DDT held one of their wackier special events today in Tokyo, the first time they’ve held an event in a certain outdoor shopping mall there. The event was weather permitting but it turned out perfect.
Today’s event was held at Mitsui Outlet Park Tama Minami Osawa in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast.
The attendance was not announced as usual but this was a free event.
Match 1: Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Illusion beat Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Hinata Kasai. Illusion pinned Kasai after a swanton bomb.
Match 2: Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku beat Kazuma Sumi & Kazuki Hirata. Akiyama pinned Hirata after Exploder.
Match 3: Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida beat MAO & Masami Inahata. Ishida pinned Inahata after Flame Palm.
Match 4: Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda beat Shunma Katsumata, To-y & Yuni. Honda pinned Yuni with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold. Honda retained the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship.
Yuki Ueno appeared and apologized for being out of action. Eye surgery. Expected to be out about a week.
Main Event: KANON & Viente Maligno beat Junta MiyawakI & Rukiya to become the inaugural MOP Tag Team Champions. KANON pinned Rukiya after a lariat.
This event was considered very successful and there will be more going forward. In fact, they’ll be back on 4/11.
The next event is “SPOILER FREE Performance Vol. 4” Wednesday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage. All social media and website posts with results, photos/videos from the event, etc. are banned until midnight Japan time after the event. There will be-of course-no live broadcast. On demand on 4/4.