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DDT runs their final tour-ending Tokyo signature event of 2024 today, Never Mind 2024, which also is the final event before their blowout year-ender. Unusually there are no title matches scheduled today, but there’s a big potential hoss fight highlighting the card because of New Japan participation, as Tomohiro Ishii comes over for a special match against Yuki Iino…in other words, BEEF! Tough 2 Dollar Steaks all around! It will also be the last time Chris Brookes & Daisuke Sasaki are on opposite sides before their KO-D Openweight Championship match on 12/28, and challenger Sasaki has been getting the better of champion Brookes almost every time so far. Will that continue?

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Marika Tani will be making her semi-regular appearance as a special guest on commentary. There are 7 matches and no 30+ minute matches so the longest the event could go is about 3 1/2 hours but I expect it to be close to a”normal” Korakuen event running about 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
MJ Paul, Demus & Illusion vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata vs. Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda
Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida
MAO, To-y & Takao Soma vs. Tetsuya Endo, Yuya Koroku & Akito
Yuki Ueno vs. Super Sasadango Machine
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Yuki Iino
Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi vs. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON

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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event (based on social media posts the broadcast at the venue should start about 10 minutes before the event).

6:10 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in about 10 minutes.

6:22 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Satoshi Dairaku, Kagehiro Osano & Marika Tani.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The crowd is still filing in and it’s their usual smaller-capacity setup, with a few other events happening in Tokyo soon I’ll predict a little on the low side and go around 800. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 966, a full house/near sellout)

The matches should begin in about 15 minutes.

The matches begin at 6:35 PM PT/9:35 PM ET.

Match 1: MJ Paul, Demus & Illusion vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi. 30 minute time limit
Result: MJ Paul, Demus & Illution beat Takeshi Masada, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi. Demus pinned Sumi.

Quick break for the GM Imabayashi opening announcements. Announced for 1/3 is Danshoku Dieno vs. Shuji ishikawa, HARASHIMA & KANON in a 4-way for the next KO-D Openweight Championship shot. That title match will happen on 1/26. Yuji Nagata (New Japan) participation is also announced for the Sanshiro Takagi 30th Anniversary event on 2/3, and MInoru Suzuki participation is announced for the annual 5 Hour Anniversary event on 3/20.

Match 2: Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata vs. Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda. 30 minute time limit
Result: Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata beat Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda. Dieno pinned Honda after Danshoku Driver. Afterwards, Dieno with microphone. He calls out-and gets-New Japan wrestler Great-O-Khan. They talk a possible match on 12/28. Soon they are joined by Kentaro Kumagai. Khan apparently has convinced Kumagai to join United Empire. Then someone I don’t recognize comes out of the crowd to side with Dieno. So perhaps a tag match. Either way, sounds like Dieno now wants to put the DDT Extreme Championship on the line. We’ll see. Updates to come.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakmaura beat HARASHIMA, Yuko Naya & Yuki Ishida. Nakamura pinned Ishida after 3 right head kicks.

The D GENERATIONS CUP Tournament will return in 2025, which is for the younger/less experienced wrestlers. Participants announced: Yuni, Kazuma Sumi, Illusion, Yuki Ishida, Yuya Koroku, Keigo Nakamura, Takeshi Masada, To-y. It will be held on 2/4 at Shinjuku Face & 2/23 at Korakuen. The winner gets a future KO-D Openweight Championship match. Masada won the first tournament in 2023, To-y won last year.

Your new host is Haruo Murata.

Match 4: MAO, To-y & Takao Soma vs. Tetsuya Endo, Yuya Koroku & Akito. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Endo, Yuya Koroku & Akito beat MAO, To-y & Takao Soma. Koroku beat To-y with an armbar.

Match 5: Yuki Ueno vs. Super Sasadango Machine. 30 minute time limit
Result: Super Sasadango Machine beat Yuki Ueno

Match 6: Tomohiro Ishii (New Japan) vs. Yuki Iino. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tomohiro Ishii beat Yuki Iino

Main Event: Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi vs. Daisuke Sasaki & KANON. 30 minute time limit
Result: Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi beat Daisuke Sasaki & KANON. Brookes pinned Sasaki after Praying Mantis Bomb.

