UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014” Results

December 17, 2014

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UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014”, 17/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE
292 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Cherry & Ladybeard defeated Riho & Sayaka Obihiro when Cherry pinned Obihiro with the Spring Night Love (7:20).
2. Mio Shirai defeated Ryu Gouma with the Figure Four Headscissors (3:59).
3. Madoka (w/ Harumi Tachibana) defeated SAGAT with the Ranhyei (4:01).
4. MEN’S Teioh & Tigers Mask (w/ Hiroshi Fukuda) defeated Daichi & Goro Jr. when Teioh pinned Goro with a Diving Body Attack (10:19).
5. Kazushi ‘s GYM Bodybuilding Circle First Leg Final Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Tomoya Kawamura when Miyamoto pinned Kawamura with a Lariat (10:46).
6. Isami Kodaka & Daichi Kazato defeated Atsushi Aoki & Shibata when Kodaka submitted Shibata with a Modified Manjigatame (13:39).
7. Union MAX Title: FUMA defeated Hikaru Sato (c) with the Sole Butt To The Face (20:18).
*Hikaru Sato fails in V3. FUMA becomes the 4th Union MAX Champion!

We have a new Union MAX Champion and his name is FUMA! For six months Hikaru Sato has held the title and he had done nothing but look down on the Union roster. FUMA came out in new gear and with new music while a lackadaisical Sato threw the belt into the ring during his entrance. It was a tense match but FUMA overcame the odds to win the championship. FUMA told Sato after the match that even though he hated his behaviour he still respects him for his strong performances. FUMA bowed but Sato left without a response.

Isami Kodaka challenged FUMA to an 8-Man Tag Team match for 10th January. It will be Kodaka, Shuji Ishikawa, Seiya Morohashi & Cherry Vs FUMA, Daichi Kazato, SAGAT & Mio Shirai.

Match #5 was filled with big appeal as Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi muscle posed their way to victory over Shuji Ishikawa & Tomoya Kawamura.

Match #4 had people seeing double as Tigers Mask/Atsushi Maruyama appeared as a Hiroshi Fukuda clone! The real Fukuda introduced his clone as the 3rd Generation Mr. Perfect (Fukuda is 1st Gen, MEN’S Teioh is 2nd Gen). Clone Fukuda had trouble keeping his crown and wig in place while he wrestled but he was on the winning team. The real Fukuda said in 2015 he will create more Mr. Perfect clones!

Nobody was happier to see the return of an Idea Pocket Diva to Union than Madoka. He was able to convince Harumi Tachibana to be in his corner as he wrestled SAGAT. Tachibana was there in a race queen costume to provide support and motivation. It ended up working as Madoka defeated SAGAT and eagerly thanked his diva for supporting him. He later said he will continue the diva revolution in pro wrestling.

Ryu Gouma had a challenge for Mio Shirai that was very different from her match with Shuji Ishikawa from last month. Gouma wore a suit in the ring and wanted to face Shirai in a battle of intelligence instead of physical strength. The challenge involved Gouma asking Shirai questions to test her knowledge. For every answer she got wrong Gouma would get to do a wrestling move. He put Shirai into a Waistlock to begin the challenge. The first question was what does the K in UK stand for? She panicked and said Christmas. She was wrong so Gouma put her in a Camel Clutch. The next question was what do the stars on the American flag represent? Shirai said it represents the number of countries America has defeated. She was wrong again and then claimed she hates getting questions about stuff overseas. The third question was who was the author Rashomon? Shirai answered Soseki Natsume and then Akechi Mitsuhide. She was wrong for both and Gouma got the audience to say the right answer, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Gouma applied a Manjigatame but Shirai got fed up with the game and fought out of it. She then put Gouma in the dreaded Figure Four Headscissors and made him submit. After the match Gouma claimed he won 3-1 because Shirai got her three questions wrong. He and Shirai then continued to argue over who won the match.

Both Cherry and Ladybeard wrestled in Santa dresses.


