“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012” Results

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012”, 31/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,058 Fans

0. Dark Match – Pro Wrestling Olympics Battle Royal: Amigo Suzuki defeated Chris Trance with the Mescal (3:40).
Other Participants: Jonathon Bader, Gabriel Wolfe, Negro Greco amd Chou-un Shiryu.
0. Dark Match: Mad Dog & Vixen defeated Cherry & Tetsuya Endo when pinned Endo with the Fire Bomb Combo (5:08).
1. Big Japan Vs DDT: Takao Soma defeated Kazuki Hashimoto with the Boma Ye (7:40).
2. Big Japan Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: Shinya Ishikawa & Shinobu defeated Taishi Takizawa & Yuki Sato when Ishikawa submitted Sato with an Octopus Hold (9:44).
3. DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: TAKA Michinoku, Daigoro Kashiwa & HIROKI defeated MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito when Michinoku pinned Akito with the Michinoku Driver II (8:26).
–Judo Challenge: Kankuro Hoshino defeated Yuki Sato.
–Judo Challenge: Ayumu Honda defeated Gota Ihashi.
–Judo Challenge: Michael Nakazawa defeated Bad Bones.
–Quiz Challenge: Shigehiro Irie defeated Shinya Ishikawa and Kaji Tomato.
–Karaoke Challenge: Ricky Fuji “RUN AWAY” (29.14 pts) defeated MIKAMI “Tsukema Tsukeru” (25:14 pts) and Ryuichi Kawakami “Another Orion” (23.14 pts).
4. Cinderella Title – Royal Rumble: Mototsugu Shimizu defeated Makoto Oishi with a Cradle (15:08).
Other Participants: Emi Sakura, Bambi, The Winger, Karate Brahman, Yasu Urano, Mame Endo, Ken Ohka, Ricky Fuji, Atsushi Ohashi and Tomomitsu Matsunaga.
5. WHCTLC (Double Ring Hardcore Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match: MASADA, Masashi Takeda & Hoshitango defeated Jaki Numazawa, Danny Havoc & Saburo Inematsu when MASADA pinned Inematsu with a Diving Elbow Drop (11:37).
6. Tag Team Gauntlet: Takao Omori & Manabu Soya defeated Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga, Tommy End & Michael Dante, Makoto Oishi & Hiro Tonai, Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine, Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki, Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei, Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie and Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi.
6a. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei eliminated Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki when Shu pinned Honda with a Horizontal Cradle (5:20).
6b. Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei eliminated Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine by Ring Out (1:52).
6c. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei when Dante pinned Kei (3:33).
6d. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga by Ring Out (1:40).
6e. Tommy End & Michael Dante eliminated Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie by Ring Out (3:12).
6f. Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi eliminated Tommy End & Michael Dante by Ring Out (2:29).
6g. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya eliminated Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi by Ring Out (0:13).
7. Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Ryuji Ito, Drake Younger & Ryuichi Sekine when Miyamoto pinned Sekine with the Fire Thunder (18:35).
8. Special Single Match: Osamu Nishimura defeated Hiroshi Fukuda with the Spinning Toe Hold (9:15).
9. Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Hino & Shuji Ishikawa defeated Hiro Tsumaki, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Tank Nagai when Sekimoto pinned Nagai with the German Suplex (9:59).
10. Big Japan Vs DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO 3 Way Match: HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dino defeated Yoshihito Sasaki & Yuji Okabayashi and Kengo Mashimo & Shiori Asahi when HARASHIMA pinned Asahi with the Somato (16:39).
11. Bonus Match – Falls Count Anywhere: Abdullah Kobayashi defeated Shiori Asahi with the Diving Bakachinga Elbow Drop (4:05).
Other Participants: Everyone else who was still in the building.

New Year’s Eve in Korakuen Hall was a very busy day with many different promotions getting together to celebrate the final hours of 2012. DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO got together to celebrate the alleged 100th Anniversary of pro wrestling with Shiori Asahi and his fellow generation of wrestlers leading the way and booking the show. With two rings set up beside each other in the arena, there was plenty of space for some crazy shenanigans.

