DDT ran the second half of a doubleheader today with Tokyo Joshi Pro, an event called THE FORTUNE BATTLE 2025.
Today’s event was held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The paid attendance was not announced.
There was a last-minute change due to Antonio Honda being taken off the event. Lovesickness. Really. He was to have faced Yuki Ueno. A. YAZAWA was thw replacement.
Match 1: HARASHIMA, Akito, Yuki Iino & Daichi Sato beat Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, KANON & Illusion. HARASHIMA pinned Paul after Blue Sword.
Match 2: In a Scramble Bunkhouse Glasses Rules Match, where the only way to win was to use a move on your opponent to break a pair of Kazuki Hirata’s signature sunglasses, Toru Owashi & Takao Soma beat Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Ishida when Soma hit a Perfect Driver on Ishida onto the glasses.
Match 3: Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura beat Yukio Naya & Yuya Koroku. Nakamura pinned Koroku with a modified crucifix hold.
Match 4: In a Rock & Roll deathmatch, Yuki Ueno beat A. YAZAWA.
Match 5: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & To-y beat Yuni & Kazuma Sumi to retain the titles. MAO pinned Sumi after Ultra Big Time. V1 for the champs.
Main Event; Shuji Ishikawa & Jun Akiyama beat Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada. Ishikawa pinned Masada after Splash Mountain.
After the show-ending promo…
Tetsu Inada beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Poison Sawada JULIE to win the title. Inada becomes the 1708th Champion.
The next event is “DDT New Year’s Fan Appreciation Day!” tomorrow. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 12:30 PM PT/3:30 AM ET. Late changes have been announced for the event because Yuki Ueno is now off. The always-vague poor health. MJ Paul is the replacement.
