Umeda Tears ACL, Tokyo Game Show, IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT (Sadly Unrelated To Tekken)

September 13, 2016

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 14 ~MIDDLE ELECTION~”, 14/09/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Cherry Vs Gota Ihashi & Kouki Iwasaki
2. 3 Way Match: Yasu Urano Vs Mad Polly Vs Mizuki Watase
3. Soma Takao & Rekka Vs Kazuki Hirata & Daiki Shimomura
4. Infomercial Match – Up Up Girls Nippon Budokan Great Battle: Sanshiro Takagi, Guanchulo & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
5. Fantastic Memories Vs Bad Comi: Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Ken Ohka & KAI
6. Special 3 Way Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda
7. Yoshihiro Takayama, Toru Owashi & Kazusada Higuchi Vs KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi

Kota Umeda tore his right ACL and also injured his right femur during Sunday’s show in Hanamatsu. Surgery is required so Umeda will unfortunately be out of action for a while. That means he has to miss both the DNA Grand Prix and the Dramatic General Election. Umeda said he currently feels miserable because his immediate goal was to beat Kazusada Higuchi and win the Grand Prix. Also with KUDO just after returning from injury, Umeda was looking forward to Shuten-dōji rampaging through DDT as a four man group. He promises to begin his rampage when he returns.

DDT “TOKYO GAME SHOW 2016 – 4GAMER.NET X DDT”, 15/09/2016
Chiba Makuhari Messe – 4Gamer.net Booth

1. Soma Takao & Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Kouki Iwasaki & Daiki Shimomura
2. Antonio Honda Vs Guanchulo
3. Konosuke Takeshita & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Akito & Yasu Urano
4. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs Shunma Katsumata & MAO
5. Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Rekka Vs Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Kazusada Higuchi

DDT will be hosting several wrestling sessions at the 4gamer.net booth for this year’s Tokyo Game Show (How about somebody announce a new wrestling game over there while they’re at it?). Day 1 will feature a match taking place on the hour from noon to 4pm. However the matches take place in front of a private audience.

DDT “TOKYO GAME SHOW 2016 – 4GAMER.NET X DDT”, 16/09/2016
Chiba Makuhari Messe – 4Gamer.net Booth

1. Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Daiki Shimomura
2. Akito & Rekka Vs Gota Ihashi & Kouki Iwasaki
3. Pretty Rights Contention Battle Royal: Yasu Urano Vs Kazusada Higuchi Vs Guanchulo Vs Cherry Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani Vs Gota Ihashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki Vs Tetsuya Endo
4. Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii & Yoshihiko Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
5. HARASHIMA & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Soma Takao

Day 2 will take place in just one session. Footage of the matches from both days will be posted to Youtube.

DDT “BIG HOUSE ARROW HOMETOWN 2016”, 17/09/2016
Toyama Takaoka Ecoeur

1. Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO Vs Yasu Urano, Gota Ihashi & Kouki Iwasaki
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Soma Takao Vs Kazuki Hirata & Daiki Shimomura
3. Ken Ohka Toyama Triumph! Takaoka Specialty Special Single Match: Ken Ohka Vs Antonio Honda
4. 4 Way Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Mad Polly Vs Kazusada Higuchi Vs Guanchulo
5. Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii
6. Daisuke Sasaki & Tetsuya Endo Vs HARASHIMA & Akito

Poor Guanchulo’s been thrown into the land of giants.

DDT “OSAKA BAYS BLUE SPECIAL 2016”, 18/09/2016
Osaka Edion Arena #2

1. Mizuki Watase & Daiki Shimomura Vs Guanchulo & Rekka
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Toru Owashi Vs Gota Ihashi & Kouki Iwasaki
3. 3 Way Match: Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Akito & Yasu Urano Vs Antonio Honda & Yoshihiko
4. Daisuke Sasaki, Shuji Ishikawa & Mad Polly Vs HARASHIMA, Yuko Miyamoto & Kazusada Higuchi
5. Original Shuten-dōji Vs NωA!: KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
6. Special Single Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Tetsuya Endo
7. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Soma Takao (c) Vs Kazuki Hirata

Guanchulo & Rekka are taken out of the dark match and added to the opener along with Daiki Shimomura.

DDT “AICHI LOISIR HOTEL 3RD TIME OF CHALLENGE”, 19/09/2016
Aichi Loisir Hotel Toyohashi Holiday Hall

1. 3 Way Match: Yasu Urano Vs Toru Owashi Vs Nobuhiro Shimatani
2. Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Kazuki Hirata
3. Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Polly Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
4. Yoshihiro Takayama & Soma Takao Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki
5. HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda

DDT’s busy week ends here.

