DDT runs their monthly tour-ender event today, GOD BLESS DDT 2024, in Tokyo. It’s lean on match quantity but headlined by 2 title matches-First up is a DDT Extreme Championship match as Akito defends against Danshoku Dieno, with as usual weird rules: There are 9 win conditions and prohibited moves, to be chosen pre-match by the referee. Only the referee will know them-nobody else will, to include the wrestlers and fans. In the main event, Shinya Aoki defends the KO-D Openweight Championship against HARASHIMA. And ahead of a DDT debut at the end of 2024, another actor (can’t quite get his name right from translations) will appear at the event to greet the fans. I already expect him to debut against Kaisei Takechi. Also keep an eye out for the usual Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship wackiness, especially in and starting with the second match.
Because Kota Ibushi was scheduled to appear and that will not happen for unspecified reasons, DDT is offering refunds to those who had purchased tickets before the announcement so that may affect today’s attendance and ticket availability.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Actor Takumi Momose will be a guest on commentary. There are only 6 matches today so even with the title main events this probably will be a “regular” Korakuen event with a runtime of around 2 1/2 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Yuki Ueno, MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y vs. Takao Soma, Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku
Super Sasadango Machine & Kazuki Hirata vs. Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, KANON & Illusion vs. Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada
Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino vs. Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida
DDT Extreme Champion Akito vs. Danshoku Dieno in a “Nobody Knows Rules” Match for the title
KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki vs. HARASHIMA for the title
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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.
6:40 PM PT UPDATE: The start of the live stream has been pushed back to 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET.
7:20 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Satoshi Dairaku, Kagehiro Osano & Takumi Momose. We will be joined by Haruo Murata a little later.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Advance sales heading into today were better than usual but it’s hard to say how much the Ibushi refunds will affect the paid total. Too early to get a prediction right now but advance tickets suggest it could be 1000+. (Late prediction based on what I saw before Match 5-looks like near 1000 so I’ll say that) (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1124, a full house/near sellout)
The matches should begin in about 20 minutes.
The matches begin at 7:35 PM PT/10:35 PM ET.
Match 1: Yuki Ueno, MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y vs. Takao Soma, Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno, MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y beat Takao Soma, Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura &Yuya Koroku. MAO pinned Soma after Our Madmax. As a result, MAO wins Soma’s “Money In The Bank” title shot. The37Kamiina now holds both remaining contracts (Katsumata has the other).
Match 2: Super Sasadango Machine & Kazuki Hirata vs. Yuni & Kazuma Sumi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuni & Kazuma Sumi beat Super Sasadango Machine & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Kazuki Hirata, with Yuni pinning Hirata to win the title. Yuni becomes the 1682nd Champion. Everyone tried but failed to win it then.
Time for GM Imabayashi’s opening announcements.
Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, KANON & Illusion vs. Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada. 30 minute time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, KANON & Illusion beat Chris Brookes, ANtonio Honda, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada. Illusion pinned Takanashi after a swanton bomb.
More GM Imabayashi announcements. Haruto Sakuraba, an actor debuting at the end of the year, is introduced. Interrupted by Sasaki & KANON. It would appear Sakuraba has already been convinced to join DAMNATION T.A. Announcement ruined, I guess.
Your new host is Haruo Murata.
Match 4: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino vs. Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Jun Akiyama & Yuki Ishida. Iino pinned IShida after a spear. MAO immediately came out and avoided spears. Which led to…CASHING IN!
Impromptu Match: DDT Universal Champion Yuki Iino vs. MAO for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: MAO beat DDT Universal Champion Yuki Iino to win the title. MAO becomes the 14th DDT Universal Champion. And first 3-time champion. The match went just over 6 minutes.
Match 5: DDT Extreme Champion Akito vs. Danshoku Dieno (with his real-life dog) in a “Nobody Knows Rules” Match for the title. There are 9 win conditions and prohibited moves, to be chosen pre-match by the referee. Only the referee will know them-nobody else will, to include the wrestlers and fans. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Danshoku Dieno beat DDT Extreme Champion Akito to win the title. Dieno becomes the 61st DDT Extreme Champion. The winning move? Apparently a pinky swear. This is Dieno’s 9th reign but first in nearly 8 years. Next up: Yuni. And it will also be for the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship. That match will happen at the next Korakuen event on 11/23. Which led to…
Danshoku Dieno beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Yuni to win the title. Dieno becomes the 1683rd Champion.
Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki vs. HARASHIMA for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki beat HARASHIMA to retain the title. V2 for Aoki. Shunma Katsumata came out immediately afterwards…CASHING IN! Which led to…
Impromptu Match: KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki vs. Shunma Katsumata for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki beat Shunma Katsumata to retain the title. V3 for Aoki. That’s it for all the title shot contracts. Next up: Brookes. Baka Gaijin wants Baka Survivor. And GM Imabayashi makes it official.
We wrap up with the announcement of matches for 11/4 at Sumida City Gym. Makoto Oishi will compete at that event as will Shinichiro Karamatsu the wrestling politician. That’s also when Aoki-Brookes will happen.
The next event is Saturday at AKOS Event Square in Saitama. This will be a free mini-event but is weather permitting as it’s outdoors. There will be no live broadcast.