Dino & Masayuki Injuries, Storm Riders Audition

December 16, 2014

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014”, 17/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Cherry & Ladybeard Vs Riho & Sayaka Obihiro
2. Mio Shirai Vs Ryu Gouma
3. Madoka (w/ Harumi Tachibana) Vs SAGAT
4. MEN’S Teioh & Tigers Mask (w/ Hiroshi Fukuda) Vs Daichi & Goro Jr.
5. Kazushi ‘s GYM Bodybuilding Circle First Leg Final Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Tomoya Kawamura
6. Isami Kodaka & Daichi Kazato Vs Atsushi Aoki & Shibata
7. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs FUMA

Life sure does suck for Mitomi Masayuki right now. After getting suspended from Union for 60 days for misbehaving on Twitter, he was reduced to wrestling for a micro indie show. Unfortunately during the match he suffered a cervical sprain and thoracic contusion. There is no timeframe for his recovery but it is certain he will be gone from Union for longer than the 60 day suspension.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2014”, 23/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match: Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Kouta Umeda
1. Yasu Urano, MIKAMI, Antonio Honda & DJ Nira Vs Keisuke Ishii, Soma Takao, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
2. Akito Vs Makoto Oishi
3. Sanshiro Takagi Vs Bernard Ackah (w/ LiLiCo)
4. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 4 – Nakazawa’s Untold History ~History Did Not Move Much At The Time~: Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
5. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member Final Audition: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Gota Ihashi, Shunma Katsumata, Suguru Miyatake & Chinsuke Nakamura
6. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
7. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

The Golden☆Storm Riders auditions have been whittled down to four people. Former member Gota Ihashi, Shunma Katsumata, Suguru Miyatake and the Pauper of Strong Style Chinsuke Nakamura.

DDT, BJW, K-DOJO “NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2014”, 31/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 1: Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
2. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 1: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
3. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 1: Ryuichi Kawakami & Kazuki Hashimoto Vs Yuji Hino & Yuji Okabayashi
4. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 1: Saburo Inematsu & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Antonio Honda
5. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block C Round 1: Kengo Mashimo & Tank Nagai Vs Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba
6. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block C Round 1: Ryuji Ito & Jaki Numazawa Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo
7. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 1: HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei
8. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 1: TAKA Michinoku & X Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi
9. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block A Round 2: Winners Of Match #1 Vs Winners Of Match #2
10. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block B Round 2: Winners Of Match #3 Vs Winners Of Match #4
11. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block C Round 2: Winners Of Match #5 Vs Winners Of Match #6
12. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Block D Round 2: Winners Of Match #7 Vs Winners Of Match #8
13. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
14. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Semi Final: X & X Vs X & X
15. Unification! Three Company Powerhouse Tournament – Final: X & X Vs X & X

Danshoku Dino is out of action with a herniated disc and is not scheduled to come back until 2015. Unfortunately that means Dino won’t be able to team with Big Japan’s Daisuke Sekimoto in the New Year’s Eve tag tournament. Antonio Honda was chosen to take Dino’s place in the team.

First and second round matches have a 10 minute time limit, the semi-finals have a 15 minute time limit and the final has no time limit. Overtime uses one count pinfall rules. The semi-final pairings will be decided with a lottery.


Three Complete Match, Ganbare Grand Prix Awards

December 11, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 8”, 13/12/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Soma Takao
2. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 2 – I Do Not Think Licking Feet Is Cheating: Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Saki Akai & Michael Nakazawa
3. Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo & Antonio Honda Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
5. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member 1st Audition: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Shun Miyatake, Gota Ihashi, Shunma Katsumata & X
6. Kazuki Hirata Vs Bernard Ackah
7. DDT Extreme Title – Three Complete Match: Akito (c) Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga

The goal of the Three Complete Match is to beat your opponent three times: once by pinfall, once by submission and once by throwing him over the top rope to the floor. They can be done in any order.

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014”, 17/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Mio Shirai Vs Ryu Gouma
2. Cherry & Ladybeard Vs Riho & Sayaka Obihiro
3. Madoka (w/ Harumi Tachibana) Vs SAGAT
4. MEN’S Teioh & Tigers Mask (w/ Hiroshi Fukuda) Vs Daichi & Goro Jr.
5. Kazushi ‘s GYM Bodybuilding Circle First Leg Final Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi Vs Shuji Ishikawa & Tomoya Kawamura
6. Isami Kodaka & Daichi Kazato Vs Atsushi Aoki & Shibata
7. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs FUMA

Hiroshi Fukuda is still hanging around and is spending his time trying to restore World Men’s Club with MEN’S Teioh. They’re bringing in Tigers Mask for a shot to be in the group.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “TOKYO CIRCUIT 2014 FINAL ROUND”, 28/12/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. 3 Way Match: Nonoki Vs Erin Vs Ai Shimizu
2. KANNA & Chikage Kiba Vs Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki
3. Miyu Yamashita Vs Akane Miura

Last time they met in the ring Akane Miura submitted the more experienced Miyu Yamashita. Can the young dancer get her revenge?

