/DDT ran the first half of a midweek doubleheader in Tokyo today.
Today’s event was held at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Saturday. There was no live broadcast.
The paid attendance was not announced.
There were several changes to the card due to the last-second removal of Kazuma Sumi. The always-vague poor health.
Match 1: Shishamo Power beat Yuni.
Match 2: MJ Paul & Illusion beat Takeshi Masada & JJ Fano. Paul pinned Fano after a reverse splash.
Match 3: Kazuki Hirata won a Falls Count Anywhere Blindfold Bunkhouse Scramble Elimination Match, last eliminating Antonio Honda. Order of elimination: HARASHIMA DQ’d, Chris Brookes DQ’d, Danshoku Dieno DQ’d, Honda by Hirata.
Match 4: Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku beat Takuya Nomura & Tomomitsu Matsubaga. Koroku pinned Matsunaga after Transformed Triangle Lancer.
Match 5: In a Cherry Blossom Viewing King Of Drunk Qualifying Battle Royal, the “winners” as the last 2 left were Daisuke Sasaki & MAO. Order of elimination: Kazusada Hoguchi DQ’d, Takao Soma DQ’d, Yukio Naya DQ’d, Shunma Katsumata by Sasaki, Yuki Ueno by Sasaki, Yuki Ishida by Sasaki.
Main Event: Fuminori Abe beat Keigo Nakamura.
The next event is tomorrow. There will be no live broadcast. On demand scheduled for Sunday.
