The Newest TKG48 Member Is…

January 14, 2011

…Atsushi Aoki! That’s right, the TKG48 now includes the newly crowned GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Aoki (TKG48 Member #29) will be fighting alongside Sanshiro Takagi & Shigehiro Irie in Union on 3rd February as the TKG48 has their first meeting with Yoshiaki Yago’s new group temporarily called the Revolutionary Armed Forces. Yago’s teammates for the match are Kengo Mashimo & Madoka.

UNION, 03/02/2011
Shinjuku FACE

1. Ken Ohka Vs LuFisto
2. Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Tigers Mask
3. TKG48 Vs Revolutionary Armed Forces: Sanshiro Takagi, Atsushi Aoki & Shigehiro Irie Vs Yoshiaki Yago, Kengo Ohka & Madoka
4. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

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LuFisto Has A Message For Ken Ohka

January 9, 2011

LuFisto posted a video on Youtube hyping her upcoming inter-gender match with Ken Ohka in Union on 3rd February. If you ask me, Ohka’s probably going to get killed. I wonder if it is too early to ask for a YOSHIHIKO Vs Pegaboo fight?

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January Cards So Far

January 5, 2011

DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATION DX EDITION”, 12/01/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Shigehiro Irie & Kazuki Hirata Vs Takao Soma & Minoru
2. Rion Mizuki Vs Hikaru Sato
3. Akito Vs Yasu Urano
4. Hiro Tsumaki Vs KUDO
5. Yukihiro Abe Vs HARASHIMA
6. Keisuke Ishii Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Takao Soma’s tag team partner for the upcoming “DX Edition” of the Monthly Young Communication brand has been revealed. Soma will be teaming with the new AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Champion, Minoru! This will be Minoru’s first time wrestling in DDT. However, in 2009 Minoru’s French cousin Minoru Polnareff had a match in DDT during the very European feud between the Italian 4 Horsemen and the French side led by Louie Takanashi 14th. Polnareff accidentaly got a face full of Death Cake and he has not been seen in public since.

DDT “NEW YEAR SUPER DODON WAVE! IN NAGOYA 2011”, 16/01/2011
Kanayama Asunal Hall

1. GENTARO & Yasu Urano Vs Yukihiro Abe & Kazuki Hirata
2. BOYZ Nagoya Travel Guide: KUDO & Makoto Oishi Vs Madoka & Keisuke Ishii
3. World’s Most Powerful Rocket Punch Championship – R-1 World Grand Prix 2011 Finals: Tanomusaku Toba Vs DJ Nira
4. Kota Ibushi, HARASHIMA & Mr. #6 Vs Takao Soma, Michael Nakazawa & Tomimitsu Matsunaga
5. Umemura Personal Computer School Offer Match: Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino
6. KO-D Tag Team Title: Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs MIKAMI & Onryo

DDT “SWEET DREAMS!”, 30/01/2011
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Right to Produce “Someone’s Produce Show” Battle Royal:
2. DDT Tokyo Beginning of Fight 2011 Special Tag Match: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs HARASHIMA & KUDO

The winner of the Battle Royal will get to produce his/her own show on 6th March at Shin-Kiba 1st RING. It will be part of a triple header of shows along with Union and New Beijing Pro Wrestling.

UNION, 03/02/2011
Shinjuku FACE

1. Ken Ohka Vs LuFisto
2. Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Tigers Mask
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

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Union In Korakuen Hall Results