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 9”, 28/12/2014
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. Special Gilgamesh Timeslip Match ~Ganbare☆Wrestling Bubble To GO!!~: Madoka Vs Tiger Bed Scene (w/ Mai Chusonji & Kaori Masukoji)
2. Forbidden Encounter – Karate Vs Karate Chop: Kazuhiko Ogasawara & Shinichiro Tominaga Vs Osamu Namiguchi & Chikara
3. EPISODE 2 Man Of War INTROJECTION: Yukihiro Abe Vs GENTARO
4. Special Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Yumehito Imanari Vs Shota & Tomoya Kawamura

This show will host the 2014 Ganbare☆Wrestling Grand Prix awards. There are three categories for the Ganpuro fans to vote on: MVP award, Fighting Spirit award and Skills award.

Tomoya Kawamura stands in for the suspended Mitomi Masayuki.

After hearing about Madoka’s search for AV actresses, Tiger Bed Scene has reacted by bringing in underground idols Mai Chusonji and Kaori Masukoji to be in his corner.

Angela Ami (the former Manami Koda) will also appear on the show.


Mitomi Masayuki Suspended, Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown

December 5, 2014

Mitomi Masayuki has been suspended from all Union and DDT related activity for 60 days starting from 6th December. Masayuki got in trouble after insulting DDT’s female fans on Twitter while promoting the upcoming BOYZ event being held later this month. Since BOYZ is marketed exclusively to women you can see that was a very stupid move on his part. As is usually the case, the tweets have since been deleted. Masayuki has apologised and the DDT website says he will reflect deeply on what he has done. Again, the usual stuff you hear when somebody gets into trouble.

DDT “USHIKU BIG BUDDHA 2014”, 07/12/2014
Ibaraki Ushiku Sports Park Gymnasium Sabuarina

1. Soma Takao & Shunma Katsumata Vs Tetsuya Endo & Kota Umeda
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs MIKAMI, Gota Ihashi & Mitsuhiro Yoshida
3. Masa Takanashi Vs DJ Nira
4. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 1 – ●● Lore! Special Single Match: Michael Nakazawa Vs Shun Miyatake
5. Antonio Honda & Konosuke Takeshita Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
6. Yasu Urano Vs Makoto Oishi
7. 3 Way Match: HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga

I’ve no idea what to expect from Michael Nakazawa in regards to his Holiday Countdown series.

BOYZ “CHRISTMAS EVE X 15 ~WOMAN FESTIVAL 5~”, 10/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kota Umeda Vs Koju Iwasaki
2. 3 Way Match: Masa Takanashi Vs Tomoya Kawamura Vs Rion Mizuki
3. Kota Ibushi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Shunma Katsumata
4. Isami Kodaka Vs Makoto Oishi
5. HARASHIMA, Akito, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi, Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao

BOYZ continues the tradition of having a great looking main event that will only be seen by all female audience that will attend the show.

Mitomi Masayuki was originally going to be in Match #2 teaming with Rion Mizuki against Masa Takanashi & Tomoya Kawamura. With Masayuki’s suspension that match is now a 3 Way with the remaining wrestlers.

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 8”, 13/12/2014
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI Vs Makoto Oishi Vs Soma Takao
2. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 2 – I Do Not Think Licking Feet Is Cheating: Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Saki Akai & Michael Nakazawa
3. Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo & Antonio Honda Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
4. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie
5. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member 1st Audition: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Shun Miyatake, Gota Ihashi, Shunma Katsumata & X
6. Kazuki Hirata Vs Bernard Ackah
7. DDT Extreme Title: Akito (c) Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga

The Golden☆Storm Riders have some participants for their audition including their former member Gota Ihashi. More spots are available as we head closer to the show.

