Who’s Gonna Top? Card

September 20, 2012

UNION “I WILL MEET YOU AT THE KITASENJU”, 22/09/2012
Kitasenju Theatre 1010

1. Hiro Tsumaki Vs Shotaro Nasu
2. Tokyo Women’s Wrestling Offer Match: NOZOMI Vs Maki Narumiya
3. Handicap Match: Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo) Vs Cherry & Mio Shirai (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Daichi Kazato Vs Menso~re Oyaji
5. Isami Kodaka Vs Goro Jr.
6. Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka Vs Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie

Toru Sugiura is out with a right knee injury and will not compete. Shotaro Nasu from STYLE-E is his replacement for the opener.

DDT “WHO’S GONNA TOP? 2012 ~ DDT48 GENERAL ELECTION LAST DAY”, 30/09/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – Battle Royal: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Batten Tamgawa
0. Dark Match – Boxing Rules: Michael Nakazawa Vs Gota Ihashi
1. Hikaru Sato & Hiro Tsumaki Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Yoshiaki Yago
2. Masa Takanashi, Yuji Hino & Toru Owashi Vs Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
3. Kenny Omega Vs Konosuke Takeshita
4. HARASHIMA, KUDO & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Takao Soma
5. Poison Sawada Retirement Road – First Leg: Sanshiro Takagi & MIKAMI Vs Poison Sawada JULIE & Client Snake
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs El Generico

All of the new stables get their first taste of action.

The winner of the boxing match gets to be the leader of his own stable featuring Kota Ibushi.


Campsite Match, Team Dream Futures Attack The Main Event!

September 6, 2012

DDT “CAMPSITE PRO WRESTLING”, 09/09/2012
Yamanashi Natureland Om

Homoiro Clover Z Vs Kickboxers: Kota Ibushi, Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Tanomusaku Toba, KUDO & Gota Ihashi

The annual campsite match is set. Fans have been warned that Sanshiro Takagi, Michael Nakazawa and Batten Tamagawa will appear randomly throughout the match as Player Killers. Their role is pretty much to interfere and attack whoever is in their way. However, Nakazawa in particular has a grudge with Kota Ibushi over their previous campsite matches.

DDT “OSAKA BAY BLUES SPECIAL 2012”, 16/09/2012
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2

1. Makoto Oishi, Hiroshi Fukuda & DJ Nira Vs Mio Shirai, Hideki Shiota & Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan
2. Hikaru Sato & Shoichi Uchida Vs Akito & Tetsuya Endo
3. Kota Ibushi & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Yuji Hino
4. Daisuke Sasaki Vs The Invisible Man
5. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Yoshiaki Fujiwara (c) Vs Danshoku Dino
6. Michael Nakazawa Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
7. KO-D Tag Team Title: MIKAMI & Tatsumi Fujinami (c) Vs Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda
8. DDT Vs Drift Series: HARASHIMA, KUDO & Masa Takanashi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie

The DDT Vs Drift (aka Team Dream Futures) Series consists of three singles matches to be decided before the show.

Daisuke Sasaki has been taken out of Match #2 to be given a bigger challenge, The Invisible Man! Akito takes his place as Tetsuya Endo’s tag partner.

UNION “I WILL MEET YOU AT THE KITASENJU”, 22/09/2012
Kitasenju Theatre 1010

1. Hiro Tsumaki Vs Toru Sugiura
2. Tokyo Women’s Wrestling Offer Match: NOZOMI Vs Maki Narumiya
3. Handicap Match: Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo) Vs Cherry & Mio Shirai (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Daichi Kazato Vs Menso~re Oyaji
5. Isami Kodaka Vs Goro Jr.
6. Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka Vs Keisuke Ishii, Takao Soma & Shigehiro Irie

Drift’s attack on the main event scene stretches over to Union with the power hungry youngsters facing Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi & Ken Ohka.

Okinawa Pro Wrestling is represented on the show by one of their most colorful characters, Menso~re Oyaji. He will face Hiro Tsumaki, who up until recently was wrestling in Okinawa as part of a learning excursion.


UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012” Results

August 12, 2012

UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012”, 12/08/2012
Isami Wrestle Arena
104 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Mio Shirai defeated NOZOMI with the Tsuchigumo (5:40).
2. Cherry & Miyako Matsumoto defeated Isami Kodaka & El Hijo del Goro Jr. (w/ Goro Jr.) when Matsumoto pinned Goro with the Miyakoko Clutch (12:29).
3. Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title: Kengo Ohka defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo & Rumi Kazama) by Ring Out (4:53).
*V1 for Hiroshi Fukuda according to US Title rules.
3a. Kengo Ohka defeated Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo & Rumi Kazama) with the Implant DDT (6:28).
4. Shigehiro Irie & Toru Sugiura defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Taichi Kazato when Irie pinned Kazato with a Running Elbow (14:09).
5. Seiya “Big” Morohashi defeated Ken Ohka with a Lariat (15:35).


Union Summer Festival Card

August 11, 2012

UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012”, 12/08/2012
Isami Wrestle Arena

1. Tokyo Women’s Wrestling Offer Match: NOZOMI Vs Mio Shirai
2. Cherry & Miyako Matsumoto Vs Isami Kodaka & El Hijo del Goro Jr. (w/ Goro Jr.)
3. Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo & Rumi Kazama) Vs Kengo Ohka
4. Shuji Ishikawa & Taichi Kazato Vs Shigehiro Irie & Toru Sugiura
5. Seiya Morohashi Vs Ken Ohka

Shuji Ishikawa returns to the ring after illness.


Union Gets Its Own US Title

August 7, 2012

UNION “UNION SUMMER FESTIVAL 2012”, 12/08/2012
Isami Wrestle Arena

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: NOZOMI Vs Mio Shirai
2. Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Mame Endo & Rumi Kazama) Vs Kengo Ohka
3. Cherry & Miyako Matsumoto Vs Isami Kodaka & El Hijo del Goro Jr. (w/ Goro Jr.)
4. Shuji Ishikawa & Taichi Kazato Vs Shigehiro Irie & Toru Sugiura
5. Seiya Morohashi Vs Ken Ohka

Hiroshi Fukuda is a fan of American wrestling, so I guess the Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Title will turn out to be a modified WWE US Title belt replica that he owns.

Seiya Morohashi has permanently dropped the Big Rude gimmick and is back to wrestling as himself.


UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY” Results

July 29, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
267 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Goro Jr. defeated Taichi Kazato with the Goro Suplex (15:52).
2. Cherry defeated Rabbit Miyu by Pinfall (6:11).
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo defeated Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama) when YAZAWA pinned Fukuda with an Upstart Kick (14:19).
4. Hardcore Triple Threat Match: Isami Kodaka defeated Ken Ohka and Kengo Ohka when Kodaka submitted Ken Ohka with a Scorpion Deathlock (8:37).
5. Last Man Standing Match: Shigehiro Irie defeated Seiya Morohashi with a Headbutt (16:36).

Shuji Ishikawa was struck with rubella in the lead up to the show and forced to miss the event, cancelling his DDT Extreme Title defence against Shigehiro Irie. Big Rude offered to lead Union by example and take Shuji’s place. He was so determined to take the match he decided to drop the Big Rude gimmick and wrestle as Seiya Morohashi instead. Despite his good intentions, Morohashi could not defeat Irie in the Last Man Standing Match. He got close thanks to the use of a chair several times but eventually Irie flattened him with the Vertical Drop Back Flip. Irie then headbutted Morohashi into a bloody pulp until he could no longer stand.

Naomi Susan addressed everyone after the show. She thanked the roster for fighting their best and working together in Union, even with Ishikawa’s absence. She said Union’s next show will take place on 12th August. Hiroshi Fukuda suggested that the main event should be him versus Ric Flair. Seiya Morohashi then took the mic and gave a toast to Union.

With Big Rude out of the semi-main event, the Hardcore Tag Team match was turned into a Hardcore Triple Threat. Isami Kodaka defeated Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka when he submitted Ken with a Scorpion Deathlock.

