The Annual Beer Garden Hangover

August 12, 2015

ohata-cherry

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015 ~FROM DDT WITH LOVE~”, 23/08/2015
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa
1. Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase Debut Match: Yasu Urano, Akito & Ryota Nakatsu defeated Kota Umeda, Mao Inoue & Mizuki Watase
2. Time Difference Tag Battle Royal: Aja Kong & Makoto Oishi Vs LiLiCo & Suguru Miyatake Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata Vs Gorgeous Matsuno & Great Kojika Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Yoshihiko Vs Hoshitango & Mio Shirai
3. DDT Extreme Title – Uchikami! Presents: Antonio Honda (c) Vs Masa Takanashi
4. Tetsuya Endo Comeback Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Genichiro Tenryu Retirement Road Round 15: Genichiro Tenryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Kazusada Higuchi & Meiko Satomura
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs Danshoku Dino, Super Sasadango Machine & Ken Ohka
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki
8. Dramatic Dream Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
9. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: KUDO (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

A full preview will be up around the week of the show. Next Thursday sounds like a good target for me.

The winner of the main event also gets a ¥2,000,000 cash prize from the match sponsor.

Some details have emerged for the two rookies making their debut in the opener. Mao Inoue is from Osaki City in Miyagi and was born 28th January, 1997. He is 177cm high and weighs 80kg. He trained in Judo but also filmed his own pro wrestling matches while in junior high school and posted them to Youtube. The videos caught the attention of Sanshiro Takagi which eventually brought him here. Inoue’s immediate goal is to take advantage of his jumping ability. Mizuki Watase is from Yamanouchi, Nagano and was born on 6th February, 1991. His athletic history includes baseball, swimming and basketball. He is part of the comedy group Tenori Tiger. It has been his dream since a child to be a pro wrestler and his goal is to become a champion.

UNION “SEA WRESTLING”, 16/08/2015
Kanagawa Hayama Isshiki Kaigan Keio Camp Store

1. Falls Count Anywhere Match: Ryu Gouma & Cherry Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Misaki Ohata
2. 4 Way Falls Count Anywhere Match: Shuji Ishikawa Vs Isami Kodaka Vs Daichi Kazato Vs Mitomi Masayuki

Union heads to the beach for their second annual “SEA WRESTLING” event. Misaki Ohata joins the fun.

TAVERN WRESTLING “ALCOHOL HEAVEN”, 28/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Tetsuya Endo & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Kota Umeda
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Yuka Sakazaki Vs MIZUHO
3. Hiroshi Fukuda & Seiya Morohashi Vs X & X
4. Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang Vs Somato & Yasuura No
5. Isami Kodaka Vs Tigers Mask

What, you thought last week was the end of DDT’s beer and wrestling combination? Tavern Wrestling is still open for business.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “KNOCKIN’ ON YOUR DOOR 2015”, 29/08/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Rikidozan Sansei Vs Blackjack Of Rubbish Heap: Chikara Vs Minoru Fujita
2. The Outer Drop ~Beyond The Time Of Love And Hate~: Yumehito Imanari Vs Mitomi Masayuki
3. Special Tag Match: Hayato Mashita & Yukihiro Abe Vs GENTARO & Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Finally Duel! Hold On And Go Beyond The Soul!: Osamu Namiguchi Vs Tigger Bedscene
5. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs Enjo-gun General Warfare: Ken Ohka Vs Shibata

The uneasy alliance between Osamu Namiguchi and Tigger Bedscene will get tested when the two face each other. Will this just be a shot for Bedscene to earn Namiguchi’s respect or could the partnership turn ugly?

UNION “SUMMER FESTIVAL UNION 2015”, 30/08/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Mio Shirai Vs Jun Kasai
2. Shuji Ishikawa & Daichi Kazato Vs Go Shiozaki & Kotaro Suzuki
3. Union MAX Title: FUMA (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Union gets a visit from All Japan for an inter-promotional tag team match. Shuji Ishikawa has made a few appearances in AJPW this year and even threw out a challenge to Akebono for a Triple Crown Title match. He could send a loud message if he and Daichi Kazato can beat the visiting team of Go Shiozaki & Kotaro Suzuki.