BASARA “ISAMI KODAKA WRESTLING ~ 2ND SHINJUKU STRONGEST GROUND BUDOKAI”, 28/09/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: Shiori Asahi Vs Tatsuhiko Yoshino
2. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: FUMA Vs Kengo Mashimo
3. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: Yasu Urano Vs Daisuke Sekimoto
4. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 1: Isami Kodaka Vs Brahman Kei (w/ Brahman Shu)
5. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 2: Riho Vs Winner Of Match #1
6. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Round 2: Manami Toyota Vs Winner Of Match #4
7. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner Of Match #2 Vs Winner of Match #5
8. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Semi Final: Winner Of Match #3 Vs Winner Of Match #6
9. Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai – Final: Winner Of Semi Final #1 Vs Winner Of Semi Final #2

Riho from Gatoh Move is the final entrant to the tournament. She gets a bye into Round 2.

BASARA “VAJRA 20 ~FIERCE FIGHTING~”, 05/10/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1A: Daichi Kazato & Tomoya Kawamura Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT
2. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1B: Koji Iwamoto & Fuminori Abe Vs FUMA & Yusuke Kubo
3. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1C: Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Gouma Ryu & Masamune
4. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Round 1D: Shinjiro Otani & Sean Guinness Vs Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto

Another month another tournament for BASARA. This time FUMA came up with an idea to do a tag team league to prove IRON PRIEST’s dominance. But in order to fit in the schedule the tournament will be a playoff instead. It is called the IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT in tribute to the Motorhead song and FUMA keeps calling it a Rock Festival instead of a Tag Tournament. Joining the tournament are teams representing BASARA’s units, Sportiva Entertainment and ZERO1. FUMA decided only he and Yusuke Kubo will be there flying the IRON PRIEST flag. He thinks they won’t need Madoka to help them. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & SAGAT are back together. Hiroshi is confident in his own abilities but worries the burden is too much for SAGAT to bear. Surprisingly Gouma Ryu was able to convince Masamune to team with him. Apparently Masamune would have teamed with Isami Kodaka but Kodaka picked Takumi Tsukamoto instead.

BASARA “VAJRA 21 ~TEN THOUSAND RIICHI SKY~”, 29/10/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1A Vs Winners Of Match 1B
2. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Semi Final: Winners Of Match 1C Vs Winners Of Match 1D
3. IRON FIST TAG TOURNAMENT – Final: Winners Of Semi Final 1 vs Winners Of Semi Final 2

The ZERO1 team are Shinjiro Otani and Irish wrestler Sean Guinness. Ryu believes some sort of illegal activity has led to team entering the tournament and if his team ends up fighting them in the semi final he will bring them to court to get any sort of advantage over them.


BASARA “VAJRA 17 ~NOBLE FIGURE DANCING~” Results

August 21, 2016

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BASARA “VAJRA 17 ~NOBLE FIGURE DANCING~”, 20/08/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall
202 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Ryuichi Sekine & Koji Iwamoto defeated Takuya Nomura & Fuminori Abe when Sekine submitted Nomura with the Let’s Combine (10:43).
2. Toba Troubleshooting Theatre: Tanomusaku Toba defeated Ryu Gouma by Ring Out (4:37).
3. Isami Kodaka defeated Daichi Kazato with the Diving Double Knee Drop (12:43).
4. Hardcore Tag Match: Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Shinya Ishida defeated Takumi Tsukamoto & SAGAT when Hiroshi pinned SAGAT with the Perfect Plex (15:50).
5. Masashi Takeda defeated Ryota Nakatsu with the Megaraba-Raba Raba (12:12).
6. Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Abdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi & Takayuki Ueki (c) defeated FUMA, Madoka & Yusuke Kubo when Kobayashi pinned Kubo with the Diving Bakachinga Elbow (17:27).
*V1 for Abdullah Kobayashi, Masaya Takahashi & Takayuki Ueki.

The chairman of the Yokohama Shopping Street Federation that sponsors the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Titles was pleased with the main event. He described it as pure pro wrestling at its very best, which is very good. FUMA said Abdullah Kobayashi’s bald head reminds him of Rob Halford from Judas Priest and Piet Sielck from Iron Savior. Kobayashi didn’t know who they were and asked if they are Japanese. FUMA then apologised to the fans for IRON PRIEST’s failure to win the titles. He said IRON PRIEST will impregnate the pro wrestling world with heavy metal. “Thorns and chains to the soft heart! KEEP ON ROCKIN’ Heavy Metal Anthem! We are IRON PRIEST!”

SAGAT was focused on beating Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi in the Hardcore Tag Match but it was not meant to be. Hiroshi stopped the Goregrind with a Spinebuster onto a Ladder. The Perfect Plex afterwards was the end for SAGAT. Hiroshi rubbed in his victory by saying how fun it is to wrestle in a variety of matches. He then challenged SAGAT to a singles match on 30th August. However Takumi Tsukamoto stepped in and demanded to be in the match too. It was decided that a 3 Way Match will take place instead.


DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2016 ~SUMMER~” Results

July 23, 2016

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DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2016 ~SUMMER~”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall
316 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Masahiro Takanashi defeated Gota Ihashi with the Akvavit (7:16).
2. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda defeated Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga when Sakaguchi submitted Matsunaga with the Cobra Clutch (9:48).
3. Shuji Ishikawa defeated Guanchulo with the Fire Thunder (4:00).
4. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO defeated Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii & Super Sasadango Machine when Oishi pinned Machine with the Jikiden Tornado Clutch (9:59).
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie defeated Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase when Endo pinned Watase with the Torture Rack Bomb (14:24).
6. HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano defeated Ken Ohka, KAI & Shota when HARASHIMA pinned Shota with the Somato (18:28).
7. Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda defeated Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata when Honda submitted Hirata with a Manjigatame (14:41).

Kazuki Hirata spoke on Toru Owashi’s behalf before the main event began. Hirata warned Konosuke Takeshita that Owashi will be seriously strong when they fight for the KO-D Openweight Title at Beer Garden Week, so Takeshita better be prepared! The bell rang and Hirata charged at Takeshita. He took a boot to the face and was almost immediately pinned but he just kicked out before three. Takeshita later took out Owashi with a Plancha out of the ring. Antonio Honda then submitted Hirata with a Manjigatame after he avoided the Viagra Driver. Honda said he could see the look of wonder on Owashi’s face as he wrestled with Takeshita. Honda now looks forward to watching the title match. Takeshita told Owashi he is ready even if Owashi fights at 120%.

KAI was really happy to be back home in Yokohama. He went around singing the Yokohama Baystars cheer song during the show’s opening announcements. However his team’s game plan against Smile Squash fell apart when he accidentally Clotheslined both Shota and Ken Ohka. There was some recovery and the KO-D Tag Team Champions were able to hit HARASHIMA with the Double Spear Of Flame. Unfortunately Shota was the legal man and he failed to capitalise. HARASHIMA recovered, hit the Somato and won the match for Smile Squash. KAI sang the Baystars song again backstage to cheer his team up.

Daisuke Sasaki continued to attack Team DNA after DAMNATION defeated them. This prompted Dick Togo to run out and confront Sasaki for what he did to him at Korakuen Hall last week. Mad Paulie stood in his way but Togo said Sasaki’s pet is also his pet, so sit! Paulie did what Togo said and backed off. Tetsuya Endo blindsided Togo with a Dropkick from behind. Togo retaliated with a Lariat and gave Sasaki the Pedigree. He then challenged Sasaki & Endo to a tag team match at “PETER PAN 2016” in Sumo Hall. Amon Tsurumi stepped in and asked if Togo had a partner? Togo admitted he hadn’t thought that far ahead. Tsurumi decided that Mike Bailey will team with Togo to take on DAMNATION!

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title tournament began with NωA performing their single “Never Give Up ☆ I LOVE YOU”. Super Sasadango Machine clapped to the song even though he was on the other team. Danshoku Dino questioned Sasadango’s priorities since he is wrestling for Fantastic Memories while managing NωA. Sasadango assured Dino he wanted to win the 6-Man Tag Titles. That became questionable when Sasadango held back from fighting with Makoto Oishi during the match. His Lehmann Shock attempt was unusual and allowed Oishi to cradle him into the match winning pin. Sasadango praised NωA for the win and said they passed their first test. He then apologised to the rest of Fantastic Memories for being careless and promised they will get another opportunity to go after the titles. In a backstage interview Sasadango said he wants Dick Togo to be the NωA’s fourth member.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA LOVE RIN” Results

July 23, 2016

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA LOVE RIN”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall
202 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Yuu defeated Azusa Takigawa with the Cross Armbreaker (6:47).
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Hyper Misao defeated KANNA with a School Boy (5:25).
3. Reika Saiki defeated Nodoka Onee-san with the Tower Bridge (5:56).
4. 3 Way Match: Miyu Yamashita defeated Nonoko and Marika Kobashi when Yamashita submitted Kobashi with an Armbar (9:55).
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Akane Miura defeated Rika Tatsumi with the Lariat (7:20).
6. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Shoko Nakajima defeated Yuka Sakazaki with the Northern Lights Suplex (21:06).

The Fighting Comedians facing off highlighted the 2nd Round of the Tokyo Princess Cup. Shoko Nakajima came out on top over Yuka Sakazaki. Akane Miura went over Rika Tatsumi. Hyper Misao’s string of upsets continued with a victory over KANNA. Yuu ignored Azusa Takigawa’s new costume and instead made her submit.