Updated 12/28 card to finish the show. DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Dieno vs. Great-O-Khan for the title is now official, and it’s an Unauthorized Match. Tetsu Inada will be in Dieno’s corner, Kentaro Kumagai in Khan’s corner.

The next event is ULTIMATE PARTY 2024, the year-ending blowout event, Saturday at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

UPDATE: The DDT Extreme Championship match on 12/28 will be an “unofficial” match, meaning the outcome, whether successful defense or title change, will not be recognized as official. Interesting.

DDT ran a doubleheader in Osaka today, with the first event being a regular one and the second was a mini-event.

Both events were held at Konohama Community Hall in Osaka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There were no liev broadcasts.

Event 1:
The announced paid attendance was 294, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Demus beat Yuni.

Match 2: Akito & Keigo Nakamura beat Carnalax & Yuki Ishida. Nakamura pinned Ishida.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi. Endo pinned Sumi after Burning Star Press.

Match 4: HARASHIMA, MAO & Takao Soma beat Danshoku Dieno, Jun Akiyama & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. MAO beat Matsunaga with a body lock.

Match 5: Yuki Ueno beat Kazuki Hirata.

Match 6: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & Illusion beat Chris Brookes, ANtonio Honda & Takeshi Masada. Sasaki beat Honda with a crossface.

Main Event: To-y beat Yuya Koroku.

Event 2:
The announced paid attendance was 203.

Match 1: Yukio Naya, Keigo Nakamura & To-y beat Danshoku Dieno, HARASHIMA & Yuni. Nakamura beat Yuni with a neck lock.

Match 2; KANON & Illusion beat Yuya Koroku & Yuki Ishida. KANON beat Ishida with Just Cobra Twist.

Main Event: Takeshi Masada beat Kazuma Sumi.

The next event is NEVER MIND 2024 on 11/22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. LIve streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. Former SKE48 member Marika Tani will be a special guest on commentary.

DDT continued the Road To Ultimate Party 2024 tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 319, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: KANON & Demus beat Yuki Iino & Kazuma Sumi. Domus pinned Sumi after Balaguese.

Match 2: Danshoku Dieno beat Kazuki Hirata & Toru Owashi in a 3-way by pinning Hirata in 17 seconds. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Danshoku Dieno beat Kazuki Hirata.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA & Tetsuya Endo beat Yukio Naya, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida. HARASHIMA pinned Ishida after a right high kick. Afterwards, Naya chokeslammed Akiyama through a table.

Match 4: Ikuto Hidaka, Minoru Fujita & Fuminori Abe beat Yuki Ueno, MAO & Keigo Nakamura by ref stoppage (TKO). Abe beat Nakamura.

Match 5: To-y beat Yuya Koroku.

Main Event: In a 2/3 Falls match, Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Illusion beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda 2-1. Fall 1: Illusion pinned Takanashi. Fall 2: Honda beat Paul. Fall 3: Sasaki bear Brookes.

The next event is Sunday at Konohana Community Hall in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT began their year-ending Road To Ultimate Party 2024 Tour today in Nagoya.

Today’s event was held at Imaike Gas Hall in Nagoya and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 324, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Yukio Naya & Takumi Saito beat Keigo Nakamura & Yuki Ishida. Naya pinned Ishida after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Tetsuay Endo & Toru Owashi beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata. Owashi pinned Hirata.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama & MAO beat HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Akiyama pinned Matsunaga after Exploder.

Match 4: Akito beat Takao Soma.

Match 5: Yuki Ueno & To-y beat Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku. To-y pinned Koroku after a Frankensteiner.

Main Event: In an elimination match, Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, KANON, Demus & Illusion beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Takeshi Masada & Munetatsu Nakamura. Order of elimination: Honda by Sasaki, Demus by Brookes, Illusion by Nakamura, Nakamura by Paul, Masada by Sasaki, Paul by Brookes, Brookes & Sasaki together, Takanashi by KANON. KANON is the only winner left.

The next event is Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

DDT ran their annual Fan Appreciation Day event today in Tokyo as part of a doubleheader with Tokyo Joshi Pro.