Look, it’s neat and all for somebody to go all out while they still can before retirement but will somebody tell Mio Shirai to stop getting into matches with psychopaths?

Masako Takanashi will also be on the show.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOU GROW UP”, 22/09/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Saki Akai

The Tokyo Princess Cup winner challenges the leader of Biishiki-gun to go one on one with her.

DDT “DNA 9”, 22/09/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kazusada Higuchi Vs Katsuhiko Nakajima

Kazusada Higuchi won the Wrestling Koshien 2015 tournament during Beer Garden week. His prize is a match against Katsuhiko Nakajima.

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Shuten-dōji Rift, Tokyo Princess Cup Final, Peter Pan Update

July 21, 2015

DDT “SHUTEN-DOJI BOX OFFICE ~WHAT ARE CHERRY BLOOSOMS WITHOUT ALOCOHOL~”, 22/07/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Yasu Urano, Akito, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Kazuki Hirata
2. 3 Way Tag Match: Toru Owashi & Kazusada Higuchi Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. You And I Are Prepared For The Beautifully Scattered Cherry Blossoms: Daichi Kakimoto Vs Masahiro Takanashi
4. Sakura Feast Soon, Greedy Old Hag In Longevity, Gorgeous’ Friendly Premature Death, Gorgeous Brahman No Return: Masa Takanashi, Emi Sakura & Kazuhiko Ogasawara Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno
5. Soon Men And Women Will Quietly Sleep Drunk 5 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Soma Takao Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Saki Akai
6. He Can’t Stand Anymore, That’s Enough, Oh God Save Him – Punch Drunk Glove Match: Hoshitango & Kosei Kubota Vs Tanomusaku Toba & Kota Umeda
7. KUDO & Kengo Mashimo Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Isami Kodaka

Due to the recent falling out between KUDO and Yukio Sakaguchi, the teams in the main event have been changed around. The two are no longer teaming together. KUDO is now partnered with Kengo Mashimo and Sakaguchi is with Isami Kodaka.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “ERIN AID”, 23/07/2015
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Miyu Yamashita Vs Hyper Misao
2. 3 Way Match: Nonoko Vs Rika Tatsumi Vs MIZUHO
3. Saki Akai, Ai Shimizu & KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima, Yuka Sakazaki & Akane Miura

Money raised from the show will be given to Erin to help her recovery from injury. Erin will be the special ring announcer for the show.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU IN MAEBASHI ~DRAMATIC DREAM TONTON~”, 26/07/2015
Gunma Maebashi Green Dome Sub-Arena

1. Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Kazusada Higuchi
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito
3. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata Vs Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
5. Daisuke Sasaki Vs Yuji Okabayashi
6. KUDO & Masa Takanashi Vs Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita

This is the last non-Beer Garden show from DDT before “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2015 ~TOKYO JOSHI PRO DAY~”, 08/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: Miyu Yamashita Vs Akane Miura
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Semi Final: KANNA Vs Shoko Nakajima
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Final:

Miyu Yamashita and Shoko Nakajima are the only returning semi-finalists from last year’s tournament.

DDT “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”, 23/08/2015
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa
1. DDT Extreme Title – Uchikami! Presents: Antonio Honda (c) Vs X
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao (c) Vs X, X & X
3. Tetsuya Endo Comeback Match: Tetsuya Endo Vs Konosuke Takeshita
4. Genichiro Tenryu Retirement Road Round 15: Genichiro Tenryu, Sanshiro Takagi & Saki Akai Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Kazusada Higuchi & Meiko Satomura
5. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Okabayashi (c) Vs Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki
6. Dramatic Dream Match: HARASHIMA Vs Hiroshi Tanahashi
7. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: KUDO (c) Vs Yukio Sakaguchi

There are still a few more matches to be announced.

UNION “SUMMER FESTIVAL UNION 2015”, 30/08/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Union MAX Title: FUMA (c) Vs Isami Kodaka

Champion Vs Champion seems to be all the rage lately. Kodaka is challenging FUMA to a Union Max Title match for a second time. FUMA beat Kodaka in his first defence back in March but did so with the help of his King Legion. No word yet on if Kodaka’s Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title will also be on the line.