January 3, 2011

Union, 03/01/11
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,955 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Shigehiro Irie & Ryuji Ito defeated Seiya Morohashi & Hiro Tsumaki when Ito pinned Tsumaki with the Dragon Splash (12:49).
2. Cherry, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata defeated Black Cherry #1, Black Cherry #2 & Black Cherry #3 when Cherry pinned Black Cherry #2 with the Spring Night Love (12:49).
3. DDT Extreme Title – Captain’s Fall Six Man Tag: Isami Kodaka (c), Yano K Data & Survival Tobita defeated Kim Nun Pun (c), Chou-un Shiryu & Cao Zhang (with Princess Makoto) when Kodaka pinned Pun with the Diving Double Knee Drop (7:23).
*Kim Nun Pun fails in V1. Isamai Kodaka becomes the 15th DDT Extreme Champion.
4. Bread Eating Deathmatch: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (2.5) defeated Ken Ohka (1.5).
5. Shinichiro Tominaga Debut Match: El Generico defeated Shinichiro Tominaga with the Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! (16:11).
6. Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa defeated Kengo Ohka & Madoka when Takagi pinned Madoka with the SHB (19:43).
7. Manabu Nakanishi defeated Shuji Ishikawa with the Hercules Cutter (13:40).

It’s a new year and a new spring of life for Union. 2011 looks to be very good for DDT’s sleazier step-brother as the brand plans to be lot more active in the next 12 months. Union ace, Shuji Ishikawa put up a strong effort to Manabu Nakanishi of New Japan, but the strongman’s “Muscle Orchestra” was just too loud for Shuji to overcome. Manabu did give Shuji plenty of praise after the match though.

The TKG48 was victorious over Union once again with Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa defeating Kengo Mashimo & Madoka. However, Yoshiaki Yago appeared after the match to join forces with Union. He has formed his own unit to battle with his arch enemy Takagi. For now the unit is called the Revolutionary Armed Forces and their first battle with TKG48 will be a 6-Man Tag at Shinjuku FACE on 3rd February.

El Generico made his first appearance for Union, mask and all. He defeated the debuting Shinichiro Tominaga with the always deadly Corner Brainbuster. Tominaga’s next opponent was confirmed to be Tigers Mask from Osaka Pro.

After six long months of recovery, Ken Ohka promised to eat lots of bread to grow strong. So he had a Bread Eating Deathmatch with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi with the winner being whoever ate most of the bread that was hanging above the ring. Kikuchi had a nice glass of milk to wash down all the bread he ate after he won.

Isami Kodaka won the DDT Extreme Championship in the Captain’s Fall Six Man Tag. Kim Nun Pun’s reign was cut short by Isami’s Diving Double Knee Drop. No word on any monster sightings while Survival Tobita was in the ring.

Two other matches were announced for February 3rd. Shuji Ishikawa and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi will pair off against each other while Ken Ohka will take on Canada’s “First Lady of Hardcore”, LuFisto!

Ryuji Ito was introduced as another member of the TKG48. So far, all of the members of TKG48 that we know of are Sanshiro Takagi, Shigehiro Irie, Munenori Sawa, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Ryuji Ito and DJ Nira.

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New Shows Added To 2011

December 29, 2010

A special occassion for the Monthly Young Communication show as the DDT youngsters are pitted against the more established wrestlers from the promotion.

DDT “MONTHLY YOUNG COMMUNICATION DX EDITION”, 12/01/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Shigehiro Irie & Kazuki Hirata Vs Takao Soma & X
2. Rion Mizuki Vs Hikaru Sato
3. Akito Vs Yasu Urano
4. Hiro Tsumaki Vs KUDO
5. Yukihiro Abe Vs HARASHIMA
6. Keisuke Ishii Vs Shuji Ishikawa

A double bill event is planned for 6th March. Both Union and CRUISER’S GAME will hold a show in Shin-Kiba 1st RING with some sort of Meet & Greet taking place afterwards.

UNION “MARCH OF THE UNION”, 06/03/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

CRUISER’S GAME, 06/03/2011
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

A correction on one of the results from “NEVER MIND 2010“. The Shit Heart ♥ Foundation Vs DISASTER-BOX trios match was only for the UWA World Trios Title, which DISASTER-BOX won. The Jiyugaoka Six Man Tag Team Titles and Nihonkai Six Man Tag Team Titles are still in the hands of Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato & Tomimitsu Matsunaga. With Toru Owashi now possibly done with DDT for the time being it is unknown what will happen to the UWA Titles.