Today’s event was held at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 333, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y beat Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku. To-y pinned Koroku after Kojima in Avalanche Wonderland.

Match 2: Danshoku Dieno & HARASHIMA beat Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ishida. Dieno pinned Ishida after Danshoku Driver.

Match 3: Shinya Aoki, Akito & Yukio Naya beat Jun Akiyama, Keigo Nakamura & Daichi Sato. Aoki beat Nakamura with a Full Nelson.

Main Event: Schadenfreude International vs. Damnation TA Best of 5 Single Match Series:
1-Chris Brookes vs. Daisuke Sasaki went to a 10 minute time limit draw.
2-MJ Paul beat Masa Takanashi.
3-Mr. BUENO beat Demus.
4-KANON beat Antonio Honda by submission.
5-Takeshi Masada beat Illusion by DQ. Chair use.
Draw. 2-2-1. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Takeshi Masada beat Illusion.
Schadenfreude wins.

The next event is 12/8 at Imaike Gas Hall in Nagoya. There will be no live broadcast.

DNA, an experimental group under DDT’s banner that consisted of newer wrestlers with great potential at the time, held a special 10th Anniversary event today on the day of its formation (11/28/2014) featuring former members of the group. Most went on to compete elsewhere but a couple stayed in DDT, the most notable success story form the group being Yuki Ueno, but all returned for this event. DNA, by the way, in this case was short for DDT New Attitude. Also part of this group are Shunma Katsumata & Kazusada Higuchi, who are both out long term due to injuries but appeared today.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 312, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: MAO & Mizuki Watase vs. Yuki Iino & Masato Kamino went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Akira Sada (?) & Yuki Ishida beat Chou-un Shiryu & Rekka. Sada pinned Shiryu after a spinebuster.

Match 3: Munetatsu Nakamura beat Yuni.

Match 4: Match 4: Banana Senga & Tsutomu Oosugi beat Daiki Shimomura & Check Shimatani. Senga pinned Shimomura.

Match 5: Kota Umeda, Ryota Nakatsu & Koki Iwasaki beat Keigo Nakamura, To-y & Yuya Koroku. Umeda pinned Nakamura after a right high kick.

Main Event: Yuki Ueno beat Diego.

The next event is “Year-End Fan Appreciation Day! 2024” Sunday at Club eX in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 12:30 AM PT/3:30 AM ET.

DDT runs their monthly signature tour-ender event in Tokyo today, Get Alive 2024. There have been big shakeups to the card since yesterday because of the announcement that the KO-D Tag Team Championship, which was to have been defended today, is now VACANT due to a Shunma Katsumata injury that will keep him out for months. No word on plans to crown new champions yet. Instead of Katsumata & MAO defending the titles against Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku, it’s now MAO, Yuki Ueno & To-y vs. Endo, Koroku & Yuki Iino. And earlier today came word that Yusuke Okada is retiring immediately due to the effects of treatment for cancer-he is in remission and doing well but physically is not in a good enough condition to continue wrestling. He will appear today to address fans. As for the event itself, the headliner is a DDT Extreme Championship match where Danshoku Dieno defends against Yuni, originally planned to feature the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship in a double title match but, as is often the case with that 24/7 Iron Man title, plans change. And they changed many times. And they could change yet again. As always the Extreme Championship rules are wacky-there will be a ‘Cinderella Time” period or periods during the match. During those times, if Dieno does any of his usual shenanigans (NSFW stuff), he is DQ’d. When Cinderella Time is not in effect, it’s a No DQ match. Also, Kazuki Hirata is celebrating his birthday with a wacky 1 vs. 6 Handicap Match that will be all about DDT comedy…all you need to know is Yoshihiko is involved so it’s must-see.
Also, after the event is over the full card for ULTIMATE PARTY 2024 on 12/28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan will be announced.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Raira (?) Ikeda, who appears to be a member of a comedy group, will be a special guest on commentary. There are 2 title matches scheduled out of 7 total but in spite of those I anticipate this being a “normal” Korakuen event with a total running time of around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Demus & Illusion vs. Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi
Kazuki Hirata vs. Toru Owashi, Takao Soma, Diego, Antonio Honda, Yuki Ishida & Yoshihiko in a handicap match
Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga
Akito 15th Anniversary Match: Akito vs. Isami Kodaka
Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y vs. Yuki Iino, Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku
DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Dieno vs. Yuni in a “You’re still a Cinderella even climbing the path to Adulthood Deathmatch” for the title. No DQ except during “Cinderella Time”, in that time Dieno is DQ’d if he does any of his usual shenanigans
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON vs. Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada for the titles
12/28 Full Card Announcement

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Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

6 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should go to the venue in 20-25 minutes.