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UNION “TOWARD THE SUMMER UNION 2015” Results

July 18, 2015

madoka-isami

UNION “TOWARD THE SUMMER UNION 2015”, 18/07/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
200 Fans – No Vacancy

1. 3 Way Tag Match: Hiroshi Fukuda & Ayumu Honda defeated Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Ryu Gouma and Seiya Morohashi & Macho Michaels when Honda submitted Gouma with the Cross Armlock (4:39).
2. Kazuki Hashimoto & Kazumi Kikuta defeated Mitomi Masayuki & Ryota Nakatsu when Hashimoto submitted Masayuki with an Ankle Hold (15:20).
3. Mixed Tag Match: Mio Shirai & HAYATA defeated Cherry & Kaji Tomato when HAYATA pinned Cherry with the Tsuchigumo (10:07).
4. Scramble Bunkhouse Death Match: FUMA, MEN’S Teioh & SAGAT defeated Shuji Ishikawa, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato when FUMA pinned Kazato with the Diving Headbutt (26:20).
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Isami Kodaka (c) defeated Madoka with the Isamuashi Zan (22:14).
*V3 for Isami Kodaka.

The main event is said to be an exciting match between two wrestlers who have a lot of history together. Madoka even tried the Shooting Star Press which he has not used in years. After Isami Kodaka won the match he talked about himself and Madoka wrestling in K-DOJO together. Madoka was only 17 when he debuted there while Kodaka was 20. The two shook hands but FUMA then showed up to confront Kodaka. FUMA said the Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title has a great history but he should be main eventing shows because he is the Union MAX Champion. Kodaka challenged FUMA to a match on 30th August, Title Vs Title!

The Scramble Bunkhouse Death Match was as chaotic as expected. A barbed wire baseball bat was placed in the middle of the ring and both teams raced towards it from opposite ends of the room when the match began. Chairs and a steel chain were also brought into play. Daichi Kazato went hardcore by putting SAGAT through a table. But FUMA took him out wit a Brainbuster onto the pile of chairs followed by a PK with the barbed wire bat placed in front of Kazato. FUMA then hit the Diving Headbutt to finish him off.

Mio Shirai thanked HAYATA for teaming with her and said he was like a brother or step-brother to her. She complimented him for using her Tsuchigumo finisher to win the match and permitted him to continue using it. The move is a gift from her.

Almost everyone in the opener was dressed in appropriate clothing for the challenge between Karate, Judo and bodybuilding. Kazuhiko Ogasawara wore his karate gi as usual, Hiroshi Fukuda & Ayumu Honda were both wearing judogi and Seiya Morohashi & Macho Michaels both wrestled in skimpy bodybuilding tights. Only Ryu Gouma showed up wearing his normal suit. Gouma gave a closing argument that it was time for him to defend Japan from the dangerous threats of judo and bodybuilding. Unfortunately for him Judo won the day when Ayumu tapped out Gouma.

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Naomi Susan To Resign As Union Manager

July 17, 2015

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Naomi Susan yesterday announced she will resign from her role as “Union Representative” on 4th October after Union holds its 10th Anniversary show at Korakuen Hall. Susan has been managing the brand since 2007 and said her decision is for personal reasons. During her time in charge she saw Union grow as well as its wrestlers bond together. However she feels her help in running the brand is no longer necessary and there is not much else she can learn or experience in her current position. Since she is not a wrestler she does not think “retirement” is the right word to describe her departure. There is currently no decision for her replacement. By announcing this now it gives Union time to prepare for the future.

Susan first considered leaving a year ago and consulted with Isami Kodaka, Shuji Ishikawa and Cherry as time went by. All three were surprised when they were first told of her decision. Kodaka said Susan has been a part of the company for so long that she could be seen as the Mother Of Union. He is happy to see Susan will leave with a smile. Cherry said she will feel lonely because she spent so much time with Susan away from the shows. She and everyone else in Union will cheer for Susan when she leaves. Ishikawa described Susan as an older sister who always supported him even when he was selfish. He will return the favour.