A lottery took place to determine the Semi-Finals. Yuu will face Miura and Misao takes on Nakajima. Yuu said she respects Miura as her senior but she will hit with full force to win. Misao is thrilled to be in the final four and thinks it is her fate to win the tournament. Miura is not going to let her winning streak go to waste. Nakajima’s goal is to be the first 2-time tournament winner.

Trainee Maho will have her debut match on 13th August.


Weekend Line Up, BASARA’s Flawless, Drunkers Kingdom

July 22, 2016

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA LOVE RIN”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Reika Saiki Vs Nodoka Onee-san
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Akane Miura Vs Rika Tatsumi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Shoko Nakajima
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Yuu Vs Azusa Takigawa
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Hyper Misao Vs KANNA
6. 3 Way Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Nonoko Vs Marika Kobashi

This weekend is busy enough as it is with four shows of different sizes being held by the DDT family. Now that Pokémon Go is available in Japan it’s going to be even busier.

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2016 ~SUMMER~”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Masahiro Takanashi Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda Vs Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Guanchulo
4. Ken Ohka, KAI & Shota Vs HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title tournament kicks off. DAMNATION were intimidating enough when they formed and now they look unstoppable with Tetsuya Endo on their side. Fantastic Memories were formed especially for this tournament but there is now a conflict of interests because Super Sasadango Machine also manages NωA.

DDT “HANDMADE IN JAPAN FES 2016”, 24/07/2016
Tokyo Big Sight

Falls Count Anywhere 3 Way Tag Match: Konosuke Takashita & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Sanshiro Takagi & MAO Vs Soma Takao & Kota Umeda

Again, this will probably be a good spot for Pokémon Go play so heads up everyone.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “OSAKA BEER GARDEN WRESTLING 2016”, 24/07/2016
Osaka Okinawa Hall

1. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs OSAKA Joshi Wrestling: Mitomi Masayuki & Chikara Vs Sawako Shimono & Rina Yamashita
2. Hybrid☆Ganbare: Takaku Fuke Vs Takafumi Ito
3. Ganpuro In OSAKA Special Tag Match: Shota & TORU Vs YO-HEY & Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Yukihiro Abe Tomodachi-gun Graduation Test: Minoru Fujita Vs Yukihiro Abe
5. Ganpuro Hardcore Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Ai Shimizu Vs Yumehito Imanari & Bambi

Bambi is bringing a whip and Yumehito Imanari is bringing candy for the Hardcore main event. Ken Ohka is waiting to see what weapon Ai Shimizu wants to use before he decides what to get.

BASARA “VAJRA 16 ~FLAWLESS~”, 28/07/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Ryota Nakatsu & Koji Iwamoto Vs Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
2. Reverse Wrestling Trial: Ryu Gouma Vs Atsushi Maruyama Vs Hi69
3. Special Tag Match: Isami Kodaka & Masamune Vs Kengo Maashimo & Madoka
4. Chain Match: SAGAT Vs Yusuke Kubo
5. TLC Match: Takumi Tsukamoto Vs FUMA
6. Ryuichi Sekine Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi

In his quest to become the BASARA ace, Ryuichi Sekine refuses to accept Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi as the true winner of Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~. Hiroshi thinks Sekine is just jealous that the greatest “foreign” wrestler in the company won the tournament.

SAGAT demanded his match with Yusuke Kubo to be a Chain Match. The reason for this is important. SAGAT often used a chain on his enemies back when he was part of the King Legion stable in Union. The same stable FUMA was the leader of.

TAVERN WRESTLING “DRUNKERS KINGDOM ~MOST DRUNK IN TAVERN’S HISTORY FOR 3 DAYS!!~”, 01/08/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita & Nodoka-oneesan Vs Shoko Nakajima & Yuu
2. Obi-chan Boss, Again – 4 Way Match: Akito Vs Cherry Vs Sayaka Obihiro Vs Hiroshi
3. BASARA Vs Shuten-dōji: Takumi Tsukamoto, SAGAT & Hi69 Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda
4. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu Vs Soma Takao & Kouki Iwasaki
5. Special Single Match: Isami Kodaka Vs Mike Bailey

“Speedball” Mike Bailey makes his Japanese debut here. There is a lot of excitement surrounding this Canadian’s arrival.

USA “SAKABASH AT THE BEACH 2016”, 02/08/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Miyu Yamashita & Yuka Sakazaki Vs Akane Miura & Azusa Takigawa

Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi used his Heaven Summit winnings to bring back his Ultimate Superstars Action brand for one night only. Famous American wrestlers scheduled to appear are Hanolek Hogaso, KI Punk, Hara Cena, SUMO Rock, “Stone Cold” Sekine Ryuichin, A Kit O and Tazu Urano.