DDT “TENKSANBU NO KEI”, 14/12/2014
Hakata Star Lane

1. Daisuke Sasaki & Saki Akai Vs Makoto Oishi & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. Azul Dragon, Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao Vs Yuto Aijima, Akito & MIKAMI
3. Infomercial Match: Fish-Man Vs Super Sasadango Machine Vs Yasu Urano
4. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 2 – Farewell Formidable Enemy! Nakazawa’s Unexpected Retreat! Flattery Unexpected! Reflection Unexpected!: Kota Ibushi Vs Michael Nakazawa
5. KUDO & Masa Takanashi Vs Tetsuya Endo & Antonio Honda
6. Hakata Specialty 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yukio Sakaguchi
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Gorgeous Matsuno, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei (c) Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata

The Infomercial Match is promoting Fish-Man’s tavern in Imaizumi, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka. The tavern is called “Fish-Man Hakata Fireside“.

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014”, 17/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Mio Shirai Vs Ryu Gouma
2. Cherry & Ladybeard Vs Riho & Sayaka Obihiro
3. Madoka (w/ Harumi Tachibana) Vs SAGAT
4. Kazushi ‘s GYM Bodybuilding Circle First Leg Final Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi Vs X & X
5. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs FUMA

Atsushi Aoki will also be involved in the show. No opponent has been announced for him which leaves me to guess he was originally supposed to face Masayuki.

HARD HIT “~MOONRIZE~”, 21/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kenta Hattori Vs Hiroshi Kobayashi
2. Ryuki Ueyama Vs Hayato Mashita
3. Atsushi Aoki Vs Chongwen Ito
4. HARASHIMA & Masaharu Tsuchihashi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & Takatoshi Matsumoto
5. Super Tiger Vs Nobuhiro Tsurumaki
6. Yukio Kubota Vs Michael Nakazawa
7. Yoshihiro Takayama Vs Shuichiro Katsumura
8. Hiromitsu Kanehara Vs Koji Iwamoto
9. Hikaru Sato Vs Ryo Kawamura

Michael Nakazawa goes to Hard Hit one last time.

DDT “NEVER MIND 2014”, 23/12/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Michael Nakazawa Holiday Countdown 4 – Nakazawa’s Untold History ~History Did Not Move Much At The Time~: Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Hikaru Sato & Masa Takanashi
2. Golden☆Storm Riders New Member Final Audition: X Vs X
3. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
4. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie

Hikaru Sato returns to DDT to help bid farewell to Nakazawa.


UNION “ISAMI KODAKA WRESTLING” Results

November 17, 2014

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UNION “ISAMI KODAKA WRESTLING”, 17/11/2014
Shinjuku FACE
372 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Riho defeated Cherry with the Somato (4:05).
2. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Gabaiji-chan defeated Kazuhiko Ogasawara by Ring Out (3:26).
3. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Isami Kodaka defeated GENTARO by Ring Out (10:40).
4. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: FUMA defeated Choun-Shiryu by KO (7:56).
5. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 2: Riho defeated Yuko Miyamoto by Ring Out (8:32).
6. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 2: Yasu Urano defeated Gabaiji-chan with the Modern Times (4:46).
7. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Isami Kodaka defeated Riho with a Crucifix Pin (7:15).
8. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Yasu Urano defeated FUMA by Ring Out (7:24)
9. Special Tag Team Match: Daisuke Sekimoto & Takayuki Ueki defeated Shuji Ishikawa & Daichi Kazato when Sekimoto pinned Kazato with the Deadlift German Suplex (13:56).
10. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Final: Yasu Urano defeated Isami Kodaka with the Tombstone Piledriver (28:39).

Inspired by Dragon Ball, Isami Kodaka put together his own Budokai tournament for his friends and colleagues. With no ropes needed for the early rounds there were plenty of Ring Out finishes. The final came down to Kodaka and Yasu Urano in a normal rules match with the ropes included. Urano also had Abdullah Kobayashi supporting him in his corner. The two fought for almost 30 minutes but in the end Kodaka came up short and fell to Urano’s Tombstone Piledriver. His prize for winning the tournament was some praise from Kodaka during the victory speech.

