DDT ran the second half of another same-day doubleheader with Tokyo Joshi Pro today, the second “East-West Pro Wrestling Battle” event with wrestlers from each half of Japan on opposite sides.
Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance was not announced.
Match 1: Rukiya Return Match: Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Yuki Ishida & Rukiya. Koroku pinned Rukiya.
Match 2: Takao Soma beat Akito, Naomi Yoshimura & Shota in a 4-way by pinning Shota. As a result, Soma earns a “Money In The Bank” title shot.
Match 3: Danshoku Dieno, Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT) & Mikiya Sasaki vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan (Independent/Freelancer), To-y & Kazuki Hirata went to a Double KO. Dieno & To-y KO’d.
Match 4: Jun Akiyama beat Miyu Yamashita (Tokyo Joshi Pro).
Match 5: In a Kansai Style 3 Can Falls Count Anywhere match, where the first wrestler to find 3 cans scattered around the arena, place them in the ring and pin them for a 3 count wins, Yuki Ueno beat MAO & Super Sasadango Machine in a 3-way.
Match 6: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada beat Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya and Illusion & MJ Paul in a 3-way when Masada pinned Illusion.
Main Event: In an elimination match, Yuki Ueno, Hideki Okatani, KANON & Kazuma Sumi beat Kazusada Higuchi, Daisuke Sasaki, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda. Order of elimination: HARASHIMA by Sasaki, KANON by Sasaki, Okatani by Higuchi, Sasaki by Higuchi, Ueno by Higuchi, Higuchi by Sumi, Honda by Sumi. Sumi is the only winner. As a result, Sumi wins Honda’s “Money In The Bank” title shot.
The next event is a Sanshiro Takagi Produced Super Japan Pro Wrestling Debut event Tuesday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Thursday.