DDT has announced changes to the 5/3 major event lineup today, and teen phenom fans will be disappointed: Nick Wayne, a hot teen independent star in the US who is about to turn 18 and then debut in All Elite Wrestling, who was to make his Japan debut on 5/3, is now off. Visa issues. Delays mean he won’t get it in time. He was to have teamed with Takeshi Masada to face Yuki Ueno & Muko (?). Vanvert Jacques, 17, is the replacement.
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FREE VIDEO: DDT 4/16/23 Full Event (Limited Time)
Continuing the build to their 5/3 event, DDT has added Sunday’s DRAMATIC EXPLOSION event to YouTube FOR FREE for a limited time. Check it out below:
The event is also available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
FREE VIDEO: DDT 4/15/23 Full Event (Limited Time)
To promote their upcoming Golden Week blowout event in May, DDT is posting a couple of recent events to YouTube FOR FREE for now. First up is Saturday’s (4/15) event from Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, which can be watched below:
This will only be on YouTube for a limited time. If you are a WRESTLE UNIVERSE subscriber you can also watch this event on the service on demand, along with the 4/15 DRAMATIC EXPLOSION in NIIGATA event. The promo shot of Takeshi Masada taking an exploding bat shot used is PRICELESS.
DDT 4/16/23 Results
DDT ran their next “DRAMATIC EXPLOSION” event today with the return of Atsushi Onita for another of his signature extreme exploding death matches.
Today’s event was held at Bandaijima Multipurpose Plaza Large Kama in Niigata and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a alter date. There was no live broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 360, a super full house/very near sellout.
Match 1: KANON beat Rukiya by submission. Rukiya was a last-minute replacement for Keigo Nakamura, who is now out due to a concussion suffered at the last event.
Match 2: Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida beat Chris Brookes & Kazuma Sumi. Ishida pinned Sumi after Flame Palm.
Match 3: Yuki Iino & danshoku Dieno vs, Toru Owashi & Akito went to a no contest. Things that should not be visible can be seen. Akito also ran away.
Match 4: MAO beat Kazuki Hirata.
Match 5: In an Electric Blast Bat Deathmatch, Atsushi Onita, Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima beat Joey Janela, Sanshiro Takagi & Takeshi Masada. Onita pinned Janela after an electric blast bat exploding full swing. Afterwards, Janela demanded a rematch with Onita in a single match in the US in the same type of death match. This could eventually happen in DDT partner promotion Game Changer Wrestling.
Match 6: Tetsuya Endo & HARASHIMA beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani. Endo pinned Okatani after a rotating torture rack bomb.
Main Event: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine beat Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku to retain the titles. Machine pinned Koroku after a vertical drop Lehman Shock. V1 for the champs. Next up: Higuchi, Ishida and whoever they pick from Harimao or elsewhere as their partner. TBA.
The next event is Saturday at Kasuga General Sports Center in Fukuoka. There will be no live broadcast. The promotion has announced that Yuki Ueno will miss the event due to his performing arts schedule.
DDT 4/15/23 Results
DDT continued their current tour today with a house show in Tokyo to finish the build to Atsushi Onita’s return tomorrow.
Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.
The announced paid attendance was 246.
Pre-show match: Kazuma Sumi beat Rukiya by submission.
During the opening announcements, a KANON 4th Anniversary match was announced for 7/7.
Match 1: MJ Paul & KANON beat Chris Brookes & Illusion. KANON beat Illusion with a crucifix cobra twist.
Match 2: Kazuki Hirata beat Yuni.
Match 3: Yuji Hino & Toru Owashi beat Kazusada Higuchi & Yuki Ishida. Hino pinned Ishida after a powerbomb.
Match 4: In a Falls Count Anywhere Bunkhouse Street Fight Deathmatch, Sanshiro Takagi, Joey Janela & Takeshi Masada beat Yukio Sakaguchi, Antonio Honda & Hideki Okatani. Janela pinned Honda after a diving footstomp from a ladder onto a plastic case and chair.
Match 5: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura. Iino beat Nakamura with a dragon sleeper. Nakamura was injured during this match. More on that below.
