DDT began their 2026 today with their first monthly Tokyo signature event of the year, New Year Dramatic Parade 2026.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. There was a last-minute commentary change as the scheduled guest was unable to attend and was removed just before the event. The always vauge poor health. As an emergency decision, Saki Akai was the replacement.
The paid attendance was not announced but it was a legit advance sellout.
During the opening ceremony and roster greeting, Pro Wrestling NOAH wrestler Junta Miyawaki appeared and announced, later confirmed by DDT, that he will be participating regularly in DDT effective today.
Match 1: Junta Miyawaki beat Rukiya.
Match 2: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul, Illusion & Demus beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Yuya Koroku, Daichi Sato, Yuni & Hinata Kasai. Illusion pinned Sato.
Match 3: Shinya Aoki beat Sanshiro Takagi.
Match 4: Jun Akiyama, Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya beat Kazusada Higuchi, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida. Naya pinned Ishida after The World’s Largest Backdrop.
Match 5: Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada beat HARASHIMA, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. Brookes pinned Hirata after Praying Mantis Bomb. Afterwards, with this being Masada’s last match with the faction, Brookes announced that Schadenfreude International was officially disbanded.
Match 6: Konosuke Takeshita & Akito beat Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine in 56 seconds. Takeshita pinned Machine. Which led to…
Match 6 (again): In a handicap match, Konosuke Takeshita beat Akito, Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine by pinning Dieno.
Main Event: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kaisei Takechi beat MAO, KANON & Kazuma Sumi to retain the titles. To-y pinned Sumi after Kojima Impact. V2 for the champs.
During the ending announcements, New Japan wrestler El Phantasmo attacked Brookes ahead of their match tomorrow at Tokyo Dome.
The next event is Monday at Shinjuku Face with the start of the 2026 D GENERATIONS CUP Tournament. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.