During her time in pro wrestling, Naomi Susan has been a valet for Poison Sawada JULIE and worked behind the scenes booking foreign wrestlers for both Union and DDT, including getting Bob Sapp to work with DDT in 2011. She is also a two time Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.

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Karate Vs Muscle Vs Judo, Early Morning Pro Wrestling, Kanpai New Beijing

July 17, 2015

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA DASH”, 18/07/2015
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. 1 Vs 2 Handicap Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Hyper Misao & MIZUHO
2. Saki Akai & KANNA Vs Yuka Sakazaki & Rika Tatsumi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Ai Shimizu Vs Akane Miura
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 1: Shoko Nakajima Vs Nonoko

KANNA and Miyu Yamashita have already advanced to the semi finals.

UNION “TOWARD THE SUMMER UNION 2015”, 18/07/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. 3 Way Tag Match: Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Ryu Gouma Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Ayumu Honda Vs Seiya Morohashi & Macho Michaels
2. Mitomi Masayuki & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kazuki Hashimoto & Kazumi Kikuta
3. Mixed Tag Match: Mio Shirai & HAYATA Vs Cherry & Kaji Tomato
4. Scramble Bunkhouse Death Match: FUMA, MEN’S Teioh & SAGAT Vs Shuji Ishikawa, Yusuke Kubo & Daichi Kazato
5. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Madoka

Ayumu Honda is from K-DOJO. Macho Michaels is from the indie sleaze scene and forms the Bodybuilding Army with Seiya Morohashi. They sent a message to Kazuhiko Ogasawara proclaiming that muscles are more exciting than karate. Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda also sent a message warning Ogasawara of their Judo abilities. This lead to Ogasawara challenging both teams to a 3 Way Tag Match which might be too much for his new protégé Ryu Gouma to handle.

DDT “DRAMA NOVEL FIGHT IN THE MORNING”, 19/07/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Rumble Match: Makoto Oishi Vs Keisuke Ishii Vs Soma Takao Vs Toru Owashi Vs Kazuki Hirata Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazusada Higuchi Vs Shunma Katsumata Vs Yoshihiko Vs Sanshiro Takagi
2. Danshoku Dino Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Ai Shimizu & KANNA Vs Miyu Yamashita & Yuka Sakazaki
4. Super Sasadango Machine & Suguru Miyatake Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Kota Umeda
5. KUDO & Masa Takanshi Vs HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano

This weekend Niconico will be hosting a live stream for 23 and a half hours. DDT will be involved from 5am JST on Sunday morning (8pm GMT/4pm EST/1pm PST on Saturday) for a special early morning pro wrestling show inside Korakuen Hall. The link to watch the show live is http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv225962212

TAVERN WRESTLING “ALCOHOL HEAVEN”, 28/08/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang Vs Somato & Yasuura No
2. Isami Kodaka Vs Atsushi Maruyama

New Beijing continues to find a Japanese home in Tavern Wrestling. Somato & Yasuura No return to Japan for the first time in years. No last wrestled in the country two years ago while Somato’s previous visit was in 2011.

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UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 4” Results

June 19, 2015

shirai-nakajima

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 4”, 19/06/2015
Shinjuku FACE
325 Fans

1. Women’s Single Match: Chikayo Nagashima defeated Risa Sera with the Fisherman Buster (7:37).
2. 6-Person Tag Match: Misaki Ohata, Tsukasa Fujimoto & Mayumi Ozaki defeated Hiroshi Fukuda, Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi when Ozaki pinned Fukuda with a Small Package (17:14).
3. 4 Organization 4 Way Match: Aoi Kizuki, Cherry and Kaho Kobayashi defeated Dynamite Kansai when all three pinned Kansai at the same time (7:19).
4. Hard Mixed Singles Match: Isami Kodaka defeated Yumi Ohka with the Isamuashi Zan (11:34).
5. Mixed Tag Match: Aja Kong & SAGAT defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Neko Nitta when Kong pinned Nitta with the Vertical Brainbuster (11:21).
6. Main Event Singles Match: Mio Shirai Vs Arisa Nakajima ended in a Time Limit Draw (30:00).
6a. Overtime: Arisa Nakajima defeated Mio Shirai with the Dharma Style German Suplex (2:09).

