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WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023, DDT’s biggest annual event of the year, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese and English. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 3465, a full house/near sellout. Between the setup and only using the lower level mass/box seats at half capacity, the venue’s capacity was significantly reduced (normally it’s maybe 15,000 for sumo, but this suggests it probably was closer to 4000).

Match 1: Takeshi Masada beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 2: Sanshiro Takagi, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuni beat Masa Takanashi, Toi Kojima & Rukiya. Kawamatsu pinned Rukiya after Shitamachi Rocket (spear).

Match 3: Minoru Fujita, MJ Paul & KANON beat Kazuki Hirata, Toru Owashi & Naruki Doi and Kotaro Suzuki, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku in a 3-way when KANON pinned Koroku.

Match 4: Yuki Iino, Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari (with GM Imabayashi) beat Akito, Takao Soma & Yoshitomo Shimohigashi (with a Japanese YouTuber). Iino pinned Akito after Sexy Cannon.

Match 5: Chiitan* & Pokotan beat Andreza Giant Panda & Super Sasadango Machine. Chiitan* pinned Machine after Chii*Poco Trigger.

Match 6: Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida to win the titles. Sakaguchi, Akai & Okatani become the 52nd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Okatani pinned Ishida with a double arm suplex. Emotional victory for the new champs and Akai has won the title she indicated she wanted to before her retirement later this year.

Match 7: MAO beat TAKA Michinoku (New Japan).

Match 8: Yukio Naya Return Match: Jun Akiyama & Shigehiro Irie beat HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya. Irie pinned Naya after Beast Bomber.

Match 9: Konosuke Takeshita beat Yuki Ueno. Takeshita’s name was stylized in all caps, in part to reflect his apparent heel turn in All Elite Wrestling.

Match 10: Matt Cardona beat DDT Universal Champion Tetsuya Endo to win the title. Cardona becomes the 11th DDT Universal Champion. OH SNAP. Steph De Lander interference helped though. First up. as challenger..OH DOUBLE SNAP. Maki Itoh from Tokyo Joshi Pro. That match will happen on 9/24 at Korakuen Hall.

Match 11: El Desperado (New Japan) beat Daisuke Sasaki. For being the winner, Desperado won a year’s worth of tequila from the match sponsor, Mexico Kanko (I believe they are the makes of Jose Cuervo).

Main Event: Chris Brookes beat KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino to win the title. Brookes becomes the 81st KO-D Openweight Champion. UPSET ALERT! Quite a comeback from a shoulder injury after winning KING OF DDT as he returned just a couple weeks ago. He named his first challenger as well…Irie. That match will happen on 9/9 at Ota City General Gym. In the post-event happenings, they cut backstage to show Takeshita & Sasaki sharing a handshake. Could Takeshita be defecting from The37Kamiina to Damnation T.A.? To be continued…?

The next event is “Summer Vacation 2023” on 7/30 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. Live results are scheduled.

DDT held a special standalone single match event today as part of the 10th Anniversary of the HandMade in Japan Festival in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Tokyo Big Sight West Hall 1, 2 “HandMade In Japan Fes 2023” music & play area in Tokyo and may be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Because this was part of another event, the attendance was not announced.

Match result: HARASHIMA beat Kazuma Sumi, MAO & Hideki Okatani in a 4-way Falls Count Anywhere match by pinning Sumi. The match went almost 27 minutes and was held with no ring and was equal parts crazy hardcore and DDT comedy.

The next event is WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023, DDT’s biggest annual event, tomorrow at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin TONIGHT at 9:30 PM PT/12:30 AM ET and you can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. Kenta Kobashi will be a special guest on commentary.

DDT had a special outdoor mini-event planned in Tokyo today, because the weather was excellent it was able to go on as scheduled.

Today’s event was held at Sumida Park Breeze Plaza in Tokyo and may be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Because this was a free event with no paid admissions, the attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku beat Hideki Okatani, Toi Kojima & Kazuma Sumi. Koroku pinned Sumi after a moonsault press.

The mayor of Sumida Ward appeared with Sanshiro Takagi & Shinichiro Kawamatsu and greeted the crowd.

A talk show with Yukio Naya was held. Naya will return from injury this weekend.

Match 2: HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata vs. Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno went to a no contest. Pheromones Being Pheromones.

Match 3: Chris Brookes, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Yuni beat Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ishida & Makoto Oishi. Brookes pinned Oishi after a Kawamatsu sky tree bomb.