An Olympic Games style competition between the three companies took place throughout the evening with a large percentage of the box office on the line for the winning side. Not only were there points on the line in matches but other non-wrestling contests such as Judo, karaoke and a quiz were part of the competition. Unfortunately after the main event Shiori Asahi lost track of the results and a winner could not be decided. So a special bonus match took place, a sudden death Falls Count Anywhere free for all between all the wrestlers who were still in the building. Abdullah Kobayashi got the pinfall on Asahi and got to close out the show with a speech.

Hiroshi Fukuda faced a big challenge in the form of Osamu Nishimura. He used many tricks from American wrestling such as the trick handshake, the 10 Punch in the corner and using the ropes to choke his respectful opponent. However, the difference in skill and experience was far too much and Nishimura targeted Fukuda’s knee. He broke him down from there and submitted the young Fukuda with the Spinning Toe Hold. After that match, Nishimura told Fukuda he knew about his love of American wrestling, but the 70’s style of American wrestling that Osamu knows is more deep and interesting than the 80’s style that Fukuda obsesses over. Fukuda didn’t listen and was convinced Nishimura used magic to beat him. Fukuda thinks Nishimura is the best magician he has ever wrestled and that he himself will have to increase his MP (magic points from RPGs) to go along with his physical stength and wrestling technique.

Despite being left in a bloody state, Ryuichi Sekine said that wrestling in the Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match was a lot of fun.

Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi went into the Tag Team Gauntlet determined to win. They named their team GET MILD for the match and appeared to have won after they eliminated the dominant duo of Tommy End & Michael Dante. But a surprise came when the actual GET WILD team from All Japan made their entrance as a last minute final entry. Takao Omori & Manabu Soya quickly eliminated Takagi & Kobayashi to easily win the Gauntlet.

New Year’s Eve Wrestling 2012 – Full Card!

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012”, 31/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

0. Dark Match – Olympic Rules: X Vs X
0. Dark Match: Cherry & Tetsuya Endo Vs Mad Dog & X
1. Big Japan Vs DDT: Kazuki Hashimoto Vs Takao Soma
2. Big Japan Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: Shinya Ishikawa & Shinobu Vs Taishi Takizawa & Yuki Sato
3. DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito Vs TAKA Michinoku, Daigoro Kashiwa & HIROKI
4. Cinderella Title: Emi Sakura Vs Bambi Vs Mototsugu Shimizu Vs The Winger Vs Karate Brahman Vs Yasu Urano Vs Mame Endo Vs Ken Ohka Vs Ricky Fuji Vs Atsushi Ohashi Vs Tomomitsu Matsunaga Vs Makoto Oishi
5. WHCTLC (Double Ring Hardcore Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match: Jaki Numazawa, Danny Havoc & Saburo Inematsu Vs MASADA, Masashi Takeda & Hoshitango
6. Tag Team Gauntlet: Tsutomu Oosugi & Hercules Senga Vs Tommy End & Michael Dante Vs Makoto Oishi & Hiro Tonai Vs Menso~re Oyaji & Golden Pine Vs Antonio Honda & Daisuke Sasaki Vs Brahman Shu & Brahman Kei Vs Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie Vs Sanshiro Takagi & Abdullah Kobayashi
7. Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match: Ryuji Ito, Drake Younger & Ryuichi Sekine Vs Yuko Miyamoto, Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto
8. Special Single Match: Osamu Nishimura Vs Hiroshi Fukuda
9. Daisuke Sekimoto, Yuji Hino & Shuji Ishikawa Vs Hiro Tsumaki, Hideyoshi Kamitani & Tank Nagai
10. Big Japan Vs DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO 3 Way Match: Yoshihito Sasaki & Yuji Okabayashi Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dino Vs Kengo Mashimo & Shiori Asahi