Main Event: In an elimination match (over the top rope rule was in effect), MAO, Shunma Katsumata, Toui Kojima & Yuki Ueno beat Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku. MAO was the only winner left, last eliminating Endo.
The next event is DRAMATIC EXPLOSION in NIIGATA tomorrow (late tonight US time) at Bandaijima Multipurpose Large Kama in Niigata. There has been a last-minute change to the card because, as noted above, Keigo Nakamura was legit injured by those deplorable Pheromons and is now off. Concussion. Out indefinitely. He was to have faced KANON. Rukiya is the replacement. There will be no live broadcast.
News: Upcoming Freelancer Absence
DDT has announced that starting in early June, Moeka Haruhi, who regularly participates in Ganbare Pro as a freelancer, will be out indefinitely starting with the 6/3 event. She will be a living kidney donor to her sister. Surgery is scheduled for late June. In a brief statement, Haruhi said she could do this because she is healthy thanks to training from other wrestlers and support from fans.
Sending best wishes and thoughts to Haruhi ahead of this very honorable gesture and best wishes to her sister as well.
DDT Pro Wrestling “April Fool 2023” Results (4/9/23) (Updated)
The full DDT roster is back from their week-plus in the USA for the promotion’s monthly mid-major event today. In addition to debuts, old faces with new names and unmasked and the usual DDT wackiness, the headliner is a KO-D Tag Team Championship match as, after his younger partner talked him into it (perhaps against his will), HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura will face champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata for the titles.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. You can also watch the first 3 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. There will be a pre-show match 20 minutes before the scheduled start time which will air on both feeds. With this match and the title match headliner I expect the event’s total running time to be just short of 3 hours.
Today’s lineup (in order):
Pre-show match: MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi
Main show:
Rukiya Debut Match: Rukiya vs. Yuya Koroku
Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Gota Ihashi vs. Akito, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Toui Kojima
Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida vs. Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
Yuni (former Illusion and now unmasked) vs. Yuki Ueno
Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyaa, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada vs. Naruki Doi, Chris Brookes, Joey Janela & Takeshi Masada
Yuji Hino, “brother” YASSHI & Makoto Oishi vs. Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari
KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata vs. HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura for the titles
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Updates below will begin at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET. The stream launches at 6:45 PM PT/9:45 PM ET.
7 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano and special guest Marika Tani from SKE48.
The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Still 30 minutes until start time so the crowd will continue filing in.
The pre-show match will begin in 10 minutes.
Your pre-show match host is Ken Kato in for Haruo Murata, who will return later.
Pre-show match: MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi. 15 minute time limit
Result: MJ Pawl & KANON beat Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi. KANON beat Sumi with a cobra twist.
Updates will resume when the main show matches begin.
The matches begin at 7:35 PM PT.
Match 1: Rukiya Debut Match: Rukiya vs. Yuya Koroku. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuya Koroku beat Rukiya by submission
Match 2: Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Gota Ihashi vs. Akito, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Toui Kojima. 30 minute time limit
Result: Akito, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Toui Kojima beat Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Gota Ihashi. Kawamatsu pinned Ihashi after a spear.
The YouTube broadcast ends here. Haruo Murata is back at host the rest of the way.
Match 3: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida vs. Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani beat kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida. Okatani pinned Ishida after a double arm suplex.
Match 4: Yuni vs. Yuki Ueno. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno beat Yuni
Match 5: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada vs. Naruki Doi, Chris Brookes, Joey Janela & Takeshi Masada. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada beat Naruki Doi, Chris Brookes, Joey Kanela & Takeshi Masada. Endo pinned Masada.
Match 6: Yuji Hino, “brother” YASSHI & Makoto Oishi vs. Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari. 30 minute time limit
Rseult: Yuki Iino, Danshoku Dieno & Yumehito Imanari beat Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & “brother” YASSHI. Iino beat YASSHI. Post-match the nightmare came true…on 5/3 at Yokohama Budokan Hino will defend the KO-D Openweight Championship against Yuki…NOT SEXY! Iino. NOT SEXY! HAHAHA!