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FANTASY ILLUSION 4 Results

December 24, 2010

CHERRY PRODUCE “FANTASY ILLUSION 4” 23/12/2010
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
243 Fans

1a. The Worst Alliance: GAMI & Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Dump Matsunaga & Bull Nakazawa when GAMI pinned Nakazawa with a Lariat (0:11).
1b. GAMI & Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Dump Matsunaga & Bull Nakazawa when GAMI pinned Nakazawa with a Lariat (0:07).
1c. GAMI & Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Dump Matsunaga & Bull Nakazawa when GAMI pinned Nakazawa with the Adios Amiga (8:05).
2. KEIKO Debut Match: KEIKO defeated Lingerie Muto with a Rolling Prawn Hold (5:35).
3a. Jai Shu Ishikawa & Yumi Ohka Vs Shigeko Deluxe & Kyoko Kimura ended in a No Contest when the Worst Alliance interfered (11:10).
3b. Jai Shu Ishikawa, Shigeko Deluxe & Yumi Ohka defeated Dump Matsunaga, Bull Nakazawa & Kyoko Kimura when Ohka pinned Nakazawa with a Tiger Bomb (1:23).
4. 60 Minute Iron Man Match: Cherry (2) defeated Yuki Miyazaki (1).
4a. Cherry pinned Yuki Miyazaki with the Fantasy Illusion (11:05).
4b. Yuki Miyazaki pinned Cherry with the Gedo Clutch (20:35).
4c. Cherry pinned Yuki Miyazaki with the Spring Night Love (59:56).

Ayumi Kurihara was in attendence dressed in a “Sexy Santa” outfit. Now there is something sweet to find under the mistletoe on Christmas morning.

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Full Cards For “NEVER MIND 2010” & “FANTASY ILLUSION 4”

December 18, 2010

DDT “NEVER MIND 2010”, 26/12/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KUDO & Rion Mizuki Vs Keisuke Ishii & Kazuki Hirata
2. Three Way KO-D Tag Team No. 1 Contender’s Match: GENTARO & Yasu Urano Vs MIKAMI & Onryo Vs Tanomusaku Toba & Hoshitango
3. Loser Eats Dog Food: Daisuke Sasaki Vs Takao Soma
4. Man’s Club: Danshoku Dino Vs Makoto Oishi
5. UWA World Trios Title, Jiyugaoka Six Man Tag Team Title & Nihonkai Six Man Tag Team Title: Michael Nakazawa, Hikaru Sato & Tomimitsu Matsunaga (c) Vs HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Yukihiro Abe
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Jado & Gedo
7. KO-D Openweight Title: Dick Togo (c) Vs Antonio Honda

CHERRY PRODUCE “FANTASY ILLUSION 4” 23.12/2010
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring

1. KEIKO Debut Match: KEIKO Vs Lingerie Muto
2. The Worst Alliance: Dump Matsunaga & Bull Nakazawa Vs GAMI & Hiroyo Matsumoto
3. Shuji Ishikawa & Yumi Ohka Vs Shigehiro Irie & Kyoko Kimura
4. 60 Minute Iron Man Match: Cherry Vs Yuki Miyazaki

Ayumi Kurihara was supposed to take part in Match #2 but a recent ankle injury has put her off the card. Hiroyo Matsumoto is her replacement. Dump Matsunaga (Tomimitsu Matsunaga doing a Dump Matsumoto parody) sent an insulting message to Ayumi saying that she never missed any time in the ring from injury, even that time when she hurt her right nipple. Ayumi is not happy with the respone and will be at the show as Hiroyo & GAMI’s corner-girl for the match.

KEIKO is the latest wrestler to debut for UNION, although it is unknown if this is an actual female wrestler or someone from DDT doing a crossdressing gimmick.