The card for this year’s big finale for the independent puroresu feds is now set. Korakuen Hall will contain two wrestling rings for the show and a WHCTLC (which stands for Double Ring Hardcore Tables, Ladders & Chairs) Match has been booked to utilise both of them. Meanwhile parts of the card have an emphasis on the young generation. The semi-main event has Hiro Tsumaki from Union, Hideyoshi Kamitani from Big Japan and Tank Nagai from K-DOJO taking on the heavyweight aces of their companies Shuji Ishikawa, Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuji Hino. Union’s Hiroshi Fukuda won a Samurai TV! poll to earn a match against Osamu Nishimura. We also have CZW and wXw appearances with Drake Younger, MASADA, Danny Havoc, Tommy End and Michael Dante all competing.

The other theme of the show is an Olympic Games style competition taking place between DDT, Big Japan and K-DOJO. Not only will points be on the line for each inter-promotional match but there will also be non-wrestling contests taking place throughout the night as well. Pre-show Olympic wrestling matches will also take place with the competitors yet to be decided.

First Matches For New Year’s Eve Announced, 3 Way Federation Tournament

“NEW YEAR’S EVE WRESTLING 2012”, 31/12/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Cinderella Championship: Emi Sakura Vs X
2. Special Single Match: Osamu Nishimura Vs Atsushi Ohashi or Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Big Japan Vs DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO 3 Way Match: Yoshihito Sasaki & Yuji Okabayashi Vs HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dino Vs Kengo Mashimo & Shiori Asahi
4. DDT Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: MIKAMI, Masa Takanashi & Akito Vs TAKA Michinoku, Daigoro Kashiwa & HIROKI
5. Big Japan Vs KAIENTAI-DOJO: Shinya Ishikawa & Shinobu Vs Taishi Takizawa & Yuki Sato
6. Big Japan Vs DDT: Kazuki Hashimoto Vs Takao Soma

A partial card for the 2012 New Year’s Eve supershow has been revealed. Shiori Asahi, Atsushi Ohashi, Hiroshi Fukuda and Kaji Tomato got together today to announce that this year’s event will be based around a three way tournament between Big Japan, DDT and KAIENTAI-DOJO. There will be a point system in place but how many points will be on the line for each match is so far unknown. Inspired by the Olympics held earlier in the summer, there will also be non-wrestling contests taking place throughout the show.

Osamu Nishimura’s opponent will be decided by a Samurai TV! survey. The survey will determine whether or not Atsushi Ohashi or Hiroshi Fukuda will be a suitable opponent for Nishimura. Ohashi said he should get the match because he is the “Bridge Ace” of Big Japan. Fukuda said he should get the match because the Union Non-Certified US Heavyweight Champion is the perfect opponent for a man who is a “legitimate successor” of the AWA and NWA style of wrestling.

So far the only woman signed up for the Cinderella Championship match is Emi Sakura. The title has been hyped up to be more important than any of the championships from the three promotions. However, they haven’t been able to find any suitable wrestlers to compete against Sakura. Shiori Asahi said he is taking applications from the public for potential challengers.

BJW/UNION “WAR WAS INSUFFICIENT AGAINST US” Results

BJW/UNION “WAR WAS INSUFFICIENT AGAINST US”, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING
282 Fans – Super No Vacancy

1. Who Is Noticeable? Who Is Barking? Who Will Win? I Was Right!: Isami Kodaka, Hiro Tsumaki & Taichi Kazato defeated Shinya Ishikawa, Kazuki Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani when Tsumaki submitted Kamitani with a Texas Cloverleaf (11:25).
2. The Talent Of The Old Brilliant Young Man: Great Kojika & Cherry defeated Masashi Otani & Hiroshi Fukuda when Kojika submitted Fukuda with a Dragon Sleeper (11:13) (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi).
3. Bottom Line Is To Whether Or Not To Give Up Life: Jaki Numazawa & Big Rude defeated Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango when Rude pinned Hoshitango with a Back Drop (11:09).
4. Lead The Rogue Dragon? – Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito defeated Ken Ohka with the Dragon Splash (10:18).
5. Takagi To Isami Yes Or No: Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Ohka defeated Abdullah Kobayashi & Isami Kodaka when Sekimoto pinned Kodaka with the German Suplex (11:35) (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi).
6. Intersection Of The Dump Truck With A Broken Brake: Yoshihito Sasaki defeated Shigehiro Irie with the Lariat (8:38).
7. DDT Extreme Title – Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match: Shuji Ishikawa defeated Yuko Miyamoto (c) with the Splash Mountain onto the sea urchins (15:08).
*Yuko Miyamoto fails in V2. Shuji Ishikawa becomes the 19th DDT Extreme Champion!