The songs used in the Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match were “Kuroku Nuritsubuse” by Eikichi Yazawa, “Love Revolution 21” by Morning Musume, “Chai Maxx” by Momoiro Clover Z, the Lambada and “Memory Of Love” by Shigeru Matsuzaki. Hiroshi Fukuda tried to dance with every wrestler during the musical moments, even his opponents. When Rumi Kazama asked him why he did this, Fukuda said “I just want to get along with everyone.” Fukuda wants to be friends with many wrestlers from many organisations. Kazama wasn’t happy and she ditched him. This made Fukuda upset and he ran away from ringside crying.

Cherry came out wearing bunny ears and asked the crowd who was the cuter looking bunny, her or Rabbit Miu? Cherry was booed while Miu got cheered. During the match, Cherry tried to force Miu to have her first drink of wine but it was knocked away. After Cherry won the match, she asked Miu if she was a good rabbit and offered a handshake. Miu declined and walked off.

Goro Jr. used Lancashire style wrestling to win his match against Taichi Kazato. Well, at least that is what he claims.

There was said to be a very long line of people waiting to take photos with Naomi Susan, Cherry and Mio Shirai during intermission.


Ishikawa Pulled From Beer Garden Show

July 29, 2012

Shuji Ishikawa has been struck with rubella and will not be able to appear at today’s Union Beer Garden show. His DDT Extreme Title defence against Shigehiro Irie has been called off and a new match for Irie will be announced at the show.


Complete Beer Garden Cards (Except The Last Day)

July 27, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Taichi Kazato Vs Goro Jr.
2. Cherry Vs Rabbit Miyu
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo Vs Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Isami Kodaka & Big Rude Vs Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka
5. DDT Extreme Title – Last Man Standing Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Iron Man Battle Royal: Yuki Sato (c) Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Akito
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
6. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls Match: Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii
2. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. 4 Way Tag Team Match: Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki Vs Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami Vs Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa Vs Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka (Special Guest Referee: GENTARO)
4. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa

The 4 Way Tag Team match features teams from different corners of Japanese wrestling. Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki are representing DDT, Mio Shirai & Ryo Mizunami from Pro Wrestling WAVE are representing Joshi, Naoshi Sano & Batten Tamagawa are representing the indies and Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakuragaoka are representing college student wrestling clubs. GENTARO has been appointed as the referee for the match since he can be trusted to handle the chaos that is certain to break out.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY”, 31/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Rock-Paper-Scissors Death Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Masa Takanashi
2. Ice Ribbon Offer Match: Hikaru Shida & Neko Nitta Vs Maki Marumiya & Tsukushi
3. Boxing Rules: Kota Ibushi Vs Gota Ihashi
4. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Yamato

If I remember correctly, the last boxing match that took place at a Beer Garden show ended in mayhem but that one had two extra wrestlers involved.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY”, 01/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Texas Tiger Rope Match: Kento Miyahara Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Watermelon Crash Death Match: GENTARO Vs Big Rude
3. The Old Man & The Sea & The Wine & The Tears: Masa Takanashi & Hoshitango Vs Yasu Urano & HIROKI Vs Great Kojika & Ricky Fuji
4. Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

The third match is a 3 Way Tag Team death match that involves wine, wasabi, cream puffs and something related to the sea. The last part might just be water but that would be disappointing.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY”, 02/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Strange Bifurcation Allowed: Makoto Oishi & KUDO Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
2. Perfect Plex Challenge: Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Hikari Minami, Michael Nakazawa, Rikiya Shindo & X
3. Akito Vs Shuji Ishikawa
4. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Kota Ibushi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Big Rude Vs Gota Ihashi

You read the first match right. Makoto Oishi is wrestling for both teams in the tag team match.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Endo Test Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs X
2. BOYZ Offer Match: Takao Soma, Daisuke Sasaki & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Masa Takanashi, Yuki Sato & Hercules Senga
3. Isami Kodaka & Hoshitango Vs KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine
4. HARASHIMA Vs Hikaru Sato