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Union Schedule & Other News

December 11, 2010

Union, 03/01/11
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ken Ohka Comeback Match: Ken Ohka Vs Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa Vs Kengo Ohka & Madoka
3. Shinichiro Tominaga Debut Match: Shinichiro Tominaga Vs El Generico
4. DDT Extreme Title – Captain’s Fall Six Man Tag: Kim Nun Pun (c), Chou-un Shiryu & Cao Zhang (with Princess Makoto) Vs Isami Kodaka (c), Yano K Data & Survival Tobita
5. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Manabu Nakanishi

A big challenge for Shuji Ishikawa in the main event but one that could send shockwaves over the Japanese wrestling scene if he defeats Manabu Nakanishi.

The Captain’s Fall Six Man Tag will be Kim Nun Pun’s first defence of the DDT Extreme Championship. I’m not entirely sure if the title is awarded to whoever gets the fall over Pun or if it is just captain Isami Kodaka who becomes champion if his team wins. Yano K Data is Keita Yano in Joker make up for those of you who need reminding.

Cao Zhang and Princess Makoto are the Chinese wrestlers who requested to compete in Union after meeting Chou-un Shiryu. Cao is said to have trained at a wrestling dojo that has been in existence since the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) and is also said to be a descendant of the warlord Cao Cao. Princess Makoto is part of New Beijing’s Diva division.

Let’s see how El Generico fares with the Union fanbase. A win against the debuting Shinichiro Tominaga is certain. Either way it will be great to see El Generico wrestling in Japan again.

TKG48 began its rampage of Union during the week but the next line of defence put up against them is a tough one. Should be a great match between Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa against Kengo Mashimo & Madoka.

Ken Ohka will return after a seven month absence nursing a fractured left knee. There to meet him in his first match back will be former NOAH wrestler Tsuyoshi Kikuchi who has had brief appearances for DDT and Union the last couple of months.

Union “NEW YEAR DRAGON”, 16/01/11
Nagoya Kanayama

1. Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data Vs Yasu Kubota & Hide Kubota
2. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Shigehiro Irie

Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu (Real name Satoru Takahashi) is a member of the Hip Hop group nobodyknows+. He has been in a wrestling match before, making his debut on 5th May, 2010.

Congratulations go out to the Golden Lovers for winning the Best Bout category in the 2010 Tokyo Sports Awards. Their match with Apollo 55 at NJPW “DESTRUCTION ’10” won by a pretty big margin and caps off a Dramatic year for the BFFs Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega. Next they will look forward to clashing with Gedo & Jado on the day after Christmas (Boxing Day, St. Stephen’s Day, etc) in order to survive 2010 as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.

Hikaru Sato is set to pack his bags and head off to Germany in January to compete in the WXW “AMBITION 2” tournament. The first “AMBITION” tournament, won by Bryan Danielson (or as he is now known in another Universe, Daniel Bryan), caught attention from wrestling fans for featuring a more hybrid shoot fighting style of wrestling in its matches. It is a style that Sato is more than familiar with and he will surely become one of the favourites to win the tournament when the entire lineup is announced.

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Union 3rd December Results

December 10, 2010

Union, 03/12/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
241 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hiro Tsumaki Debut Match: Kento Miyahara defeated Hiro Tsumaki with a Boston Crab (8:27).
2. 4 Way Match: Choun Shiryu defeated 726, Kazuhiko Ogasawara & DJ Nira (8:08).
3. Isami Kodaka & Yano K Data defeated Survival Tobita & Che Qian when Isami pinned Che Qian with the Diving Double Knee Drop (9:20).
4. Yuki Miyazaki & Madoka defeated Cherry & Kengo Ohka when Miyazaki pinned Cherry with a Gedo Clutch (16:25).
5. Sanshiro Takagi & Shigehiro Irie defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Seiya Morohashi when Irie pinned Morohashi with the Vertical Drop Back Flip (17:21).