The partnership between Union and Big Japan continued today in Shin-Kiba 1st RING with another joint show from the two promotions. The show was highlighted with the main event between Shuji Ishikawa and Yuko Miyamoto in a Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match for the DDT Extreme Title. Details of the death match were given at the beginning of the show where Naomi Susan said that it was up to Ken Ohka to decide what the Ecosystem part of the match meant. Ohka produced a sea urchin and replied “This is it.” Miyamoto was disappointed and said that was not a good choice. Susan defended Ohka’s choice and said that they have the finest items available to create the best match.

The match itself had the set up of lighttubes attached to the ropes, a rose covered board resting against one neutral corner and a box of sea urchins placed over at the other corner. Ishikawa became the new DDT Extreme Champion in a match that saw the canvas covered in the remains of squashed sea urchins. Afterwards, Ishikawa announced that he was going to reveal his partner for the Special Tag Team match against HARASHIMA at Budokan Hall. Ishikawa asked Ryuji Ito to team with him at the event. Ito agreed.

Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie was as hard-hitting as everyone expected. After a stiff headbutt exchance, Sasaki dropped Irie with the Lariat to win.

Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki were announced to take part in the Tag Team Gauntlet match at the DDT 15th Anniversary show. Meanwhile Kengo Ohka and Daisuke Sekimoto had some words for each other after they beat Kodaka & Tsumaki. Sekimoto said he will not team with Kengo again. Kengo said “Next time I’ll see you in KAIENTAI-DOJO.”

Ken Ohka has slowly but surely been adapting to death match wrestling. His latest flirtation with the more violent side of puroresu was a Hardcore match against Ryuji Ito. Ohka lost after a Superplex followed by a chair assisted Dragon Splash. After the match, Ohka complained about Ito using the chair. He also noticed that they both share the same birthday, 8th April.

A rivalry formed by conflicting sponsorships has eventually turned into an alliance. Big Rude & Jaki Numazawa put their differences aside to defeat the powerful combination of Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango. The ending came when Okabayashi accidentaly struck his partner with a Lariat, allowing Big Rude to give Hoshitango a Back Drop for the win. Afterwards, Numazawa told Okabayashi & Hoshitango if they grow out their hair long they will then start to win matches.

Even with the help of special guest referee Sanshiro Takagi, the young team of Hiroshi Fukuda & Masashi Otani fell to the Great Kojika and Cherry. Takagi was clearly playing favourites and aided Fukuda & Otani any way he could. He ignored rope breaks, performed fast counts, refused to acknowledge tags and called Cherry a hag. However, when Kojika applied a Dragon Sleeper to Fukuda it was all over. Takagi lifted Fukuda’s arm three times to check if he was concious and the arm fell down each time. Takagi had no choice but to end the match and give the victory to Cherry and the Great Kojika.

Miyamoto And Ishikawa Battle For The Ecosystem

BJW/UNION “WAR WAS INSUFFICIENT AGAINST US”, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Who Is Noticeable? Who Is Barking? Who Will Win? I Was Right!: Shinya Ishikawa, Kazuki Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Isami Kodaka, Hiro Tsumaki & Taichi Kazato
2. The Talent Of The Old Brilliant Young Man: Great Kojika & Cherry Vs Masashi Otani & Hiroshi Fukuda
3. Bottom Line Is To Whether Or Not To Give Up Life: Jaki Numazawa & Big Rude Vs Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango
4. Lead The Rogue Dragon? – Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Ken Ohka
5. Takagi To Isami Yes Or No: Abdullah Kobayashi & Isami Kodaka Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Ohka (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi)
6. Intersection Of The Dump Truck With A Broken Brake: Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie
7. DDT Extreme Title – Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match: Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Full details of what the Fluorescent Lighttube, Rose & Ecosystem Death Match is will be revealed on the day of the show. The first two obviously speak for themselves but the Ecosystem part sounds new, unless that is the name used for the previously hinted snakes and scorpions.