TAVERN WRESTLING “DRUNKERS KINGDOM ~MOST DRUNK IN TAVERN’S HISTORY FOR 3 DAYS!!~”, 03/08/2016
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Shoko Nakajima & Yuka Sakazaki Vs Rika Tatsumi & Hyper Misao
2. Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix – A Block: Isami Kodaka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto
3. Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix – B Block: Yuko Miyamoto Vs Akito
4. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryuji Ito Vs Ryota Nakatsu & Kazusada Higuchi
5. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Mike Bailey Vs Daichi Kazato & Tsutomu Oosugi
6. Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix – Final: Winner Of A Block Vs Winner Of B Block

Don’t know how many lighttubes will be used for the Fluorescent Light IPPON Grand Prix tournament. Previous use of lighttubes in Tavern Wrestling have been limited to only one or two getting smashed but that was in a different venue. Shin-Kiba 1st RING might open up the possibility of using more.


KO-D 6-Man Tag Tournament, Owashi Readies For Title Match, Peter Pan Card Grows

July 20, 2016

DDT “YOKOHAMA TWILIGHT 2016 ~SUMMER~”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Masahiro Takanashi Vs Gota Ihashi
2. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda Vs Soma Takao & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
3. Shuji Ishikawa Vs Guanchulo
4. Ken Ohka, KAI & Shota Vs HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano
5. Konosuke Takeshita & Antonio Honda Vs Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
6. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1A: Danshoku Dino, Keisuke Ishii & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & MAO
7. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1B: Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Mad Paulie Vs Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase

The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title tournament is now filled and ready to go. DAMNATION changed their line-up by subbing out Shuji Ishikawa with their new member Tetsuya Endo.

Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii have named their new unit Fantastic Memories and invited Super Sasadango Machine to join them. So far the group is made up of former members of Belt Hunter X Hunter.

DDT “DRAMATIC KATSURAGI 2016”, 30/07/2016
Nara Katsuragi City Taima Sports Center

1. Yasu Urano Vs MAO
2. Tetsuya Endo Vs Kouki Iwasaki
3. Sanshiro Takagi, Kazuki Hirata & Maholova Vs Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata & Gran Naniwa
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda Vs Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii
5. Dick Togo & Guanchulo Vs Masahiro Takanashi & Soma Takao
6. HARASHIMA & Akito Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie
7. Most Of DDT Katsuragi Place Tie! Katsuragi Specialty Special 6 Man Tag Team Match: Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Toru Owashi, Kazusada Higuchi & Hoshitango

Before the next KO-D Openweight Title takes place, Toru Owashi leads his sumo team against Happy Motels.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN KOBE ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAKARAZUKA REVUE~”, 31/07/2016
Kobe Sambo Hall

1. Wrestling Master Vs 37 Year Old Idol Wrestler! Rokko Wholesaler Fukimakuru Kobe Specialty Special Single Match: Dick Togo Vs Makoto Oishi
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1C: Konosuke Takeshita, Antonio Honda & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs HARASHIMA, Akito & Yasu Urano
3. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Round 1D: Yukio Sakaguchi, Masahiro Takanashi & Kota Umeda Vs Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata

Happy Motels are still shaken over Endo’s jump to DAMNATION. They lost to Smile Squash the day after Endo left and they will have to face them again in the trios tournament.

DDT “SAITAMA SLAM! VOL. 13”, 06/08/2016
Saitama Kasukabe Hall

1. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match A Vs Winners Of Match B
2. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Semi Final: Winners Of Match C Vs Winners Of Match D
3. Infomercial Match – Shosen: X Vs X
4. Single Match To Assess If KENSO Can Wrestle At Ryogoku On 28th August: Sanshiro Takagi Vs KENSO
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles Tournament – Final: Winners Of Semi Final 1 Vs Winners Of Semi Final 2

KENSO has to prove to DDT management that he deserves to wrestle at “PETER PAN 2016”. Sanshiro Takagi has to prove he is a good wrestler and just going through a temporary slump. No matter who wins we lose.

DDT “BEER GARDEN FIGHT 2016 ~DDT DAY~”, 08/08/2016
Shinjuku FACE

1. KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Toru Owashi
*Toru Owashi will cash in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.

Owashi has waited four months to cash in his Right To Challenge contract. He cashes in on the first day of Beer Garden Week.