Daisuke Sekimoto was disappointed he was not in the tournament. He told Kodama if there is ever a chance for them to have a match then they should do it.


Numazu Card, Smile Squash Box Office, Tennoji Zoo, Shota’s Turn, Kodaka Budokai

November 7, 2014

DDT “FIRST TIME IN NUMAZU 2014”, 09/11/2014
Shizuoka Kiramesse Numazu

1. KUDO Vs Gota Ihashi
2. 3 Way Match: Akito Vs MIKAMI Vs Shigehiro Irie
3. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & DJ Nira
5. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo

Things are going to get hectic this month.

DDT “SMILE SQUASH BOX OFFICE ~I WANT TO SEE THE SMILES OF EVERYONE~”, 12/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Akito, Kazuki Hirata & FUMA Vs Koji Iwamoto, Shunma Katsumata & Tetsuya Endo
2. Toru Owashi & DJ Nira Vs Makoto Oishi & X
3. Masa Takanashi Vs Antonio Honda
4. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
5. DDT Sumo Tournament Aki-Basho: HARASHIMA, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Konosuke Takeshita, Keisuke Ishii, Michael Nakazawa, Goto Ihashi, Shuji Ishikawa, Daisuke Sekimoto
6. Yasu Urano Vs Kendo Kashin
7. HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Togi Makabe

The 1st Round matches for the Sumo tournament are Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Keisuke Ishii Vs HARASHIMA, Shuji Ishikawa Vs Gota Ihashi and Daisuke Sekimoto Vs Michael Nakazawa.

X is Shiori Asahi, by the way.

DDT “TENNOJI ZOO WRESTLING! 2014”, 15/11/2014
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre

1. Akito & HAYATA Vs MIKAMI & Daisuke Sasaki
2. Keisuke Ishii & Michael Nakazawa
3. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & DJ Nira Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi
4. Danshoku Dino Vs Tetsuya Endo
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Makoto Oishi & X
6. Soma Takao Vs Yasu Urano
7. Tennoji Specialty 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Antonio Honda

Soma Takao Vs Yasu Urano will most likely determine who will face HARASHIMA for the KO-D Openweight Title on 30/11.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 8”, 16/11/2014
West Chofu Martial Arts Arena

1. Special Super Mixed Match: Madoka & Aoi Ishibashi Vs Yoshihiro Horaguchi & Koharu Hinata
2. URRC Round 2 – Mixed Match Super Fight: Manami Koda Vs Yuji Kito
3. WRESTLE-a-nation ~Hong Kong International Police Man Comeback~: Hong Kong International Police Man Vs Choun-Shiryu Vs Chikara
4. On The Other Side Of The Mind EPISODE 1 ~Yukihiro I~ : Yumehito Imanari Vs Yukihiro Abe
5. Origin Regression ~The Student Wrestler~: Tiger Bed Scene Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
6. Ganpuro Revolution??: Ken Ohka & Osamu Namiguchi Vs Shota & Mitomi Masayuki

Shota revealed his reasons for turning on Ken Ohka and Ganbare☆Wrestling. Shota thinks that Ganpuro has lost its heat and excitement. Nobody in Ganpuro fights as crazy as they used to so he decided to join forces with someone who does, it just so happens to be the enemy. Shota believes he and Mitomi Masayuki share something in common. They both fight with a sense of crisis. He wants to create something new and start a revolution in Ganpuro.

Former DDT wrestler Yukihiro Abe has come to Ganpuro. He and Yumehito Imanari reunited after last seeing each other 4 years ago when Imanari directed a documentary about Abe. When Ken Ohka found out, he was so excited he made Imanari Vs Abe for this show.

Hong Kong International Police Man is coming back even though he was last revealed to be the banished Atsushi Maruyama. Will it be the same guy this time?

UNION “ISAMI KODAKA WRESTLING”, 17/11/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Cherry Vs Riho
2. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Gabaiji-chan Vs Kazuhiko Ogasawara
3. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Isami Kodaka Vs GENTARO
4. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 1: Choun-Shiryu Vs FUMA
5. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 2: Winner of Match 1 Vs Yuko Miyamoto
6. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Round 2: Winner of Match 2 Vs Yasu Urano
7. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner of Match 3 Vs Winner of Match 5
8. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner of Match 4 Vs Winner of Match 6
9. Special Tag Team Match: Shuji Ishikawa & Daichi Kazato Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Takayuki Ueki
10. Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai – Final:

Inspired by Dragonball, Isami Kodaka is putting together his own Budokai martial arts tournament. The first two rounds will feature matches taking place inside a ring with no ropes attached. Victory it earned by pinfall, submission or ring out. The semi-final will feature the same rules but the ring will have its ropes included. The final will be fought under normal rules. There is no prize for the winner yet but Kodaka said if he wins, he will praise himself a lot.