Both Mio Shirai and Arisa Nakajima fought their hearts out in a 30 minute draw. They shook hands at the beginning of the match but Shirai immediately threw a High Kick to start things off. At the 15 minute mark they brawled out of the ring and brought chairs into the match. When 5 minutes remained Shirai locked in the Figure 4 Necklock and Nakajima spent some time trying to escape it. In the final seconds of the match Nakajima hit the Dharma Suplex but the bell rang before she could get the three count. Nakajima pleaded with Shirai to restart the match because she wanted a definitive winner for their last singles match together. Shirai agreed and the match went to overtime with no time limit. The two quickly tried to get the advantage with strikes and finisher attempts until Nakajima hit the Dharma Suplex again and this time got the pin. Nakajima thanked Shirai for he exciting match afterwards.

Isami Kodaka got the better of Yumi Ohka and there seems to be a measure of respect between the two now. However they both gestured towards having a rematch at some point in the future.

The 4 Way Match was pretty much a 3 Vs 1 Handicap match. Aoi Kizuki, Cherry and Kaho Kobayashi were all wary of facing Dynamite Kansai on their own so they all decided to team up on her instead. While the three did eventually wrestle each other they still ganged up on Kansai when the opportunity presented itself. The end came when the trio all Dropkicked Kansai and then jumped on top of her for a triple pin. Kizuki, Cherry and Kobayashi were all pleased with the result.

Hiroshi Fukuda was in the mood for some singing and got the Lovely Butchers to join him midway through the opening match. He also convinced Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto to sing too. Mayumi Ozaki refused to do it but eventually gave in. When she finished she gave Fukuda a Low Blow kick and pinned him with a Small Package.

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M.I.O 4, Tavern Wrestling, King Of DDT Finals, Grand Osaka Plans

June 18, 2015

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 4”, 19/06/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Women’s Single Match: Chikayo Nagashima Vs Risa Sera
2. 6-Person Tag Match: Misaki Ohata, Tsukasa Fujimoto & MAyumi Ozaki Vs Hiroshi Fukuda, Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi
3. Mixed Tag Match: Aja Kong & SAGAT Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Neko Nitta
4. 4 Organization 4 Way Match: Dynamite Kansai Vs Aoi Kizuki Vs Cherry Vs Kaho Kobayashi
5. Hard Mixed Singles Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Yumi Ohka
6. Main Event Singles Match: Mio Shirai Vs Arisa Nakajima

Mio Shirai and Arisa Nakajima have only had one previous singles match together and it was in 2013. Shirai won that bout in just over three minutes. Nakajima says she is more careful now and promises she will fight to her heart’s content without making any mistakes so she can avenge that loss.

DDT “WRESTLE FESTIVAL IN MATSUYAMA 2015”, 21/06/2015
Matsuyama Comprehensive Community Center Exhibition Hall

1. Yasu Urano & Akito Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Suguru Miyatake
2. Kazusada Higuchi Vs Makoto Oishi
3. Danshoku Dino Vs Masa Takanashi
4. Kazuki Hirata Dancing Stars First Landing: Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
5. Matsuyama Castle Wrestling Elegence Battle: HARASHIMA Vs MIKAMI
6. 3 Way Tag That In Reckless Of Hereditary Are Only Loss From Childhood: KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita

KUDO, Danshoku Dino and Ken Ohka are the remaining Right To Challenge contract holders.

DDT “TAVERN WRESTLING VOL. 0”, 23/06/2015
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. Akito & Ryuichi Sekine Vs MIKAMI & Daichi
2. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita & Erin Vs Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki
3. Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Takayuki Ueki
4. Isami Kodaka & Ryota Nakatsu Vs KUDO & Kouki Iwasaki

Most of the wrestlers involved work for either the Dropkick Bar or Ebisuko Tavern, DDT’s two eating establishments.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2015 TOKYO”, 28/06/2015
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. King Of Dark Title – 3 Way Match: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs DJ Nira Vs Kota Umeda
1. King Of DDT 2015 – Semi Final: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kazusada Higuchi
2. King Of DDT 2015 – Semi Final: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Konosuke Takeshita
3. KUDO, Masa Takanashi & MIKAMI Vs HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito
4. 4 Way Tag Team Match: Antonio Honda & Hiroshi Fukuda Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Kota Ibushi & Suguru Miyatake Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
5. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai Vs Shigehiro Irie, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango & Shunma Katsumata
6. King Of DDT 2015 – Final: X Vs X