Next up is participation in a special match Saturday at Handmade In JapanFes2023 in Tokyo, which will be HARASHIMA vs. MAO, Hideki Okatani & Kazuma Sumi in a 4-way. There will be no live broadcast.

The next event is WRESTLE PETER PAN 2023, the promotion’s biggest annual event, Sunday at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

DDT held a Gorgeous Matsuno 60th Birthday & 20th Anniversary event today, the first time the wrestler has held one of his “Gorgeous Night” events since before the pandemic began.

Today’s event was held at Fukushima Toyota Crown Arena aka Fukushima National Sports Memorial Gym Sub Arena in Fukushima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 830, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani beat Kazuki Hirata & Yuni. Okatani pinned Yuni with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 2: Yuki Iino beat Kazuma Sumi, Akito & Yuki Ueno in a 4-way by pinning Sumi.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Yusuke Okada, Toi Kojima & Yuya Koroku. Sasaki beat Koroku with a Mystica crossface.

Match 4: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama beat Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida. Endo pinned Ishida after a rotating torture rack bomb.

Match 5: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi beat Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada. Hino pinned Brookes after Fuckin’ BOMB.

Main Event: Gorgeous Matsuno, HARASHIMA & Yukio Sakaguchi beat Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda. Matsuno pinned Honda after Gorgeous Superstar Elbow. Afterwards, Matsuno addressed the crowd and talked about how he considered retiring around now but apparently will keep going even though he is only a part-timer. The event also featured two performances by singer Junko Tashiro.

The next event is a mini-event tomorrow at Sumida Park Breeze Hall in Tokyo. This will be weather permitting as it is an outside event and will be cancelled if it rains. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT ran a house show in Aomori today, the first time they have run in the northern prefecture of Japan in 4 years.

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

The announced paid attendance was 164.

Match 1: Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata beat Yusuke Okada & Yuni. Hirata pinned Yuni.

Match 2: Yuki Iino beat Antonio Honda & Akito in a 3-way by pinning Honda.

Match 3: Yuki Ishida beat Yukio Sakaguchi by countout.

Match 4: In a Falls Count Anywhere match, Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku beat HARASHIMA, Hideki Okatani & Kazuma Sumi. Akiyama beat Sumi with a front neck lock.

Match 5: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Yuki Ueno, Toi Kojima & Takeshi Masada. KANON beat Masada with Ultimate Cobra Twist.

Main Event: Chris Brookes & Kazusada Higuchi beat Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi. Brookes pinned Oishi after Praying Mantis Bomb.

The next event is a Gorgeous Matsuno 60th Birthday/20th Anniversary event tomorrow at Fukushima National Sports Memorial Gym Sub Arena in Fukuahima. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT ran a special outdoor mini-event today with free admission for fans outside Shiraishi Castle in Miyagi. Apparently the weather cooperated enough to keep it outdoors (had it rained they would have moved it to a nearby indoor location).

Today’s event was held at Shiraishi Castle Honmaru Square in MIyagi and should be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

Because this was a free event and there was no paid attendance, the attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON beat Hideki Okatani & Kazuma Sumi. KANON beat Sumi with a crucifix cobra twist.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata, Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Yuki Ueno, Toi Kojima & Gorgeous Matsuno. Hirata pinned Kojima.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku beat HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Antonio Honda. Endo pinned Honda after Burning Star Press.

The next event is 7/15 at Aomori Hanamasu Hall in Aomori. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT ran a special house show in Tokyo today punctuated by the return of Chris Brookes from injury, 2 weeks before he challenges Yuji Hino for the KO-D Openweight Championship.

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

The announced paid attendance was 305, a full house/near sellout.

Before the matches began, a signing ceremony for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship match on 7/23 was held.

Match 1: Toru Owashi & Kazuma Sumi beat Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno. Sumi pinned Dieno. Akito interference helped.

Match 2: HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata beat Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada. HARASHIMA pinned Okada after Blue Sword.

Match 3: Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani beat Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ishida & Illusion. Okatani pinned Ishida after a running elbow butt.

Match 4: KANON 4th Anniversary Match: TAKA Michinoku (New Japan) & KANON beat Tetsuya Endo & Yuya Koroku. KANON beat Koroku with Ultimate Cobra Twist. Afterwards, KANON requested a match against TAKA in the future, maybe this time next year.

Match 5: Yuki Ueno beat Nick Wayne.

Match 6: Daisuke Sasaki beat Toi Kojima by submission. Afterwards, El Desperado (New Japan) made a surprise appearance. He faces Sasaki on 7/23.