6:18 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano & special guest Layla Ikeda. We will likely be joined later for a time by Satoshi Dairaku.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The crowd will still be filing in over the next 15-20 minutes but it’s pretty light so far with the usual smaller Korakuen setup. I’m gonna guess on the low side for now with a prediction of 700-750. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 984, a full house/near sellout. Sure didn’t look like it or sound like it until the very end. I think this is inaccurate and over-reported)

The matches should begin in about 20 minutes.

The matches begin at 6:33 PM PT/9:33 PM ET. Your host to start is Satoshi Dairaku. Haruo Murata will return later.

Match 1: Demus & Illusion vs. Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Demus & Illusion beat Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi. Demus pinned Sumi.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata vs. Toru Owashi, Takao Soma, Diego, Antonio Honda, Yuki Ishida & Yoshihiko in a handicap match. 30 minute time limit. At least that was the plan but Hirata laid out Ishida backstage…and apparently won the Iron Man Title back from Yuki Ueno after that recent fishing expedition where he lost it…
Result: Toru Owashi, Takao Soma, Diego, Antonio Honda, Yuki Ishida & Yoshihiko beat Kazuki Hirata, with Yoshihiko pinning Hirata to win the DDT Iron man Heavymetalweight Championship. Yoshihiko becomes (I think) the 1670th Champion. With a little help from Yuki Ueno interfering. Afterwards, Hirata with microphone hilariously still in post-pinfall position. He apparently tried to turn heel for this, his birthday celebration match, but hilariously failed. As Hirata finished his music didn’t play and instead someone wearing a Kabuki mask came out. Things soon back to normal but the mystery man interrupted Hirata’s dancing with quite the impressive breakdancing moves. Not sure who it was but it could be the new guy who will debut on 12/28, apparently against Hirata. I think he’s a musician/entertainer much like Kaisei Takechi.

Quick break for the opening announcements with GM Imabayashi. Shunma Katsumata joins him in the ring. He briefly greets the fans before the announcements, then Sanshiro Takagi is brought out to address the fans. He will have a 30th Anniversary match on 2/3 at Shinjuku Face. He also announces the first match for the event-Toru Owashi & Dump Matsumoto vs. Brahmans Shu & Kei. And then the dates for their next US evnets in Las Vegas, NV-DDT on 4/18 and a DDT/Tokyo Joshi Pro/Game Changer Wrestling joint event on 4/19. This is just before WWE WrestleMania 41 in Vegas. Although it’s only an hour flight away for me I have a trip to Japan coming up around that time. After this Yusuke Okada comes out to greet the fans following his announcing his retirement earlier today as he continues treatment for cancer. He was very emotional and his voice was cracking badly at times because of it. They gave him the customary final announcement send-off and playing of his entrance theme one more time. Reportedly his cancer is in remission so let’s hope that continues and he successfully beats it like others before him managed to. Most of the roster came out to offer well-wishes and give him a nice sendoff, including Saki Akai, who retired last year but remains in DDT in a corporate/backstage role. After this, Katsumata returned to the ring with Kazuma Sumi & Yuni to announce a new music CD from the promotion coming out on 12/28.