There is also a Union Vs Big Japan tag match to look forward to. Kodaka is high on Takayuki Ueki and believes he can be a threat.


X Is Shiori Asahi

November 4, 2014

DDT “FIRST TIME IN NUMAZU 2014”, 09/11/2014
Shizuoka Kiramesse Numazu

1. KUDO Vs Gota Ihashi
2. 3 Way Match: Akito Vs MIKAMI Vs Shigehiro Irie
3. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
4. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi Vs Yukio Sakaguchi & DJ Nira
5. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo

Happy Motel have been on a roll lately. Can T2Hide put a stop to it?

DDT “TENNOJI ZOO WRESTLING! 2014”, 15/11/2014
Osaka Tennoji Ward Community Centre

1. Danshoku Dino Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Konosuke Takeshita & Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Makoto Oishi & X
3. Soma Takao Vs Yasu Urano
4. Tennoji Specialty 4 Way Match: HARASHIMA Vs Kota Ibushi Vs Shigehiro Irie Vs Antonio Honda

X is Shiori Asahi.

DDT “AOBA CASTLE LOVE SONG IN SENDAI 2014”, 23/11/2014
Miyagi Yume Messe West Wing Hall

1. Kota Ibushi Vs Gorgeous Matsuno
2. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao
3. DDT Extreme Title – Catch Wrestling Rules: Akito (c) Vs MIKAMI

The DDT Extreme Title resurgence continues with Akito picking a Catch Wrestling Rules match against MIKAMI. The match will consist of 12 rounds, each round is 3 minutes long and there is a 30 second interval between each round. The match can be won by pinfall or submission. Rope breaks are allowed but strikes are illegal. The point of the match is grappling only.

DDT “DRAMATIC GRAPHICS NIIGATA 2014”, 24/11/2014
Niigata Toriyano Gymnasium

1. Makoto Oishi Vs Tetsuya Endo
2. Super Sasadango Machine Vs Antonio Honda
3. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi

Niigata better get ready for Super Sasadango Machine’s PowerPoint presentations.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2014”, 30/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei & Gorgeous Matsuno
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Makoto Oishi & X
3. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Soma Takao

X is Shiori Asahi. Again.

UNION “SHIWASU NO UNION 2014”, 17/12/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Kazushi ‘s GYM Bodybuilding Circle First Leg Final Match: Kazushi Miyamoto & Seiya Morohashi Vs X & X
2. Union MAX Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs FUMA

X is not Shiori Asahi. I think.


UNION “UNION 9TH ANNIVERSARY BOX OFFICE” Results

November 3, 2014

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UNION “UNION 9TH ANNIVERSARY BOX OFFICE”, 03/11/2014
Yokohama Radiant Hall
217 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Ladybeard defeated Ryu Gouma with the Women’s Liberation (2:34).
2. Seiya Morohashi & Gabaiji-chan defeated Cherry & Meari Naito when Gabaiji-chan pinned Cherry with the Gabai Bomb (10:09).
3. Kazushi Miyamoto defeated Tomoya Kawamura with a Lariat (4:08).
4. Goro Jr. defeated Mitomi Masayuki with a British Submission (16:01).
5. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Mio Shirai with the Splash Mountain (6:46).
6. MEN’S Teioh & Madoka (w/ Hiroshi Fukuda) defeated Daichi Kazato & SAGAT when Madoka pinned SAGAT with the Ranhei (11:57).
7. UWA World Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & FUMA (c) defeated Hikaru Sato & Shibata when FUMA pinned Sato with an Armbar Cutback (18:26).
*V2 for Isami Kodaka & FUMA.