DDT “PETER PAN 2016 ~MOST HOT SUMMER IN THE WORLD~”, 28/08/2016
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

0. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: X Vs X
1. NωA Road To DDT Fes 2016 ~ Sasadango Teaches How To Survive Showbiz: Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata, MAO & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Antonio Honda, Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi, Lady Beard & Gorgeous Matsuno
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: ??? (c) Vs Reika Saiki Vs X
3. KUDO Comeback ~YELLOW DRAGON COME BACK!!~: KUDO & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Akito & Yasu Urano
4. DDT Extreme Title – Watase Contra Watase: LiLiCo (c) Vs Danshoku Dino
5. Special 6-Man Tag Team Match: Terry Funk, Sanshiro Takagi & NOSAWA Rongai Vs Great Kabuki, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kota Umeda
6. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Hikaru Sato (c) Vs Soma Takao
7. KO-D Tag Team Titles – Uchikomi! Presents: Ken Ohka & KAI (c) Vs HARASHIMA & Yuko Miyamoto
8. KO-D Openweight Title – Good Com Asset Presents: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

The Tag Team Titles will be fought over by two pairs of brothers from other mothers. Ken Ohka & KAI aren’t the first wrestlers from separate promotions to bond together in DDT. HARASHIMA & Yuko Miyamoto have been good buddies for a while and have teamed together at the last New Year’s Eve show.

Soma Takao is still undefeated at “PETER PAN” with a 7-0 record on the show. He can make it 8-0 and win the AJPW Jr. Title too if he beats Hikaru Sato.

The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title is scheduled to return home next month. However its current trip around the world might make a return difficult. DDT is limited by who they can bring in for the Battle Royal. It is impossible for them to bring in any of the wrestlers who recently won the title overseas.

Super Sasadango Machine is now managing NωA and handling their efforts to enter the music industry. He organised a match against other wrestlers who have or had some sort of music career away from wrestling.


Iron Man Update, MC.33 Coming To BASARA, Ganbare Prepares For Korakuen

July 13, 2016

Time for an update on the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title’s tour of America. When we last left the belt it was being held by Ricochet, you know the guy from that gif? No, not the English fella the other one. Yeah him. Since then the title lineage went like this: Brian Metz, Matt Striker, Cheerleader Melissa (by massage), Matt Cross (via too much food), Brian Cage, Joey Ryan, Laura James (as burlesque luchadora Alacrana Plata #2), Buggy Nova (in a proper wrestling match!), Ryan again (not in a proper wrestling match), Scarlett Bordeaux, Rhyno (traded an autograph for the title) and now Robbie E (his win counts as a Ladder Match). Last one is interesting because it’s a TNA guy beating someone who just appeared on an NXT broadcast. So yeah, this championship of all things is now providing the inter-promotional competition some fans have craved for years.

DDT “ROAD TO RYOGOKU 2016 IN KORIYAMA ~DRAMATIC DREAM TAKASHIBADEKOYASHIKI~”, 18/07/2016
Koriyama City Southern Tohoku General Wholesale Center

1. Yasu Urano & Gorgeous Matsuno Vs Kota Umeda & Mizuki Watase
2. Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata Vs Makoto Oishi & Shunma Katsumata
3. Danshoku Dino & Keisuke Ishii Vs Kazusada Higuchi & Kouki Iwasaki
4. Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Mad Paulie
5. Soma Takao Vs MAO
6. Konosuke Takeshita, Tetsuya Endo & Antonio Honda Vs HARASHIMA, Akito & Guanchulo

One day after the KO-D Openweight Title match, Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo will have to team together no matter how they feel over the result of their match.

BASARA “VAJRA 15 WU”, 20/07/2016
Saitama Wrestle Fighter Museum

1. FUMA Vs SAGAT
2. Takumi Tsukamoto Vs Yusuke Kubo
3. Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi & Tsutomu Oosugi Vs Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu
4. Hi69 & Daichi Kazato Vs Koji Iwamoto & Ryu Gouma
5. MC.33 Comeback ~ Ultra Special Premium Deluxe Single Match: MC.33 Vs Atsushi Maruyama

Isami Kodaka is absent from the show. Masked wrestler MC.33 takes his place. As far as I know MC.33 hasn’t wrestled since Cruiser’s Game in 2006.

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA LOVE RIN”, 23/07/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Reika Saiki Vs Nodoka Onee-san
2. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Akane Miura Vs Rika Tatsumi
3. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Yuka Sakazaki Vs Shoko Nakajima
4. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Yuu Vs Azusa Takigawa
5. Tokyo Princess Cup – Round 2: Hyper Misao Vs KANNA
6. 3 Way Match: Miyu Yamashita Vs Nonoko Vs Marika Kobashi

Can Hyper Misao get on a roll after beating the TOKYO Princess Of Princess Champion in the first round?