Yukio Sakaguchi and Konosuke Takeshita have both reached the semi-final before back in 2013. Daisuke Sasaki has regained his momentum after his scheme to horde all of the Right To Challenge contracts failed. Kazusada Higuchi has also bounced back from his revent KO-D Openweight Title challenge. One of those four will headline “RYOGOKU PETER PAN 2015”.

DDT “DRAMATIC DREAMS! VOL. 2 ~NO SUBTITLE~”, 12/07/2015
Osaka Higashinari Kumin Hall

1. Special 3 Way Match: Kushinbo Kamen Vs Kikutaro Vs X
2. Naniwa Shocked! Special Single Match: Antonio Honda Vs Magnitude Kishiwada
3. Super Sasadango Machine Vs Atsushi Maruyama

A bunch of Osaka based wrestlers will be on the show. The guests who do not have a match yet are Tsubasa, Billiken Kid, HUB, Shoichi Uchida and HAYATA.

UNION “TOWARD THE SUMMER UNION 2015”, 18/07/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Isami Kodaka (c) Vs Madoka

Madoka has put his AV idol problems behind him and is now gunning after Isami Kodaka and the Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title.

DDT “OSAKA OCTOPUS 2015”, 28/11/2015
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #1

1. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Winner Of DDT Dramatic General Election 2015

DDT’s big Osaka show this winter will be in the main arena in the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. DDT usually runs the second smaller room but this will be their first in the main one. The main event will be a KO-D Title match with the winner of this year’s upcoming DDT Dramatic General Election being the challenger.

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UNION “AMANIMOMAKEZU UNION 2015” Results

June 17, 2015

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UNION “AMANIMOMAKEZU UNION 2015”, 17/06/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING
264 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Western Type Gentleman And Lady First Tag Death Match: Daichi & Cherry defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & Aoi Ishibashi when Cherry pinned Fukuda with the Spring Night Love (7:30).
2. Road To The Best Of Independent Junior – 4 Way Match: Madoka defeated Isami Kodaka, Ryota Nakatsu and Daichi Kazato when Madoka pinned Kazato with the Ranhyei (10:41).
3. MEN’S Teioh, Kazushi Miyamoto & SAGAT defeated Ladybeard, Mitomi Masayuki & Seiya Morohashi when Teioh pinned Masayuki with a Rope Assisted Pin (11:48).
4. UWA World Tag Team Titles – Empty Can Death Match: Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Masato Shibata (c) when Shu pinned Shibata with the Gotai Fumanzoku (Talks About The Universe) (15:50).
*Shuji Ishikawa & Masato Shibata fail in V1. The Brahman Brothers become the 21st UWA World Tag Team Champions!
5. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Mio Shirai defeated Hibiscus Mii (c) with the Tsuchigumo (7:48).
*Hibiscus Mii fails in V1. Mio Shirai becomes the 7th Union Fly To Everywhere World Champion!
6. Union MAX Title: FUMA (c) defeated Yusuke Kubo with the Diving Headbutt (23:18).
*V3 for FUMA.

The former Goro Jr. became an unlikely hero for Union by attempting to win the Union MAX Title from FUMA. Kubo entered to a remixed version of his mentor Dick Togo’s song (I assume it’s “Insane in the Membrane”). He came close to winning with the Goro Suplex and Blowback but FUMA fired back with a combination consisting of the Sole Butt, Argentine Piledriver, Tombstone and finally the Diving Headbutt. That was nough to put Kubo away. After the match FUMA said that the King Legion will show their full power next month and challenged anyone to try and stop them.

