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DDT Pro Wrestling “Into The Fight 2023” Results (2/26/23)

DDT wraps up February with their monthly major event today, which will go a long way towards setting up the likely main event for the marathon 26th Anniversary event next month. We already know KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino will defend the title next month, but today we’ll find out if it’s against the legend HARASHIMA of the young rising Yukio Naya, who also is Hino’s partner in the (Omega) faction. There are also 2 title matches with the KO-D Tag Team Championship and 6-Man Tag Team Championship on the line, plus the D Generations Cup wraps up with either Yuya Koroku or Takeshi Masada going to the US next month as a prize for winning the tournament. And all the usual stuff that makes it DDT.

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 all but the last 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. There will be 2 pre-show matches included as part of the broadcasts starting 30 minutes before scheduled event time. Including the pre-show matches I anticipate the event’s total running time being a little over 3 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda
Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Gota Ihashi & Toru Owashi, Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata and Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe in a 4-way
Main show:
Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida & Illusion vs. Keigo Nakamura, Toui Kojima & Kazuma Sumi
Kazusada Higuchi & Shishamo Power vs. Jun Akiyama & Unagi Mask
Yuji Hino, Naruki Doi & Makoto Oishi vs. Kip Sabian, Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno
D Geenrations Cup Finals: Yuya Koroku vs. Takeshi Masada
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada vs. Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine for the titles
KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata vs. Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida for the tites
HARASHIMA vs. Yukio Naya for the next KO-D Openweight Championship shot

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT. You can watch the YouTube broadcast below (remember this will have only the first 7 matches, not the Tag Team Championship match and main event), scroll down further for updates.
If you’re watching on WRESTLE UNIVERSE, the live stream will begin at 8:45 PM ET/5:45 PM PT.

Live results/updates will begin below at start time.

8:45 PM ET UPDATE: The WRESTLE UNIVERSE broadcast has started. We should go to the venue in 15 minutes.

8:68 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now…
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Ken Kato & Kagehiro Osano.

Pre-show:
Match 1: MJ Pawl & KANON vs. Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda. 10 minute time limit
Result: MJ Pawl & KANON beat Masa Takanashi & Antonio Honda. KANON beat Honda with a cobra twist.

Match 2: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Gota Ihashi & Toru Owashi, Saki Akai & Kazuki Hirata and Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe in a 4-way. 10 minute time limit
Result: No Contest. GM Imabayashi Stoppage. But not in time to save Akai from the wrath of those deplorable Pheromons.

GM Imabayashi sticks around for the opening announcements as ring repairs are made. During these, new trainee Rukiya Ikeda is introduced. Debut Match will be on 4/9 at Korakuen vs. TBA.
Pre-Show ends at 9:25 PM ET.

Main Show:
Coming up shortly. The main TV broadcast, also a Samurai! TV simulcast in Japan, begins during opening announcements. Your hosts are Ken kato & Kagehiro Osano.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Not sure whether it’s 50% or full capacity but the opposite-hard camera middle bleachers are not quite full.

The matches begin at 9:40 PM ET.

Match 1: Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida & Illusion vs. Keigo Nakamura, Toui Kojima & Kazuma Sumi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Keigo Nakamura, Toui Kojima & Kazuma Sumi beat Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida & Illusion. Nakamura pinned Illusion after a diving headbutt.

Match 2: Kazusada Higuchi & Shishamo Power vs. Jun Akiyama & Unagi Mask. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kazusada Higuchi & Shishamo Power beat Jun Akiyama & Unagi Mask. Power pinned Mask with a rollup. A lot of buffering/stuttering issues with the feed here.

Quick break for an announcement from GM Imabayashi. He brings Saki Akai out. Imabayashi announces the Saki Akai 10th Anniversary Tour for 8/13 at Korakuen and 9/31 at Kyoto KBS Hall, and her first 10th Anniversary Match on 3/21 vs. Masa Takanashi.

Your new host is Haruo Murata.

Match 3: Yuji Hino, Naruki Doi & Makoto Oishi vs. Kip Sabian, Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kip Sabian, Chris Brookes & Hagane Shinno beat Yuji Hino, Naruki Doi & Makoto Oishi. Sabian pinned Oishi. Which led to…
Kip Sabian beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Penelope Ford to win the title. Sabian becomes the 1558th DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.

GM Imabayashi brings out El Unicorn & Illusion for more announcements. They will be on opposite sides in a tag team DDTeeeeen! Graduation match on 3/21.

Sanshiro Takagi joins commentary for the next match.

Match 4: D Generations Cup Finals: D Geenrations Cup Finals: Yuya Koroku vs. Takeshi Masada. No time limit
Result: Takeshi Masada beat Yuya Koroku to win the tournament. As a results, Masada is likely headed to the US for the 3/31 event. But first…GM Imabayashi announces Masada now gets to face Jun Akiyama on 3/12.

Match 5: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada vs. Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno & Super Sasadango Machine beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada to win the titles. Aoki, Ueno & Machine become the 50th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Aoki pinned Okada with a rollup after Machine was unmasked and his mask placed on Okada.

