As noted earlier today, DDT ran a doubleheader in Yokohama today, below are results from the second event.
Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance was not announced.
Before the event began, a press conference was held to announce Yuki Iino had signed a contract with Nojima Sagamihara Rise, a (American) football team in Japan, where he will be a trainee and attempt to make the team for the next season. He will continue with DDT and be dual-contracted.
During the NwA Jr. live performance, Shunma Katsumata announced he will be having ACL reconstruction surgery. That will keep him out a while but he promised to make an early comeback.
There was also a last-minute change to the card due to Akito being off. Aggravation of a prior unspecified injury.
Match 1: Naomi Yoshimura & Tomomitsu Matsunaga beat Rukiya & Hinata Kasai. Yoshimura pinned Kasai.
A signing ceremony for the DDT Universal Championship match on 9/28 between Minoru Suzuki & Takeshi Masada was held. Suzuki then beat down Masada.
Match 2: HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida beat Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT), Takao Soma & Kazuma Sumi. Ishida pinned Sumi after Flame Palm.
After the last match, Ishida tried to cash in his “Money In The Bank” title shot right for a KO-D Openweight Championship match. But there was no Kazuki Hirata at the venue. Yet.
Match 3: Hideki Okatani, Illusion & MJ Paul beat MAO, KANON & Daichi Sato. Paul pinned Sato after a reverse splash.
Match 4: Yuki Ueno, To-y & Yuya Koroku beat Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Jun Akiyama. Koroku pinned Naya after countering The World’s Largest Backdrop.
Match 5: Minoru Suzuki & Shinya Aoki beat Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada. Suzuki beat Masada with a heel hook.
Main Event: Kazuki Hirata beat Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda in a 3-way by pinning Honda. Ishida tried again to cash in his title shot, but Dieno & Honda helped Hirata escape. Then, at the post-event autograph session, Ishida tried yet again, but…because it was after the event had ended, invalid. Defeats the point of anytime, anywhere, doesn’t it?
The next event is Friday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.