With retirement looming on the horizon Mio Shirai made it her goal to win a championship one more time in all four companies she is under contract to. She already holds the tag team titles for both Ice Ribbon and Pro Wrestling WAVE. She also recently won the main championship in OZ Academy but was forced to vacate it after losing a stipulation match but that’s another story for another blog. All that remained was winning back the Union Fly To Everywhere Title. She had to go through Hibiscus Mii to do that and it wasn’t an easy task. The match featured plenty of Headbutts but Shirai prevailed and is now a Triple Crown champion. Shirai apologised for having a swollen red head because of all the Headbutts she gave and took.

In what was probably the weirdest recycling campaign ever, the UWA World Tag Team Titles were put on the line in an Empty Can Death Match. There were no countouts or rope breaks and every five minutes the fans in attendence were encouraged to throw their empty beer cans into the ring. The wrestlers were then allowed to use the cans as weapons. The Brahman Brothers still used their usual array of weapons like the suitcase, bowling ball and pig head. The dreaded black ink also came into play and blinded Masato Shibata long enough to be pinned, resulting in the title switch.

Madoka was nominated by Isami Kodaka to be the next No. 1 Contender for his Independent World Jr. Heavyweight Title. The title match will be in Yokohama on 18th July.

The male wrestlers in Match #1 were penalised whenever they did not act like gentlemen towards the women. Daichi immediately lost 3 points at the start of the match when he entered the ring without Cherry. Hiroshi Fukuda smartly escorted Aoi Ishibashi to her corner to avoid the same penalty. Daichi lost another point for locking up with Ishibashi and messing her hair in the process. Meanwhile Fukuda punched Cherry but that was okay because it was ruled as an act performed on an opponent in a competitive wrestling match. Fukuda then used Ishibashi as a human shield for a top rope attack from Daichi. That wasn’t ok and he was penalised 100,000 points before getting pinned by Cherry.

Ryu Gouma participated in a special public training exercise at the beginning of the show. Kazuhiko Ogasawara came out with a baseball bat and challenged Gouma to break it in half. He struck Gouma in the shin everytime Gouma failed. Gouma gave up and Ogasawara dragged him to the back stating he will train him even harder.

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Empty Can Death Match, Mio Vs Arisa, 2nd Tokyo Princess Cup, Matsuyama Festival

June 10, 2015

UNION “AMANIMOMAKEZU UNION 2015”, 17/06/2015
Shin-kiba 1st RING

1. Road To The Best Of Independent Junior – 4 Way Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Madoka Vs Ryota Nakatsu Vs Daichi Kazato
2. Western Type Gentleman And Lady First Tag Death Match: Daichi & Cherry Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Aoi Ishibashi
3. MEN’S Teioh, Kazushi Miyamoto & SAGAT Vs Ladybeard, Mitomi Masayuki & Seiya Morohashi
4. Union Fly To Everywhere World Title: Hibiscus Mii (c) Vs Mio Shirai
5. UWA World Tag Team Titles – Empty Can Death Match: Shuji Ishikawa & Masato Shibata (c) Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
6. Union MAX Title: FUMA (c) Vs Yusuke Kubo

Drinking is permitted at certain times in the Empty Can Death Match. When a wrestler finishes the drink he can use the empty can as a legal weapon. Fans are also encouraged to throw their empty cans into the ring when they are told to.

Yusuke Kubo is grateful for the opportunity to wrestle for the Union MAX Title. Not just for himself but for FUMA and the rest of the new generation in Union.

At the age of 28, Hiroshi Fukuda is beginning to consider retirement and what his lasting impact will be on the industry. He wants future generations of Japanese wrestlers to behave more like the gentlemen from Europe and the United States. To prove his point he put together a mixed tag team match to show how gentlemen should treat ladies.

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 4”, 19/06/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Women’s Single Match: Chikayo Nagashima Vs Risa Sera
2. 6-Person Tag Match: Misaki Ohata, Tsukasa Fujimoto & MAyumi Ozaki Vs Hiroshi Fukuda, Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi
3. Mixed Tag Match: Aja Kong & SAGAT Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Neko Nitta
4. 4 Organization 4 Way Match: Dynamite Kansai Vs Aoi Kizuki Vs Cherry Vs Kaho Kobayashi
5. Hard Mixed Singles Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Yumi Ohka
6. Main Event Singles Match: Mio Shirai Vs Arisa Nakajima