Sanshiro Takagi will act as the referee for one of the matches on the card.

BJW/Union, First Budokan Matches Revealed

BJW/UNION, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. The Talent Of The Old Brilliant Young Man: Great Kojika & Cherry Vs Masashi Otani & Hiroshi Fukuda
2. Bottom Line Is To Whether Or Not To Give Up Life: Jaki Numazawa & Big Rude Vs Yuji Okabayashi & Hoshitango
3. Takagi To Isami Yes Or No: Abdullah Kobayashi & Isami Kodaka Vs Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Ohka (Special Guest Ref: Sanshiro Takagi)
4. Intersection Of The Dump Truck With A Broken Brake: Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie
5. Lead The Rogue Dragon? – Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Ken Ohka
6. Who Is Noticeable? Who Is Barking? Who Will Win? I Was Right!: Shinya Ishikawa, Kazuki Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Isami Kodaka, Hiro Tsumaki & Taichi Kazato
7. DDT Extreme Title: Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

A lot of bizarre names are being used as match titles. I’m sure that I mistranslated a bunch of them but the Engrish is quite fitting I think.

The gimmick match for the main event hasn’t been confirmed yet. However, there are rumours it will be a death match involving vipers, scorpions, lighttubes and roses.

DDT “ROAD TO BUDOKAN 2012”, 22/07/2012
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. MIKAMI Return Match: MIKAMI Vs Tatsumi Fujinami
2. Sanshiro Takagi, Takao Soma & Yukio Sakaguchi Vs Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa & Tanomusaku Toba
3. KO-D Tag Team Title: KUDO & Makoto Oishi (c) Vs Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii
4. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega Vs Danshoku Dino & YOSHIHIKO

YOSHIHIKO has been waken from his slumber and will be dusted off in preparation for a major main event rematch in Korakuen Hall. Over three years since their last epic battle, Hell’s Grave Digger Doll teams up with Danshoku Dino to collide with the Golden Lovers once more.

DDT “BUDOKAN PETER PAN 2012 ~ DDT 15TH ANNIVERSARY”, 18/08/2012
Tokyo Nippon Budokan

0. Special Dark Match: Muscle Sakai Vs X
1. Konosuke Takeshita Debut Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs El Generico
2. Special Singles Match: Sanshiro Takagi Vs Minoru Suzuki
3. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Choun-Shiryu (c) Vs X
4. 5 Vs 5 Soccer Match: X, X, X, X & X Vs X, X, X, X & X
5. KO-D Openweight Title: Kota Ibushi (c) Vs Kenny Omega

The 5 Vs 5 Soccer match is taking place because of the Captain Tsubasa involvement Sanshiro Takagi set up earlier this month. DDT held a game of football back in April 2009 between the Italian Four Horsemen and Louis Takanashi XIV’s French side. The game was played in the ring with a beach ball and ended in a 5-5 draw after extra time.

Konosuke Takeshita is the newest addition to the DDT roster. He will be making his debut against the world renowned El Generico.

Tatsumi Fujinami and Yuzuki Aikawa are also expected to compete at the show.

Three Total Worlds, New Year’s Eve, Whose Anniversary Is It Anyway?

A press conference was held in Dropkick Bar today to announce a list of different shows taking place in Hakata Star Lanes on 16th December. Sanshiro Takagi was in attendence representing DDT along with Big Japan owner Eiji Tosaka and TAKA Michinoku of K-DOJO. Together they announced that on that day, Big Japan will host a show in the morning, DDT will hold a show in the afternoon and K-DOJO will put on a show in the evening. The series of shows will be held under the title of “Three Total Worlds”.

