DDT returned to the US yesterday for the first of 2 events as part of The Collective, a WrestleMania weekend marathon of events put on by US independent promotion Game Changer Wrestling.
Yesterday’s event was held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA and can be watched on demand on FITE+, a subscription service offered by FITE for $7.99/month or $69.99/year with a 7-day free trial so new subscribers actually can watch FOR FREE!
The announced paid attendance was 750, a legit sellout.
Match 1: MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Chris Brookes & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Yoshihiko, and MAO beat Yoshihiko to win the title. MAO becomes the 1567th Champion. Which led to…
Chris Brookes beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion MAO to win the title. Brookes becomes the 1568th Champion. Which led to…
Yoshihiko beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Chris Brookes to win the title. Yoshihiko becomes the 1569th Champion.
Match 2: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Sanshiro Takagi & Michael Nakazawa went to (of course) a no contest.
Match 3: Kazusada Higuchi & Takeshi Masada beat Andrew Everett & Nock Wayne. Higuchi pinned Everett after Brain Claw Slam.
Match 4: Saki Akai beat Vertvixen.
Match 5: Tetsuya Endo beat Joey Janela.
Match 6: Jun Akiyama & Eddie Kingston beat Daisuke Sasaki & KANON. Akiyama pinned KANON after Exploder.
Main Event: Konosuke Takeshita beat Yuki Ueno.
The next event is DDT vs. GCW later today. Live streaming on FITE+ will begin at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET. Live results are scheduled.