DDT “HANDMADE IN JAPAN FES 2016”, 24/07/2016
Tokyo Big Sight

Falls Count Anywhere 3 Way Tag Match: Konosuke Takashita & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi Vs Sanshiro Takagi & MAO Vs Soma Takao & Kota Umeda

DDT returns to the HandMade In Japan Festival for arts and crafts with their annual Falls Count Anywhere match. MAO and Kota Umeda will experience DDT’s Anywhere Pro Wrestling for the first time.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “OSAKA BEER GARDEN WRESTLING 2016”, 24/07/2016
Osaka Okinawa Hall

1. Ganbare☆Wrestling Vs OSAKA Joshi Wrestling: Mitomi Masayuki & Chikara Vs Sawako Shimono & Rina Yamashita
2. Hybrid☆Ganbare: Takaku Fuke Vs Takafumi Ito
3. Ganpuro In OSAKA Special Tag Match: Shota & TORU Vs YO-HEY & Shinichiro Tominaga
4. Yukihiro Abe Tomodachi-gun Graduation Test: Minoru Fujita Vs Yukihiro Abe
5. Ganpuro Hardcore Tag Match: Ken Ohka & Ai Shimizu Vs Yumehito Imanari & Bambi

Ken Ohka is continuing his hard work to make Ganbare☆Wrestling’s Korakuen Hall debut a success. Ideas include different seating layouts including a reserved seat placed inside the ring for the entire show. Ohka was told this was done recently by Kuishinbo Kamen at Shin-Kiba 1st RING but he is not deterred by that. Ohka has hundreds of ideas like having chairs placed in the arena balconies. He thinks they can fill thousands more people that way.

It seems that Yumehito Imanari and Bambi have sorted out their problems and are willing to team together. Imanari is thrilled by this news. This Hardcore match is put together to show Osaka what Ganpuro is all about. Each wrestler will have a weapon with them for the match. Bambi has her whip and Imanari is bringing a lot of candy.

GANBARE☆WRESTLING “UNTIL THE WORLD ENDS… 2016”, 30/07/2016
Tokyo BASEMENT MON☆STAR

1. USA! USA! USA!: Shota Vs American Balloon
2. Transformation And Goddesses, Encounter Gatomubu!: Shinichiro Tominaga & Ai Shimizu Vs Sayaka Obihiro & X
3. Stop It A Veteran Of The Mystery!: Mars Spector Vs Mitomi Masayuki & Rainbow Kawamura
4. Wrestling & Martial Arts DX: Chikara & Yumehito Imanari Vs Takafumi Ito & Shuichiro Katsumura
5. Is He A True Friend?: Ken Ohka Vs Minoru Fujita

Ohka stormed a Gatoh Move show in Ichigaya earlier this week requesting Emi Sakura to wrestle for Ganpuro in August. Sakura was offended by Ohka’s attitude and turned down the offer. However Sayaka Obihiro took up the offer instead. Ohka wants to make sure Obihiro will be a good enough replacement by putting her in a tryout match at the end of the month.

Mitomi Masayuki is becoming obsessed over Mars Spector. He wants to avenge Shibata’s loss to Spector and is determined to fight him again and again and again until he wins. His stablemate Rainbow Kawamura offered to help. An enemy of Enjo-gun is his enemy too.


BASARA “VAJRA 11 ~PERRY EXPEDITION~” Results

May 29, 2016

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BASARA “VAJRA 11 ~PERRY EXPEDITION~”, 28/05/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall
197 Fans – No Vacancy

1. Hi69 & Daichi Kazato defeated Kazuhiro Tamura & Daisuke Kanehira when Kazato pinned Kanehira with the Explosive Axe Bomber (13:29).
2. Atsushi Maruyama Den 2016 ~Black Ships And The Sword~: Eddie French defeated Atsushi Maruyama and Joey Ryan when French submitted Maruyama with a Tree Of Woe (7:48).
3. Takumi Tsukamoto & Koji Iwamoto defeated FUMA & Madoka when Tsukamoto pinned FUMA with a School Boy (11:33).
4. Abdullah Kobayashi & Takayuki Ueki defeated Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT when Kobayashi pinned SAGAT with the Bakachinga Elbow (11:20).
5. Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ A Block: Yusuke Kubo (2) defeated Ryota Nakatsu (4) with the Wrist Clutch Goro Suplex (15:18).
6. Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ A Block: Ryuichi Sekine (4) defeated Isami Kodaka (4) with the Ryusetsu (20:03).

Block A Standings

1. Isami Kodaka (4)
-. Ryota Nakatsu (4)
-. Ryuichi Sekine (4)
4. Yusuke Kubo (2)
-. SAGAT (0)

Block B Standings

1. FUMA (4)
-. Daichi Kazato (4)
-. Takumi Tsukamoto (4)
4. Hiroshi Fukuda (2)
-. Ryu Gouma (0)

Ryuichi Sekine scored a big victory over Isami Kodaka in their Heaven Summit A Block match. The win halts Kodaka’s win streak and ties both of them with Ryota Nakatsu at the top of the block. Nakatsu’s progress was also stopped when he lost to Yusuke Kubo. This was Yusuke Kubo’s first win of the tournament.