Tanomusaku Toba has pulled out of the show. Hoshitango will take his place to team with Isami Kodaka.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY”, 04/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. DDT Beer Garden Specialty – Lottery 6-Man Tag Team Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X


DDT & Union Both Get Ready For The Beer Garden

July 25, 2012

UNION “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ UNION DAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Taichi Kazato Vs Goro Jr.
2. Cherry Vs Rabbit Miu
3. Rock ‘N’ Roll Death Match: A. YAZAWA & Mame Endo Vs Mio Shirai & Hiroshi Fukuda (w/ Rumi Kazama)
4. Isami Kodaka & Big Rude Vs Ken Ohka & Kengo Ohka
5. DDT Extreme Title – Last Man Standing Match: Shuji Ishikawa (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Mame Endo comes to us from Triple Six and Rabbit Miu is from JWP.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SUNDAY”, 29/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Iron Man Battle Royal: Yuki Sato (c) Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Akito
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Takao Soma Vs Rion Mizuki & Tetsuya Endo
3. KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs DJ Nira & Gorgeous Matsuno
4. Yuji Hino, Yasu Urano & Antonio Honda Vs Masa Takanashi, Daisuke Sasaki & Hoshitango
5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Michael Nakazawa & Gota Ihashi
6. HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

Danshoku Dino was recently hit with rubella and will miss this show. He may also miss the Homoiro Clover Z show later in the week if he does not recover in time.

The Monster Army explodes. Already. What is going on with them?

Yuki Sato is the current Iron Man Heavymtalweight Champion, pinning Dick Togo in Bolivia yesterday. I have no idea if he will be back in time to defend the title here or if he will have the belt when he does come back.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ NWJ PRODUCE DAY”, 30/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. 61-Minute Best 2-Out-Of 3 Falls: Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii
2. MMA Battle: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tanomusaku Toba
3. Sanshiro Takagi & New Sanshiro Takagi Vs Michael Nakazawa & New Michael Nakazawa

AV model Miyuki Yokoyama will be a ring girl for the MMA Battle.

One of the falls in the Best 2-Out-Of-3 match between Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii will be fought under Falls Count Anywhere rules.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ KENNY OMEGA PRODUCE DAY”, 31/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Boxing Rules: Kota Ibushi Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Kenny Omega & Michael Nakazawa Vs Hikaru Sato & Hiroshi Yamato

The DDT Vs All Japan feud reignites with Kenny Omega inviting Hiroshi Yamato over for a friendly(?) scrap. Omega will be teaming with his buddy Michael Nakazawa while Yamato will team with Hikaru Sato for the first time since the AJPW Jr. Tag League back in April.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ ANTONIO HONDA PRODUCE DAY”, 01/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Texas Tiger Rope Match: Kento Miyahara Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Antonio Honda Vs Daisuke Sasaki

Kento Miyahara from Diamond Ring will make his first appearance for DDT in the dreaded Texas Tiger Rope Match against Hiroshi Fukuda.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HOMOIRO CLOVER Z PRODUCE DAY”, 02/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

Wrestler Participation: Kota Ibushi, KUDO, Makoto Oishi, Hiroshi Fukuda & Akito.

Danshoku Dino is also expected to take part if he recovers on time.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ HARASHIMA PRODUCE DAY”, 03/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tanomusaku Toba & Isami Kodaka Vs KUDO & Ryuichi Sekine
2. HARASHIMA Vs Hikaru Sato

The last time HARASHIMA and Hikaru Sato faced each other was at the 2nd Round of King Of DDT 2012. HARASHIMA won that match with the Somato.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2012 ~ DDT SATURDAY”, 04/08/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. DDT Beer Garden Specialty – Lottery 6-Man Tag Team Match: X, X & X Vs X, X & X

DDT will bring together six wrestlers to participate in the match. A box filled with the wresters’ names will be passed around to different fans in the audience. Those who get to pick out a name then get to choose which team they will be on.