Main Event: Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi beat Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi. Hino beat Brookes with King Kong Sleeper.

The next event is tomorrow at Shiroishi Castle Honmaru Square in Miyagi. This is a free mini-event. If it rains, the event will be held at Shiroishi City General Public Hall instead. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT returned to Osaka today for a Referee Matsui Produced event, just a few weeks short of what will be his 29th Anniversary in wrestling.

Today’s event was held at Komikyo Higashinari Civic Center in Osaka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 438, a super full house/very near sellout.

Pre-Show Match: Yusuke Okada & Yuki Ishida beat Kazuma Sumi & Illusion. Ishida pinned Illusion.

Match 1: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino beat Toru Owashi & Trans-Am Hiroshi and Takao Soma & Shota in a 3-way when Iino pinned Hiroshi.

Match 2: Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul beat Tsubasa & Makoto Oishi. Sasaki beat Oishi with a crossface.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo & Kuishinbo Kanem beat Kikutaro & Antonio Honda. Endo pinned Honda after Burning Star Press. There appeared to be a comedy segment after the match where Kikutaro claimed he found Referee Matsui’s missing wallet the other day…albeit without 50,000 yen inside (about $375 US). Never trust a clown. Especially one that’s a comedy wrestler.

Match 4: Nick Wayne, Kohei Kinoshita & Yuya Koroku beat MAO, Toi Kojima & Yuni. Wayne pinned Yuni after Waynes World.

Match 5: Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai beat No Name & Kazuki Hirata. Sakaguchi pinned Hirata after PK.

Match 6: Magnitude Kishiwada 30th Anniversary Match: Dick Togo (New Japan), Magnitude Kishiwada (Independent/Freelancer) & Black Buffalo (Osaka Pro) beat Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT), Yuto Kikuchi & Takeshi Masada. Kishiwada pinned Masada after Last Ride. Afterwards,Kishiwada announced that after 30 years he has no intent of retiring anytime soon, and may never retire.

Match 7: Yuji Hino, Jun Akiyama & Hideki Okatani beat HARASHIMA, Kazusada Higuchi & Akito. Hino beat Akito with King Kong sleeper.

Main Event: Yuki Ueno beat HUB (Independent/Freelancer). Afterwards, HUB unmasked but had a towel underneath his mask and did not reveal his actual identity, and gave his mask to Ueno.

The next event is Friday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

DDT returned to Yokohama today for another YOKOHAMA UNLIMITED event, this one dubbed “SPECIAL”.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 219, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul beat Yusuke Okada & Kazuma Sumi. Sasaki pinned Sumi after a diving elbow drop.

Match 2: Yuki Iino, Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari beat Akito, MAO & Antonio Honda. Iino pinned Akito after Sexy Cannon.

Match 3: Kazusada Higuchi & Yujki Ishida beat Saki Akai & Yuya Koroku. Ishida pinned Akai.

Match 4: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama beat Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata in 6 seconds. Akiyama pinned Hirata after a jumping knee. Which led to…
Match 4 (Again): Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama beat Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. Endo pinned Hirata.

Match 5: In a Hardcore Match, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani beat Atsushi Onita & Toi Kojima. Sakaguchi pinned Kojima after `God’s Right Knee with a chair. Afterwards, Onita claimed to Sanshiro Takagi that Akiyama has not accepted Onita’s demand for an exploding deathmatch on 7/23. No response from Takagi. Instead, Sakaguchi made a challenge for the All-Asia Tag Team Championship held by Onita and All-Japan Pro Wrestling member Yoshitatsu. Onita accepted as long as it was in an exploding/electric current deathmatch.

Match 6: Yuji Hino & Mkaoto Oishi beat HARASHIMA & Takao Soma. Hino pinned Soma after Fuckin’ BOMB.

Main Event: Nick Wayne & Takeshi Masada beat Yuki Ueno & Yuni. Wayne pinned Yuni after Waynes World.

THe next event is a Referee Matsui Produced event tomorrow at Komikyo Higashinari Civic Center in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast.

The injuries have been piling up in DDT lately, and add 2 more to the list today coming out of Sunday’s event-although he didn’t mention it at yesterday’s press conference Sanshiro Takagi is the first one. Torn left calf muscle. Out about a month but scheduled to return at WRESTLE PETER PAN on 7/23. The other injured wrestler is Rukiya. Chest (cracked sternum). Out indefinitely. Changes for this coming weekend’s events have been made.

More as it becomes available.