For the second half of their US doubleheader as part of The Collective, DDT is taking part in a crossover event with The Collective host Game Changer Wrestling, which has a working partnership with DDT, for an afternoon event today. The card is full of crossover matches with every one having a GCW vs. DDT theme and a little bit of everything-hardcore potential, a women’s match, high flying, hoss fights, and DDT wackiness courtesy of those deplorable Pheromons…as long as they don’t get the event shut down. Given who they are facing…that’s a distinct possibility. And I say that while trying not to laugh. Because it’s still DDT after all!
Today’s event will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA and can be watched LIVE ONLY on FITE+, which costs $7.99/month or $69.99/year and is available on FITE. THERE IS NO LIVE OR ON DEMAND BROADCAST ON WRESTLE UNIVERSE. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial so it’s possible to watch this event and all of The Collective FOR FREE! There will be English commentary only. They have a constant schedule of events that are part of The Collective, one after the other, although they are at different locations it probably keeps individual events from running too long. Because of this I anticipate this event’s running time being no more than 3 hours, maybe closer to 2 hours 45 minutes.
Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Ciclope, Miedo Extremo, Gringo Loco & Alec Price vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Takeshi Masada
Matthew Justice, Mance Warner & 1 Cold Manders vs. Chris Brookes, Shunma Katsumata & Mizuki Watase
Effy & Allie Catch vs. Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino
Dark Sheik vs. Saki Akai
Cole Radrick vs. Yoshihiko
Homicide & Tony Deppen vs. Jun Akiyama & Tetsuya Endo
Blake Christian vs. Kazusada Higuchi
Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne vs. MAO & Mike Bailey
Joey Janela vs. Yuki Ueno
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We are LIVE from the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA. Your hosts are Dave Prazak and Veda Scott.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event but as of yesterday there were about 60 tickets available. Not a sellout so probably about 700. A legit sellout would likely be 750.
Match 1: Gringo Loco, Jack Cartwheel & Wasted Youth vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Takeshi Masada
Result: Gringo Loco, Jack Cartwheel & Wasted Youth beat Sanshiro Takagi, Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Takeshi Masada. Cartwheel pinned Masada after Phoenix Splash.
Match 2: Dark Sheik vs. Saki Akai
Result: Dark Sheik beat Saki Akai
Match 3: Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne vs. MAO & Mike Bailey
Result: Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne beat MAO & Mike Bailey. Oliver pinned Bailey after a double-team clout cutter.
Match 4: Starboy Charlie vs. Kazusada Higuchi. Charlie apparently is a last-minute replacement for Blake Christian (among others based on the opening match).
Result: Kazusada Higuchi beat Starboy Charlie
Match 5: Joey Janela vs. Yuki Ueno
Result: Yuki Ueno beat Joey Janela
Match 6: Homicide & Tony Deppen vs. Jun Akiyama & Tetsuya Endo
Result: Jun Akiyama & Tetsuya Endo beat Homicide & Tony Deppen. Endo pinned Deppen after Burning Star Press.
Match 7: Matthew Justice, Mance Warner & 1 Cold Manders vs. Chris Brookes, Shunma Katsumata & Mizuki Watase
Result: Matthew Justice, Mance Warner & 1 Cold Manders beat Chris Brookes, Shunma Latsumata & Mozuki Watase. Warner pinned Katsumata after a DDT. Hardcore (and borderline comedy) match.
Quick break for ring cleaning.
Match 8: Effy & Allie Catch vs. Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino
Result: No Contest. Too much ass eating. Seriously. They actually called it that. Comedy match of course.
Main Event: Cole Radrick vs. Yoshihiko and this also is for the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship held by Yoshihiko
Result: Cole Radrick beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Yoshihiko to win the title. Radrick becomes the 1570th Champion. Which led to…
Yoshihiko beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Cole Radrick to win the title. Yoshihiko becomes the 1571st Champion.
Quick final thoughts: I haven’t watched as much GCW as I should but this was a fun showcase for both promotions with a lot of comedy over the last 3 matches in particular. The main event was incredibly enjoyable-if you ever want to see a one person match, watch any Yoshihiko match. It’s amazing and so hilarious at times. If you’re into one or both of these promotions, check it out. A good event for what it was.
Overall show grade: B
End Show.
The next event is tomorrow at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama with those who didn’t cone to the US. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.
UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 551.
