DDT wraps up February with their monthly major event today, which will go a long way towards setting up the likely main event for the marathon 26th Anniversary event next month. We already know KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino will defend the title next month, but today we’ll find out if it’s against the legend HARASHIMA of the young rising Yukio Naya, who also is Hino’s partner in the (Omega) faction. There are also 2 title matches with the KO-D Tag Team Championship and 6-Man Tag Team Championship on the line, plus the D Generations Cup wraps up with either Yuya Koroku or Takeshi Masada going to the US next month as a prize for winning the tournament. And all the usual stuff that makes it DDT.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. You can also watch all but the last 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. There will be 2 pre-show matches included as part of the broadcasts starting 30 minutes before scheduled event time. Including the pre-show matches I anticipate the event’s total running time being a little over 3 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda
Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Gota Ihashi & Toru Owashi, Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata and Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe in a 4-way
Main show:
Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida & Illusion vs. Keigo Nakamura, Toui Kojima & Kazuma Sumi
Kazusada Higuchi & Shishamo Power vs. Jun Akiyama & Unagi Mask
Yuji Hino, Naruki Doi & Makoto Oishi vs. Kip Sabian, Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno
D Geenrations Cup Finals: Yuya Koroku vs. Takeshi Masada
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada vs. Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine for the titles
KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata vs. Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida for the tites
HARASHIMA vs. Yukio Naya for the next KO-D Openweight Championship shot
Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.
Updates below will begin at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT. You can watch the YouTube broadcast below (remember this will have only the first 7 matches, not the Tag Team Championship match and main event), scroll down further for updates.
If you’re watching on WRESTLE UNIVERSE, the live stream will begin at 8:45 PM ET/5:45 PM PT.
Live results/updates will begin below at start time.
8:45 PM ET UPDATE: The WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast has started. We should go to the venue in 15 minutes.
8:68 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now…
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Ken Kato & Kagehiro Osano.
Pre-show:
Match 1: MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda. 10 minute time limit
Result: MJ Pawl & KANON beat Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda. KANON beat Honda with a cobra twist.
Match 2: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Gota Ihashi & Toru Owashi, Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata and Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe in a 4-way. 10 minute time limit
Result: No Contest. GM Imabayashi Stoppage. But not in time to save Akai from the wrath of those deplorable Pheromons.
GM Imabayashi sticks around for the opening announcements as ring repairs are made. During these, new trainee Rukiya Ikeda is introduced. Debut Match will be on 4/9 at Korakuen vs. TBA.
Pre-Show ends at 9:25 PM ET.
Main Show:
Coming up shortly. The main TV broadcast, also a Samurai! TV simulcast in Japan, begins during opening announcements. Your hosts are Ken kato & Kagehiro Osano.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Not sure whether it’s 50% or full capacity but the opposite-hard camera middle bleachers are not quite full.
The matches begin at 9:40 PM ET.
Match 1: Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida & Illusion vs. Keigo Nakamura, Toui Kojima & Kazuma Sumi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Keigo Nakamura, Toui Kojima & Kazuma Sumi beat Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida & Illusion. Nakamura pinned Illusion after a diving headbutt.
Match 2: Kazusada Higuchi & Shishamo Power vs. Jun Akiyama & Unagi Mask. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kazusada Higuchi & Shishamo Power beat Jun Akiyama & Unagi Mask. Power pinned Mask with a rollup. A lot of buffering/stuttering issues with the feed here.
Quick break for an announcement from GM Imabayashi. He brings Saki Akai out. Imabayashi announces the Saki Akai 10th Anniversary Tour for 8/13 at Korakuen and 9/31 at Kyoto KBS Hall, and her first 10th Anniversary Match on 3/21 vs. Masa Takanashi.
Your new host is Haruo Murata.
Match 3: Yuji Hino, Naruki Doi & Makoto Oishi vs. Kip Sabian, Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kip Sabian, Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno beat Yuji Hino, Naruki Doi & Makoto Oishi. Sabian pinned Oishi. Which led to…
Kip Sabian beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Penelope Ford to win the title. Sabian becomes the 1558th DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.
GM Imabayashi brings out El Unicorn & Illusion for more announcements. They will be on opposite sides in a tag team DDTeeeeen! Graduation match on 3/21.
Sanshiro Takagi joins commentary for the next match.
Match 4: D Generations Cup Finals: D Geenrations Cup Finals: Yuya Koroku vs. Takeshi Masada. No time limit
Result: Takeshi Masada beat Yuya Koroku to win the tournament. As a results, Masada is likely headed to the US for the 3/31 event. But first…GM Imabayashi announces Masada now gets to face Jun Akiyama on 3/12.
Match 5: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada vs. Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada to win the titles. Aoki, Ueno & Machine become the 50th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Aoki pinned Okada with a rollup after Machine was unmasked and his mask placed on Okada.
The YouTube broadcast ends here.
Sabian & Ford argue backstage then Sabian claims he’ll be the longest-raining champion ever right before he gets a locker opened in his face from inside. Which led to…
Yoshihiko beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Kip Sabian by submission to win the title. Yoshihiko becomes the 1559th DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.
Match 6: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata vs. Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida to retain the titles. MAO pinned Machida. V3 for the champs.
Main Event: HARASHIMA vs. Yukio Naya. The winner will face KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino for the title on 3/21. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yukio Naya beat HARASHIMA. As a result, Naya will face KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino for the title on 3/21.
The next event is 3/4 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.
UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 580, a super full house/very near sellout. That means it was reduced capacity.