TAKA then invited K-DOJO wrestler Shiori Asahi into the room. TAKA said that this year will be Asahi’s 10th year in the wrestling business and that he should choose where the ring should be set up inside Hakata Star Lanes. Asahi suggested that they should set up two wrestling rings side by side. He believed that all three promotions are creative enough to come up with good ideas for matches involving two rings. TAKA then pointed out that this year will also be K-DOJO’s 10th Anniversary, which will make this show be even more special.

The talk soon turned to the annual New Year’s Eve show in Korakuen Hall. However, Takagi didn’t seem so eager to participate in this year’s event. He said that they have been doing the show for seven years straight and he has not been able to celebrate the holiday with his family ever since. Tosaka on the other hand said he is looking forward to doing it again. He also said it will be in time for either the 17th or 18th Anniversary of Big Japan. He couldn’t remember which one it was. It was also pointed out that this year is the 40th Anniversary of both New Japan and All Japan. Takagi then remembered that Korakuen Hall celebrated its 50th Anniversary this year too. And just when you think that was all there was to celebrate, Tosaka calculated that if you combine all of the participating promotions’ anniversaries, it adds up to 100 years. So it was decided that the New Year’s Eve show will be held to celebrate the combined 100 year Anniversary of Korakuen Hall and all of the participating promotions. If the double ring idea works in Hakata, they might repeat the concept in Korakuen.

New BJW x Union Matches, Omega Sound Test

BJW/UNION, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Jaki Numazawa & X Vs Big Rude & X
2. Great Kojika & X Vs Cherry & X
3. Special Singles Match: Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie
4. Shinya Ishikawa, Kazuki Hashimoto & Hideyoshi Kamitani Vs Isami Kodaka, Hiro Tsumaki & Taichi Kazato
5. Loser Raises Glass To The Winner – Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Ken Ohka
6. DDT Extreme Title: Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

Always eager to make a show of himself, Ken Ohka confronted Naomi Susan and Eiji Tosaka during the announcement of the new matches to send a message to Ryuji Ito. Ohka took out a pair of scissors and placed them up to the fringe of his hair. He said he was doing this as a display of determination. Ohka told Tosaka he will bet anything in his Hardcore match with Ito. Susan stepped in and proposed that the loser of the match will have to raise a glass of champagne to the winner.

Are you ready to be taken for a ride? Kenny Omega will soon be getting brand new entrance music to replace his popular remix of the “Dr. Wily” theme from Mega Man 2. But fans of his current theme have nothing to worry about as his new song comes straight from Capcom themselves. The song will be produced by ROCK-MEN, a collaborative effort made up of different members from Capcom’s sound team. Last year they released a full album of songs based on tracks several different Mega Man games called “We Are ROCK-MEN!”. The currently untitled song will be used for the first time at the 30/6 DDT show in Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

Ryuji Yamakawa Journeys Over To DDT, Union & Big Japan Collide

DDT “KING OF DDT TOKYO”, 30/06/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) Vs DJ Nira Vs Hoshitango Vs Keita Yano Vs Tetsuya Endo Vs Hirshi Fukuda
2. Sanshiro Takagi & Ryuji Yamakawa Vs Kota Ibushi & Gota Ihashi

Ryuji Yamakawa, one of the cornerstones of Big Japan Wrestling will soon be hanging up his boots when he retires in July. To commemorate the occasion, Sanshiro Takagi has invited him over to DDT so they could team together for the first and only time in their careers. The two have previously only had one match together and that was back in 1995. That was during Takagi’s first year in the business. Yamkawa was also fresh in the business at that time.

The 1st and 2nd Rounds of the KING OF DDT tournament will also be taking place at this show.