Main Event: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata vs. HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura to retain the titles. Katsumata pinned Nakamura. V5 for the champs. Katsumata calls out Akiyama immediately afterwards ahead of their upcoming DDT Extreme Championship match on 5/3. Katsumata might have a match type in mind…a TNT match perhaps? More on that later. The37Kamiina gather in the ring then to close the show.
Before we go though, the rundown of the 5/3 Yokohama Budokan card:
Dark Match: Danshoku, Yumehito Imanari & Koju Takeda vs. Yuki Ishida, Illusion & Rukiya
Keigo Nakamura & Munetatsu Nakamura vs. Toui Kojima & Kazuma Sumi
Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & MJ Paul vs. Takao Soma, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku
Chiitan* Debut Match: Chiitan*, Toru Owashi & Akito vs. Chris Brookes, Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda
MMA Match: Kazuki Hirata vs. Hikaru Machida. 15 2-minute rounds
Saki Akai vs. Rayne Leverkusen
Yuki Ueno & Yuni vs. Nick Wayne & Takeshi Masada
Sanshiro Takagi, HARASHIMA, Kotaro Suzuki & Hideki Okatani vs. Kzusada Higuchi, Yukio Sakaguchi, Naruki Doi & KANON
DDT Extreme Champion Jun Akiyama vs. Shunma Katsumata in a TLC (Toys, Ladders, Chairs) Match for the title
DDT Universal Champion Tetsuya Endo vs. MAO for the title
KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino vs. Yuki “NOT SEXY” Iino for the title. If Iino can’t be “NOT SEXY”, it will be a no contest
The next event is 4/15 at Shinjuku Face. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 531. Probably was reduced capacity (50%), which would’ve capped it at around 700 had it been a sellout.
5/3 card has been clarified/corrected to reflect Hirata-Machida is an MMA rules match, Extreme Title match is TLC-Toys, Ladders, Chairs, and for the main event Iino can’t be “Sexy”. If he is, it’s an invalid match aka No Contest and Hino would retain the title.
DDT 4/1/23 Results
DDT ran a house show back in Japan today with those who did not travel to the US for events over the last few days. The show’s title took a clever swipe at those who did, because DDT.
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 198, a full house/near sellout.
Match 1: Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yusuke Okada beat Toru Owashi & Kazuma Sumi. Okada pinned Sumi.
Match 2: 0-40 Champion Makoto Oishi beat Antonio Honda to retain the title. V1 for Oishi.
Match 3: Kotaro Suzuki & Takao Soma beat Keigo Nakamura & Yuki Ishida. Soma pinned Ishida after Authorized Endless Waltz.
Match 4: Invisible Man beat Kazuki Hirata. It really was an invisible man aka Hirata having a match with himself. Wrestling and comedy at its finest.
Match 5: In a hardcore match, Masashi Takeda beat MJ Pawl. Takeda was a replacement for Yukio Naya (injured).
Match 6: Yuji Hino beat Akito by submission.
Match 7: HARASHIMA & Hikaru Sato beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi. HARASHIMA pinned Takanashi after Blue Sword.
Main Event: KING OF DDT Qualifying Battle:
Part 1: Hideki Okatani beat Toui Kojima.
Part 2: Hideki Okatani beat Yuya Koroku.
Hideki Okatani wins. As a result, Okatani gets into the KING OF DDT Tournamentand will face Shunma Katsumata in Round 1.
The next event is “April Fool 2023” on 4/9 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. A KO-D Tag Team Championship match likely will be the headliner. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 4/8 at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.
DDT Pro Wrestling “GCW vs. DDT” Results (3/31/23) (Updated)
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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Updates below will begin at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT.
3 PM PT/6 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now…
Mandatory FBI warning…and…
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.
Injury Report: DDT Big Man Down
Ahead of the April events and the big KING OF DDT Tournament as well as US events this week, DDT has announced Yukio Naya, eho just recently faced Yuji Hino for the KO-D Openweight Championship, has gone down with an injury. Fractured right ankle. Out indefinitely but it sounds like it will be a few months because he is now out of the tournament in May. Yusuke Okada is the replacement in the tournament. The full field has been announced, more on that later. For their event Saturday in Yokohama with those not in the US, the card was changed with Masashi Takeda being the replacement and he will face MJ Pawl in a hardcore match.
More as it becomes available.
