DDT runs their monthly Tokyo signature event today, this month’s dubbed “BE AMBITIOUS-Autumn Battle Rhapsody”. 3 title matches headline today’s event, and you could argue it’s 4 because the main event is a double title match-as both the KO-D Openweight Champion and DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno will be defending both titles today against challenger Super Sasadango Machine, or masked comedy version of Muscle Sakai if you prefer. The other title matches feature KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & KANON vs. Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani for the titles and DDT Extreme Champion To-y vs. Sanshiro Takagi for the title. For the Extreme title match, it will be a Weapon Gamble with these rules-Using Takagi’s pocket money as seed capital, each wrestler engages in public gambling beforehand to increase funds and purchase weapons. During the match, these weapons are randomly deployed at set intervals. Simultaneously, some form of gambling occurs in the ring, and only the victorious wrestler may use that weapon. If a wrestler who lost the gamble uses it, it would likely mean a DQ. Victory is by normal wrestling rules. Additionally, Konosuke Takeshita will return for a match today against Shinya Aoki.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Actress Ami Tomite will be a special guest on commentary. There is a pre-show match scheduled before the event so it will be a longer Korakuen event than normal, I would anticipate a total running time of at least 3 hours.
Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
Akito, Daichi Sato & Yuya Koroku vs. Takao Soma, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai
Main show:
Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata
Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya vs. Jun Masaoka & Gaia Hox and Demus & Illusion in a 3-way
Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, MBM & Ultimo Sombra vs. Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida
DDT Extreme Champion To-y vs. Sanshiro Takagi in a Weapon Gamble Match for the title
KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & KANON vs. Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani for the titles
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shinya Aoki
KO-D Openweight Champion & DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Super Sasadango Machine for the titles
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Updates below will begin at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. The pre-show match is scheduled to start at 6:05 PM PT/9:05 PM ET. The main show is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.
6:05 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Satoshi Dairaku, Kagehiro Osano and special guest Ami Tomite. Haruo Murata will join us later.
The paid attendance will not be announced after the event as they stopped doing it this year.
The pre-show match starts a couple minutes after the stream begins.
Pre-show match: Akito, Daichi Sato & Yuya Koroku vs. Takao Soma, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai. 15 minute time limit
Result: Akito, Daichi Sato & Yuya Koroku beat Takao Soma, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai. Sato pinned Kasai.
NwA Jr. pre-show live performance.
Main show:
The matches begin at 6:35 PM PT/9:35 PM ET.
Match 1: Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kazusada Higuchi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata beat Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi in moments before Dieno even got to the ring. Higuchi beat Honda with a claw hold. GM Imabayashi immediately with microphone to the ring afterwards. EN FUEGO. Get him a throat lozenge! He did Dieno’s intro again. Which led to…
Match 1 (again): Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kazusada Higuchi, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata beat Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi. Hirata pinned Honda. Comedy match(es) of course.
Match 2: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya vs. Jun Masaoka & Gaia Hox (Independent/Freelancers) and Demus & Illusion in a 3-way. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Masaoka & Gaia Hox beat Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya and Demus & Illusion in a 3-way when Masaoka pinned Illusion. Afterwards, Masaoka/Hox with microphone. KO-D Tag Team Championship challenge issued.
Kaisei Takechi’s next 2 DDT matches are announced. On 12/21 it will be Takechi & HARASHIMA vs. Sanshiro Takagi & Yuji Nagata (New Japan). On 1/3 it will be KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Yuki Ueno, To-y & Takechi vs. MAO, KANON & Kazuma Sumi for the titles.
Your new host is Haruo Murata taking over for Satoshi Dairaku.
Match 3: Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, MBM & Ultimo Sombra vs. Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada, Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida beat Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA, MBM & Ultimo Sombra. Masada pinned MBM.
Match 4: DDT Extreme Champion To-y vs. Sanshiro Takagi in a Weapon Gamble Match for the title. Using Takagi’s pocket money as seed capital, each wrestler engages in public gambling beforehand to increase funds and purchase weapons. During the match, these weapons are randomly deployed at set intervals. Simultaneously, some form of gambling occurs in the ring, and only the victorious wrestler may use that weapon. If a wrestler who lost the gamble uses it, it would likely mean a DQ. Victory is by normal wrestling rules. 1 Hour time limit. The weapons: First, a bunch of “Unpaid Wrestlers” Second, Takagi’s briefcase.. Third, Dramatic Dream aka Takagi’s super-bicycle. Fourth, a “regular” bicycle for To-y. Fifth, a Parent-Teacher Conference with Miwa Kojima, To-y’s mother.
Result: DDT Extreme Champion To-y beat Sanshiro Takagi to retain the title. V5 for To-y. With an assist to his bitch-slapping mom.
Quick break for ring cleaning.
Match 5: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & KANON vs. Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & KANON beat Daisuke Sasaki & Hideki Okatani to retain the titles. KANON pinned Okatani. V1 for the champs. Interestingly, despite making a title challenge earlier on, no Masaoka/Hox afterwards as MAO & KANON did their whole post-match promo without interruption.
Match 6: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shinya Aoki. 30 minute time limit
Result: Konosuke Takeshita beat Shinya Aoki
Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion & DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Super Sasadango Machine for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion & DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno beat Super Sasadango Machine to retain the titles. V3 Openweight & V1 Universal for Ueno. After Machine left, GM Imabayashi hit the ring. With microphone. Time to talk next challenger. Ueno called out the younger guys who make up the D GENERATION SP unofficial unit .I heard Ueno mention a tournament. The Matsui referee with microphone. It sounds like we’re about to have a rock-paper-scissors tournament in the ring. That’s the case and the 9 or 10 at the start were narrowed down to Yuki Ishida & Takeshi Masada. And the final winner is…Masada. The next shot is his. That match will happen on 12/21 (official confirmation to come later(.
The next event is Wednesday at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.
UPDATE: It’s now official. Ueno-Masada will be on 12/21 and will be for only the KO-D Openweight Championship, not the DDT Universal Championship so not a double title match.
UPDATE 2: The next KO-D Tag Team Championship match was made official after the event-Masaoka & Hox will get the next shot. That match will happen on 12/21.