DDT “KING OF DDT OSAKA”, 08/07/2012
Osaka Yodogawa Ward Center

1. King Of DDT 2012 – Semi Final:
2. King Of DDT 2012 – Semi Final:
3. King Of DDT 2012 – Final:

Also competing on the show will be the rest of the tournament competitors along with Shoichi Uchida, Hideki Shiota and Kiai Ryuuken Ecchan.

BJW/UNION, 18/07/2012
Shin-Kiba 1st RING

1. Special Singles Match: Yoshihito Sasaki Vs Shigehiro Irie
2. Hardcore Match: Ryuji Ito Vs Ken Ohka
3. DDT Extreme Title: Yuko Miyamoto (c) Vs Shuji Ishikawa

There will be plenty of wrestlers from both Union and Big Japan appearing on the show.

Union: Isami Kodaka, Big Rude, Cherry, Hiroshi Fukuda, Hiro Tsumaki, Taichi Kazato, Kengo Ohka and Sanshiro Takagi.

Big Japan: Abdullah Kobayashi, Daisuke Sekimoto, Jaki Numazawa, Shinya Ishikawa, Yuji Okabayashi, Kazuki Hashimoto, Masashi Otani and Hideyoshi Kamitani.

UNION “NIMOMAKEZU RAIN” Results

UNION “NIMOMAKEZU RAIN”, 17/06/2012
Kitizawa Town Hall
343 Fans – Super No Vacancy

0. Dark Match: Shota defeated 14K with a Frog Splash (5:57).
1. Big Rude defeated Taichi Kazato with a Back Drop (7:25).
2. Choun-Shiryu & Cao Zhang (w/ Princess Makoto) defeated Ken Ohka & Mio Shirai when Shiryu pinned Ohka (8:03).
3. Sanshiro Takagi & Keizo Matsuda Vs Hiroshi Fukuda & Rion Mizuki (w/ Rumi Kazama) when Matsuda submitted Fukuda with a Bear Hug (9:43).
4. Tokyo Joshi Pro Offer Match: Kagetsu defeated NOZOMI with a Boston Crab (5:57).
5. Triple Threat Tag Team Match: Isami Kodaka & Hiro Tsumaki defeated El Hijo del Goro & Goro Jr. and Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma when Tsumaki pinned El Hijo del Goro with a German Suplex (10:46).
6. Yuko Miyamoto defeated Cherry with the Fire Thunder (10:24).
7. BJW Tag Team Title: Shuji Ishikawa & Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Abdullah Kobayashi & Ryuji Ito when Ishikawa pinned Ito with the Cross-Arm Splash Mountain (19:03).
*V1 for BIG “G” BANG.

BIG “G” BANG defeated two of the mainstays of Big Japan to achieve V1 for the BJW Tag Team Championship. Even without the death match setting, Abdullah Kobayashi & Ryuji Ito were a dangerous duo to be reckoned with. Yukinori Matsui was taken out of action during the match, allowing the Big Japan team to bring is chairs and use them without any consequences. However, the champions retained when Shuji Ishikawa rolled away from Kobayashi’s Bakachinga Elbow. Ishikawa gave him the Splash Mountain but Kobayashi kicked out at two. Ishikawa then gave him the Cross-Arm Splash Mountain and that was enough to win the match.

After the match, Ishikawa told the fans that he wants to bring the DDT Extreme Title back to Union. Yuko Miyamoto, fresh off of his victory over Cherry earlier in the show, accepted the challenge and set the match for Shin-Kiba 1st RING on 18th July.

Tokyo Joshi Pro held an offer match with NOZOMI making her re-debut for her first bout in around 2 or 3 years. She was pitted against former JWP Junior Champion Kagetsu and had a chance to shake off her ring rust and learn the basics once again. NOZOMI lost to the classic rookie killer move, the Boston Crab. Afterwards she gave a bow to all four sides of the arena.

Before Match #2 began, Mio Shirai and Princess Makoto got into another argument over who is more sexy. They asked the other wrestlers plus Yukinori Matsui to judge who had the better looking chest. Makoto won the vote. In the match itself, Makoto used her charms to distract Ken Ohka and allow Shiryu to roll him over for the pin.