As part of joining Union on a full-time basis, Sanshiro Takagi has formed his own faction called TKG48. So far Shigehiro Irie and DJ Nira are members along with Takagi. At the end of the show Takagi introduced the fourth member…Muneneori Sawa!

Shigehiro Irie was full of confidence after getting the pinfall in the main event. He recalled losing a match to Shuji Ishikawa over a year ago and challenged him to a rematch in his hometown of Nagoya on 16th January.

The rules for Match #2 had the person getting the pinfall needing to drink an ashtry full of tequila in under five seconds in order to win the match. Everyone involved got a pin at one point or another but Choun Shiryu was the only one to drink the ashtray in one go. After the match, Choun told Union representative Naomi Susan that the promotion has a following in China and that he invited a student of his to come to Japan and try out for Union.

El Generico was announced to appear on Union’s 3rd January show at Korakuen Hall. He will be having a match against the debuting Shinichiro Tominaga.

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Upcoming DDT & Union Cards

November 27, 2010

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2010”, 28/11/2010
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. MIKAMI, KUDO & Tatsuhiko Yoshino Vs Yukihiro Abe, Rion Mizuki & Kazuki Hirata
2. Next Variety Group Election Match: Toru Owashi Vs Danshoku Dino Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Tanomusaku Toba Vs Hoshitango Vs Michael Nakazawa Vs Tomimitsu Matsunaga Vs DJ Nira
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Yoshiaki Yago & Shigehiro Irie Vs Genichiro Tenryu, Masao Orihara & HARASHIMA
4. Young Drama Cup – Final: Takao Soma Vs Keisuke Ishii
5. KO-D Tag Team Title: Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki (c) Vs GENTARO & Yasu Urano
6. KO-D Openweight Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Dick Togo

DDT “MALL ENTERTAINMENT WRESTLING AGAIN”, 11/12/2010
Tōjinmachi Shopping Arcade, Fukuoka City

Featuring: Dick Togo, Michael Nakazawa, Sanshiro Takagi & Kota Ibushi

Always a fun time whenever DDT decides to ditch the squared circle and go wrestle wherever they please. They will return to the spot where Sanshiro Takagi & Munenori Sawa defended the KO-D Tag Titles against HARASHIMA & Michael Nakazawa during their “Greatest Title Run Ever ™” earlier in the year. This time it will Takagi and Nakazawa are joined by Dick Togo and Kota Ibushi, although what kind of match it will be ihas not been decided yet.

DDT “TENKA SANBUN NO KAI”, 12/12/2010
Hakata Star Lane

1. Michael Nakazawa Vs Batten Tamagawa
2. HARASHIMA Vs Keisuke Ishii
3. Hikaru Sato Vs KUDO
4. Danshoku Dino Vs Kota Ibushi

Also Scheduled To Appear: Sanshiro Takagi, Dick Togo, MIKAMI, Yasu Urano, Rion Mizuki, Takao Soma, Shigehiro Irie, Kazuki Hirata, Tomimitsu Matsunaga, Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki & Toru Owashi

Batten Tamagawa comes to use from the West Gate Wrestling Federation, a promotion run by comedians who wrestle in their spare time. He has made a handful of appearances for DDT in the past.

Union, 03/12/10
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Hiro Tsumaki Vs Kento Miyahara
2. Cherry & Kengo Ohka Vs Yuki Miyazaki & Madoka
3. Isami Kodaka & Keita Yano Vs Survival Tobita & X.
4. 3 Way Match: 726 Vs Choun Shiryu Vs Kazuhiko Ogasawara
5. Shuji Ishikawa & Seiya Morohashi Vs Sanshiro Takagi & X

Sanshiro Takagi gets to choose his partner out of a group of 48 wrestlers. However, wrestlers 1, 2, 3, 7 & 10 have already been disqualified for smoking in the waiting room.

The winner of the 3 Way match will earn a spot on the Union Korkauen Hall card in January.

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