The UWA World Tag Team Champions successfully defended their title with a surprising finish when FUMA pinned the Union MAX Champion, Hikaru Sato. Sato’s partner Shibata fought with his GoPro camera strapped to him as always but this time he used it as a weapon. It eventually backfired when he swung it at FUMA but wound up hitting Sato instead. Sato almost stole the win when he was given a German Suplex by FUMA but recovered quick enough to lock on an Armbar. But FUMA rolled on top of Sato and pinned him while still in the submission hold. Sato attacked FUMA after the bell but he was chased away by Daichi Kazato and SAGAT. FUMA told Sato that he was a champion and his title is not an amateur belt. He then threw out a challenge for the Union MAX Title. Naomi Susan confirmed the match will happen on 17th December. FUMA then said he hopes Union will begin its tenth year with him as the champion.

Hiroshi Fukuda gave a lot of praise to MEN’S Teioh & Madoka for their victory over Daichi Kazato & SAGAT. Fukuda said their combination of technique and speed made them the best tag team around and they should reform the Men’s Club. Madoka rejected the idea and wanted to talk to Naomi Susan. Madoka was upset at Union because they no longer do any Aipoke Presents matches! The only reason he is in Union is so he can wrestle for the Idea Pocket idols that used to appear on the show. According to him, the Aipoke matches were the pinnacle of Union. Susan said it is impossible to bring it back because their relationship with the company ended months ago. Madoka stormed off and said he will bring Idea Pocket back himself if he has to!

Kazushi Miyamoto recently announced he will retire at the end of the year. But he still had time to wrestle in Union before he left. He had plenty of advice to give Tomoya Kawamura after their match. He said Tomoya should eat plenty of rice and gain plenty of protein every day. He then bonded with Seiya Morohashi over their bodies and they decided to team up. They already have a team name. They are called Kazushi’s GYM Bodybuilding Circle.

A minute of silence was given at the beginning of the show for Koichiro Kimura.

Ladybeard’s new finisher called the Women’s Liberation is a Spin Kick.


Dino & Oishi Find An X, Union 9th Anniversary

November 1, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 7”, 02/11/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre

1. 3 Way Match: MIKAMI Vs Masa Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki
2. Akito Vs Gota Ihashi
3. Antonio Honda Vs DJ Nira
4. KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Kota Ibushi & Shunma Katsumata
5. Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & X Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Saki Akai
6. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi are back to bringing in a secret wrestler to team with them. In the past year they’ve teamed up with Kensuke Sasaki and Aja Kong.

UNION “UNION 9TH ANNIVERSARY BOX OFFICE”, 03/11/2014
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Ladybeard Vs Ryu Gouma
2. Mitomi Masayuki Vs Goro Jr.
3. MEN’S Teioh & Madoka (w/ Hiroshi Fukuda) Vs Daichi Kazato & SAGAT
4. Cherry & Meari Naito Vs Seiya Morohashi & Gabaiji-chan
5. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Mio Shirai
6. Kazushi Miyamoto Vs Tomoya Kawamura
7. UWA World Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & FUMA (c) Vs Hikaru Sato & Shibata

There was a press conference to promote the UWA Tag Team Titles match with the champions Isami Kodaka & FUMA and one half of the challengers Shibata appearing. Shibata decided to strip off his clothes and spent the rest of the conference only wearing a g-string. He did it because his absent tag partner Hikaru Sato apparently sent him a letter telling him to do so. It’s probably not so weird when you remember Sato used to wrestle in maid’s clothing.

Mio Shirai has challenged Shuji Ishikawa to a singles match! After winning the Union Fly To Everywhere Championship, Shirai wants to step up her game and face a great challenge. There is no greater challenge in Union than Shuji Ishikawa. They were on opposite teams at the last Union show and Shirai has studied that match for preparations. She knows to avoid the Splash Mountain after seeing Cherry take one in the previous match. But she also thinks there is a way to counter it with a pinning cradle. According to her, Ishikawa has a low supply of blood in his brain due to his size so she should focus attacking his head and neck.

The “Japanese Million Dollar Man” comes to Union. Kazushi Miyamoto from Wrestle-1 (at least that is where I last saw him) will be facing rookie Tomoya Kawamura.


Remember, Remember, DDT In November

October 27, 2014

DDT “ROAD TO SAITAMA SUPER ARENA 7”, 02/11/2014
Saitama Industrial Technology Centre

1. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
2. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie

A lot to get through next month.