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Sabian & Ford argue backstage then Sabian claims he’ll be the longest-raining champion ever right before he gets a locker opened in his face from inside. Which led to…
Yoshihiko beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Kip Sabian by submission to win the title. Yoshihiko becomes the 1559th DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.

Match 6: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata vs. Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida to retain the titles. MAO pinned Machida. V3 for the champs.

Main Event: HARASHIMA vs. Yukio Naya. The winner will face KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino for the title on 3/21. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yukio Naya beat HARASHIMA. As a result, Naya will face KO-D Openweight Champion Yuji Hino for the title on 3/21.

The next event is 3/4 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 580, a super full house/very near sellout. That means it was reduced capacity.

DDT 2/23/23 Results (One Match Event)

DDT held another of their special one-match events today, this one in a most unlikely place-a burlesque club. As a male I’d be all for such, more given I love Japanese girls, although this is yet another “only DDT” wacky idea.

Today’s event was held at Burlesque Tokyo in Tokyo and can be watched on demand as a PPV via PIA STREAM for a limited time for about $20 US.

The announced paid attendance was 102, a legit advance sellout.

Match result: In a Falls Count Anywhere Match, KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe to retain the titles. Katsumata pinned Takagi after Burlesque Sauna Splash. V2 for the champs. The match went 30 minutes Next up: Yukio Sakaguchi & Hikaru Machida. That match will happen Sunday. After all this, Takagi floated an idea of recruiting all the dancers and creating Burlesque Joshi Pro Wrestling. Only in DDT but I’m all for it! Anyway, Moving On…

The next event is Sunday at Korakuen Hall for the monthly major event. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT. And they will also stream all but the last two matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

In other news, you may recall that DDT Universal Champion Naruki Doi asked for Tetsuya Endo as his next challenger recently but Endo was absent from the event due to illness, so GM Imabayashi said he would consider the match. It’s now official. That match will happen on 3/21 at Korakuen Hall.

DDT 2/19/23 Results (One Match Event) (Updated 2/24)

DDT held another of their signature one-match-only comedy events today, this one taking place on an actual running train line with fans onboard.

Today’s event was held at Tenryu Hamanoko Railway in Shizuoka, and onboard an actual operating train on the line, and should be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 47, a legit advance sellout. That was full capacity for the train.

Match Result: A 12-man staggered entry falls count anywhere battle royal, where participating wrestlers boarded the train at stops along the way, was won by Yukio Naya in 47:38, last eliminating Toui Kojima. Order of elimination: Takaya Shibayama by Makoto Oishi & Kazuma Sumi, Keigo Nakamura by Hideki Sekine, Sumi by Sekine, Hamamatsu Kamen L Miccaby (?) by Chika Nagashima & Yu Seyama, Sekine & Danshoku Dieno eliminated themselves, Nagashima & Seyama by Oishi, Akito by HARASHIMA, HARASHIMA by Oishi, Kojima & MAO, Oishi by Naya, Hiroshi Yamato by MAO, MAO by Kojima, Kojima by Naya.

The next event is “Street Pro Wrestling in Burlesque Tokyo” Thursday at Burlesque Tokyo in Tokyo. This is another one-match event and will be a KO-D Tag Team Championship match of KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata vs. Sanshiro Takagi & Fuminori Abe for the titles. This will be a PPV available live & on demand worldwide on PIA STREAM for 2500 yen (about $20 US), but you can also pay an additional $8 or $16 for support for participants. The PPV will be available on demand with purchase with unlimited replays until 3/1 at 6:59 AM PT/9:59 AM ET.

The next “real” event is “Into The Fight 2023” on 2/26 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. Live results are scheduled for this event.

2/24 UPDATE: This event is now available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Tokyo Joshi Pro wrestler Raku, a noted avid train fan, is a guest commentator.

DDT 2/18/23 Results

DDT ran a standalone event in Nagoya today featuring a pair of title matches and the Japan debut of All Elite Wrestling star Kip Sabian, the latest crossover between the promotions.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The announced paid attendance was 398.

Match 1: D Generations Cup Block B: Takeshi Masada beat Toui Kojima. As a result, Masada wins Block B and advances to the Finals.

Match 2: D Generations Cup Block A: Yuya Koroku beat Hideki Okatani. As a result, Koroku wins Block A and advances to the Finals.
The Finals will be 2/26 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The winner may be part of the 3/31 US event.

Match 3: Antonio Honda & Saki Akai beat Gota Ihashi & Keigo Nakamura, Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino and Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata in a 4-way when Akai pinned Ihashi. (And just to be clear, being “not straight” does not keep those deplorable Pheromons from forcing themselves on Akai). Ihashi was a late replacement for Tetsuya Endo, who was removed from the event due to illness (not coronavirus or flu). He is expected back Tuesday for the Tokyo Dome Keiji Muto Retirement event.

Match 4: Kotaro Suzuki, Yukio Sakaguchi & Yusuke Okada beat Yuji Hino, Makoto Oishi & Kazuma Sumi. Suzuki pinned Sumi.