Before Match #4 began the normally beastly SAGAT clearly and politely said he was honoured to wrestle against Abdullah Kobayashi & Takayuki Ueki. Hiroshi Fukuda “translated” that speech and turned it into SAGAT calling them sex crazy low lifes that he will destroy with the SAGAT Torpedo. Ueki had his own Torpedo move to counter SAGAT and the two collided when their partners Dropkicked them into each other. Ueki missed a Diving Headbutt by miles but Kobayashi got the win anyway.

FUMA complained that he kicked out at two when Takumi Tsukamoto pinned him in Match #3. FUMA then blamed the defeat on him still recovering from Manowar’s announcement that they were breaking up. He reminded himself that Manowar’s bass player Joey DeMaio once said “Death to false Metal!” FUMA called Tsukamoto false Metal and they began fighting until they were pulled apart. Tsukamoto told FUMA to get ready for their Heaven Summit match on 10th June.


TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA 1:00 SET” Results

May 28, 2016

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TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA 1:00 SET”, 28/05/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall
210 Fans – No Vacancy

1. KANNA defeated Azusa Takigawa with the 50$ent (7:22).
2. Nonoko defeated Marika Kobashi with the Dragon Sleepai (6:26).
3. Shoko Nakajima defeated Nodoka-oneesan with the Northern Lights Suplex (8:06).
4. 3 Way Match: Yuu defeated Akane Miura and Hyper Misao when Yuu submitted Misao with the Cross Armbreaker (8:19).
5. TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) defeated Yuka Sakazaki with a Cradle (15:19).
*V2 for Miyu Yamashita.

In her second TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title defence Miyu Yamashita went up against Yuka Sakazaki. The challenger has been riding a wave of momentum heading into the match thanks to her Osaekomi Backslide. This time Yamashita had the move scouted and countered it with a Buzzsaw Kick. With that risk removed Yamashita was able to beat Sakazaki. Yamashita says she wants to fight more strong challengers so she can grow as the champion.

Hyper Misao described the 3 Way Match as a Hero Introductory Test for both Akane Miura and Yuu. She was hoping to find an “ally of justice” and declined to take part because she should not lay her super powered hands on members of the general public. It turned out to be a trick and she tried to get involved only to get knocked aside by her opponents.

The day before this show took place Erin announced she was resigning from Tokyo Joshi Pro. She has been regularly kept out of action with a foot injury. An early return from the first injury only made things worse for her. Another setback happened recently which was when she decided to quit. Erin feels heartbroken over the decision but realises that she is unable to continue wrestling. She thanked the fans for supporting her in the last two years and apologised that it had to end this way.


Joshi Yokohama, Heaven Summit A Block Race, Dino & Oishi Want All Asia Belts

May 25, 2016

TOKYO JOSHI PRO “YOKOHAMA 1:00 SET”, 28/05/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Shoko Nakajima Vs Nodoka-oneesan
2. KANNA Vs Azusa Takigawa
3. 3 Way Match: Akane Miura Vs Yuu Vs Hyper Misao
4. Nonoko Vs Marika Kobashi
5. TOKYO Princess Of Princess Title: Miyu Yamashita (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki

Nonoko is going through a slump and hit her lowest point when she lost to Hyper Misao at the last show. Can Marika Kobashi capitalise?

BASARA “VAJRA 11 ~PERRY EXPEDITION~”, 28/05/2016
Yokohama Radiant Hall

1. Atsushi Maruyama Vs Eddie French
2. Hi69 & Daichi Kazato Vs Kazuhiro Tamura & Daisuke Kanehira
3. Hiroshi Fukuda & SAGAT Vs Abdullah Kobayashi & Takayuki Ueki
4. FUMA & Madoka Vs Takumi Tsukamoto & Koji Iwamoto
5. Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ A Block: Yusuke Kubo (0) Vs Ryota Nakatsu (4)
6. Heaven Summit ~Itadaki~ A Block: Isami Kodaka (4) Vs Ryuichi Sekine (2)

The race to the top of A Block now focuses on Ryota Nakatsu and Isami Kodaka. If they win their matches here then they will meet in their final group bout with the winner going into the final.

Daisuke Kanehira is from HEAT-UP.

DDT “KING OF DDT 2016 OSAKA”, 12/06/2016
Osaka Edion Arena #2

1. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Isami Kodaka & Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi

All Japan fans beware. Danshoku Dino & Makoto Oishi could become your new All Asia Tag Team Champions! Both men have forfeited their spots in the King Of DDT tournament to get this title match. They are also calling themselves the Guname Express for the occasion.

The King Of DDT Round 2 also takes place on this show.