DDT “SECOND IMPACT DDT”, 03/11/2014
Aichi Loisir Hotel Toyohashi

1. Konosuke Takeshita Vs Gota Ihashi
2. 3 Way Match: Keisuke Ishii Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs DJ Nira
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Antonio Honda & Tetsuya Endo
4. Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs MIKAMI & Hoshitango
5. Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi
6. HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Akito Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi

Given there is going to be two KO-D Tag Team Title defences this month, I bet we will know who the second set of challengers are by the time this show is held.

DDT “FIRST TIME IN NUMAZU 2014”, 09/11/2014
Shizuoka Kiramesse Numazu

1. HARASHIMA & Yasu Urano Vs Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata (c) Vs Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo

After losing to Tetsuya Endo in a quick match, Kazuki Hirata wants to prove he isn’t weak. His T2Hide partners aren’t too happy that he immediately accepted a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title challenge after the match.

DDT “SMILE SQUASH BOX OFFICE ~I WANT TO SEE THE SMILES OF EVERYONE~”, 12/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Akito, Kazuki Hirata & FUMA Vs Koji Iwamoto, Shunma Katsumata & Tetsuya Endo
2. Toru Owashi & DJ Nira Vs Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi
3. Masa Takanashi Vs Antonio Honda
4. 3 Way Tag Team Match: Kota Ibushi & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie & Soma Takao Vs KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi
5. DDT Sumo Tournament Aki-Basho: HARASHIMA, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Konosuke Takeshita, Keisuke Ishii, Michael Nakazawa, Goto Ihashi, Shuji Ishikawa, Daisuke Sekimoto
6. Yasu Urano Vs Kendo Kashin
7. HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Togi Makabe

New Japan’s Charisma Gorilla returns to DDT as part of the Smile Squash show. Togi Makabe and HARASHIMA are good friends going back to their college days and were part of the same student pro wrestling group.

You want to see Daisuke Sekimoto do sumo wrestling? Of course you do. Smile Squash has you covered.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “CHAPTER 2 2ND SEASON~ VOL. 8”, 16/11/2014
West Chofu Martial Arts Arena

1. URRC Round 2 – Mixed Match Super Fight: Manami Koda Vs Yuji Kito
2. Special Super Mixed Match: Madoka & Aoi Ishibashi Vs Yoshihiro Horaguchi & Koharu Hinata
3. Origin Regression: Tiger Bed Scene Vs Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Ganpuro Revolution??: Ken Ohka & Osamu Namiguchi Vs Shota & Mitomi Masayuki

The main event was made when Shota betrayed Ken Ohka and sided with Union invader Mitomi Masayuki. Ohka is teaming with his rival Osamu Namiguchi to get revenge.

Yoshihiro Horaguchi & Koharu Hinata both originally came from Wrestling New Classic. Ganpuro seems to be attracting the WNC rookies lately.

The URRC is back for a second time. Manami Koda was chosen to be the face and body of Yumehito Imanari’s new project aiming to give confidence to female wrestlers. The next step is for Koda to face a male wrestler which is where Yuji Kito comes in.

UNION “ISAMI KODAKA WRESTLING”, 17/11/2014
Shinjuku FACE

1. Special Tag Team Match: Shuji Ishikawa & Daichi Kazato Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Takayuki Ueki
2. 1 Day Tournament ~Shinjuku Maximum Ground Budokai~: Isami Kodaka, FUMA, Cherry, Yasu Urano, Choun-Shiryu, Riho, X, X

Isami Kodaka is putting together a 1 day tournament with special rules in place. The first two rounds will feature matches taking place inside a ring with no ropes attached. Victory it earned by pinfall, submission or ring out. The semi-final will feature the same rules but the ring will have its ropes included. The final will be fought under normal rules.

Hiroshi Fukuda will be the special ring announcer for the event.

DDT “GOD BLESS DDT 2014”, 30/11/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KO-D Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (c) Vs X & X
2. KO-D Openweight Title: HARASHIMA (c) Vs Soma Takao

Soma Takao became the No. 1 Contender by winning a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament.

LiLiCo has been invited to attend the show, mostly so DDT can somehow get the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title back.