Mio Shirai Vs Arisa Nakajima has a nice ring to it.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 6”, 20/06/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. 3 Way Match: Nonoko Vs Shoko Nakajima Vs MIZUHO
2. Miyu Yamashita Vs Yuka Sakazaki
3. KANNA Vs Hyper Misao
4. Saki Akai & Ai Shimizu Vs Erin & Akane Miura

The Tokyo Princess Cup returns for a second year and the first round draw will take place on this show. Nonoko was the first winner and is among the eight participants in this year’s tournament. The winner will get to produce her own Tokyo Joshi event. The other competitors are Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima, Yuka Sakazaki, Erin, Akane Miura, KANNA and Ai Shimizu.

DDT “WRESTLE FESTIVAL IN MATSUYAMA 2015”, 21/06/2015
Matsuyama Comprehensive Community Center Exhibition Hall

1. Kazuki Hirata Dancing Stars First Landing: Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
2. Matsuyama Castle Wrestling Elegence Battle: HARASHIMA Vs MIKAMI
3. 3 Way Tag That In Reckless Of Hereditary Are Only Loss From Childhood: KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita

I don’t understand those match titles and I don’t think I want to understand those match titles.

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King Of DDT 1st Round, Hyper Misao Gains A Hero, M.I.O 4 & DNA 7

June 5, 2015

DDT “KING OF DDT 2015 SAITAMA”, 06/06/2015
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

0. King Of Dark Title: Gota Ihashi (c) Vs Suguru Miyatake
1. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii
2. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Makoto Oishi Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
3. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Akito Vs Masa Takanashi
4. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Antonio Honda
5. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Kota Umeda Vs Daisuke Sasaki
6. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Kota Ibushi Vs Kazuki Hirata
7. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Kazusada Higuchi
8. King Of DDT 2015 – Round 1: Yasu Urano Vs Shigehiro Irie
9. Sanshiro Takagi, Devin Sparks & Ric Ellis Vs HARASHIMA, MIKAMI & Shunma Katsumata
10. 3 Way Match: KUDO Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Soma Takao

The matches I am looking forward to are Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Keisuke Ishii, Akito Vs Masa Takanashi, Konosuke Takeshita Vs Antonio Honda and Yasu Urano Vs Shigehiro Irie.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “THE GIRLS BATTLE 2015 ROUND 5”, 07/06/2015
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Ai Shimizu
2. Nonoko Vs Yuka Sakazaki
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs Akane Miura
4. Biishiki-gun Vs Hero-gun: Saki Akai & KANNA VS Hyper Misao & Erin

Hyper Misao picked Erin to be her tag team partner, calling her “The Hero of Talent”. Erin was hesitant to accept the position but she was convinced when Misao gave her her very own superhero mask.

MIZUHO is unable to wrestle due to poor health. However she will be in attendance to perform a song with her group SEXY PANIC.

Chikage Kiba has again opted not to wrestle due to a lack of practice. She’s been unable to train lately (I think she is currently in college) and only wants to wrestle when she is satisfied with her progress.

UNION, OZ ACADEMY, WAVE, ICE RIBBON “M.I.O 4”, 19/06/2015
Shinjuku FACE

1. Women’s Single Match: Chikayo Nagashima Vs Risa Sera
2. 4 Organization 4 Way Match: Dynamite Kansai Vs Aoi Kizuki Vs Cherry Vs Kaho Kobayashi
3. Hard Mixed Singles Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Yumi Ohka

Isami Kodaka and Yumi Ohka have butted heads in previous M.I.O shows. They were involved in a tag team draw on “M.I.O 2” and were on the same losing team at “M.I.O 3”. They now get to settle their differences one on one.

Other names scheduled to compete are Mio Shirai (obviously, it’s her show), Tsukasa Fujimoto, Mayumi Ozaki and Aja Kong.

DDT “DNA 7”, 01/07/2015
Kitazawa Town Hall

1. Suguru Miyatake Vs Gabaiji-chan
2. Dai Suzuki Vs GENTARO
3. Ryota Nakatsu Vs Kengo Mashimo

It’s Ryota Nakatsu and Dai Suzuki’s turn to face veteran outsiders.

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