And now back to your regularly scheduled DDT with…

Match 3: Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. 30 minute time limit
Result; Jun Akiyama, Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura beat HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Aoki pinned Matsunaga. Afterwards, everyone had to try and keep Naya & Akiyama separated. When they left, Aoki with microphone. His voice is so shot it’s hard to understand but I thought he said KO…hold up…Kenoh in the house! He grabbed a chair from the seating and tried to throw it into the ring. Kenoh with microphone. Sounds like he wants a match and from what I could understand from Aoki I heard him say Ryogoku…12/28 match perhaps? Baka Survivor vs. The Fist King?!? Kenoh then brings over fellow NOAH wrestler Yu Owada, who came over with him. And we’ve got an impromptu match! Which led to..
Impromptu Match: Shinya Aoki beat Yu Owada in 11 seconds. Kenoh then hit the ring again but Keigo Nakamura got between them with microphone. He attacked Kenoh which triggered a brawl between all 4. Aoki apparently extended the challenge to make it a tag match of himself & Nakamura vs. Kenoh & Owada. We’ll see what happens!

Your host is Haruo Murata once again.

Match 4: Akito 15th Anniversary Match: Akito vs. Isami Kodaka (BASARA). 30 minute time limit
Result: Isami Kodaka beat Akito

Match 5: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y vs. Yuki Iino, Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno, MAO & To-y beat Yuki Iino, Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku. To-y pinned Koroku after Kojima Impact. Afterwards, To-y & Koroku with microphone. Possibly teasing a match at the next Korakuen. GM Imabayashi makes it official…for 12/28 and it’s To-y & MAO vs. Koroku & Endo for the vacant KO-D Tag Team Championship!

Match 6: DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Dieno vs. Yuni in a “You’re still a Cinderella even climbing the path to Adulthood Deathmatch” for the title. No DQ except during “Cinderella Time”, in that time Dieno is DQ’d if he does any of his usual shenanigans. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Dieno beat Yuni by submission to retain the title. V1 for Dieno.

Main Event: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON vs. Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D 6-man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Takeshi Masada to retain the titles. Sasaki beat Takanashi with a modified crossface. V3 for the champs.

The show ends with the full 12/28 card announcement which is as follows:
Dermus & Illusion vs. Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
Shuji Ishikawa, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Shinichiro Kawamatsu vs. Masa Takanashi, Daichi Sato & Yuki Ishida
Toru Owashi, Super Sasadango Machine & Antonio Honda vs. Rika Tatsumi, Hyper Misao & Pom Harajuku (Tokyo Joshi Pro)
O-Menz Kumadori (the masked man earlier) Debut Match: Kumadori & Kazuki Hirata vs. Makoto Oishi & Akito
Haruto Sakuraba Debut Match: Haruto Sakuraba, KANON & MJ Paul vs. HARASHIMA, Yuki Iino & Takao Soma
Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura vs. Kenoh & Yu Owada (Pro Wrestling NOAH)
Yuki Ueno vs. Takeshi Masada
Jun Akiyama vs. Yukio Naya
Great-O-Khan (New Japan) vs. Danshoku Dieno
MAO & To-y vs. Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku for the KO-D Tag Team Championship
KO-D Openweight Champion Chris Brookes vs. Daisuke Saaki for the title
Ultimate Party 2024 will be at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

The next event is a Gorgeous Matsuno Produced event Sunday at Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena Sub-Arena in Fukushima. There will be no live broadcast. On demand will be available Wednesday.

DDT has announced that Yusuke Okada, who is currently inactive due to treatment for cancer, has retired effective immediately. He has been undergoing treatment since February and is currently in remission, but due to physical problems has decided to retire. He will appear at tomorrow’s (tonight US time) event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo to address the fans.

DDT has announced some breaking injury updates and it has title implications-after missing the last event with a knee injury, more is now known about Shunma Katsumata’s status, and for The37Kamiina fans it’s bad. Ruptured left ACL and damaged LCL. Out indefinitely but it’s going to be “a while”, meaning months. Because of this, the KO-D Tag Team Championship held by Katsumata & MAO is now VACANT. Several changes were made to tomorrow’s event as a result-they were to have defended the titles against Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku That match is now MAO, Yuki Ueno & To-y vs. Endo, Koroku & Yuki Iino. For Sunday, Katsumata was to have faced Keigo Nakamura. Yuki Ishida is the replacement and also added to Sunday is Akito & Moeka Haruhi vs. Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. No word yet on plans to crown new champions.

More as it becomes available.