Match 5: Kip Sabian (All Elite Wrestling), Chris Brookes & Shinnoha beat Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ueno & Yuki Ishida. Sabian pinned Ishida after Deathly Hallows.

Match 6: In an Environmental Utilization Match, DDT Extreme Champion Jun Akiyama beat Akito to retain the title. V3 for Akiyama. Next up: Suzuki. That match will happen on 3/21 at Korakuen Hall in a NON-EXTREME Match, aka a completely normal rules match.

Cameras caught Sabian & Ford making comments backstage as Akai walked by. Which led to…
Penelope Ford beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Saki Akai to win the title. Ford becomes the 1557th DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion.

Match 7: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & Yukio Naya beat HARASHIMA, Takao Soma & Shinya Ishida. Naya pinned Soma after a backdrop.

Main Event: DDT Universal Champion Naruki Doi beat KANON to retain the title. V1 for Doi. Next up: TBA. Doi wanted Endo but GM Imabayashi was non-committal because Endo was absent. No official announcement followed the event so we’ll have to wait and see.

The next event is tomorrow at Tenryu Hamanako Railway in Shizuoka for a Hamatsu Train Pro Wrestling event held on a moving train. There will be no live broadcast but it will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date, scheduled to be 3/1.

DDT/TJPW News: Weekend Changes, Wrestler Staying In US

A couple of DDT & Tokyo Joshi Pro news items:

DDT has announced Tetsuya Endo is off this weekend’s events tomorrow in Nagoya and Subday’s Shizuoka train event. Apparent illness. Negative for coronavirus and flu. For tomorrow he was to have teamed with Keigo Nakamura in a 4-way tag match. Gota Ihashi is the replacement. For the train event, HARASHIMA is the replacement. Endo is still on for Tuesday at Tokyo Dome at this time. (For Tuesday, it was also announced that while it is a PPV, you will be able to watch the first 5 matches FOR FREE on YouTube)

TJPW’s Miyu Yamashita held a press conference today where she announced she will stay in the US after their 3/31 debut event. Her excursion will last just under 3 months and she will return to Japan for the 6/25 TJPW event. Yamashita has already been announced for some US independent events after 3/31 and there is always a chance she returns to All Elite Wrestling. Asked by ring announcer/MC Sayuri Namba what happens if she wins the Princess Tag Team Championship at GRAND PRINCESS ’23, Yamashita noted partner Maki Itoh makes semi-regular trips to the US so title defenses on the indies are a possibility. Oh, and for what it’s worth, current champions Heidi Howitzer & Max The Impaler have been added to 3/31.

DDT 2/14/23 Results

DDT ran another of their “Because DDT” themed events today, this one a Valentine’s Day…sort of…themed event produced by The37Kamiina faction, mostly an excuse to gift themselves some fancy spa getaways…you know, because DDT and they’re all about the WER!

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

The announced paid attendance was 306, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: MAO & Shunma Katsumata beat Shiori Asahi & Makoto Oishi, Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi and Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga in a 4-way when MAO pinned Oishi.

Match 2: D Generations Cup Block A: Illusion beat Kazuma Sumi. Both were already out of contention and trying to just finish with a win.

Match 3: D Generations Cup Block B: Yuki Ishida beat Keigo Nakamura. Both are now out of contention (Ishida already was, Nakamura would’ve stayed in it with a win).

Match 4: In a handicap match, Yuki Ueno beat Gorgeous Matsuno & Gabai Grandpa, pinning Matsuno after a Grandpa Swanton Bomb.

Match 5: Yasu Urano beat Toui Kojima.

Match 6: “Konosuke Takeshita” (Sakura Hirota) & Akito beat Tetsuya Endo & Kazuki Hirata. “Takeshita” pinned Hirata after a jumping knee. This was a comedy match with Hirota dressed up as Takeshita.

Main Event: Shunma Katsumata vs. MAO, Toui Kojima & Yuki Ueno in a 3-way went on…and on…which led to…
MAO vs. Shunma Katsumata went on…which led to…
MAO & Yuki Ueno vs. Shunma Katsumata & Toui Kojima went on…which led to…
In a Handicap Match, MAO, Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima vs. Shunma Katsumata went on…which led to…
In a Hardcore Handicap Match, MAO, Yuki Ueno & Toui Kojima vs. Shunma Katsumata went on…which led to…
In an elimination match with 2 count falls and over the top rope rules, Yuki Ueno beat MAO, Shunma Katsumata beat Ueno, Toui Kojima beat Katsumata. Kojima wins.

As far as the D Generations Cup goes, the final matches are on 2/18. Block A will be won by the Hideki Okatani-Yuya Koroku winner, Block B will be won by Kojima unless he loses to Takeshi Masada, then it’s a tie but if it’s head-to-head results to decide then Masada wins the block.

The next event is Saturday at Nagoya International Conference Center in Nagoya. There are 2 title matches headlining this event-DDT Extreme Champion Jun Akiyama vs. Akito in an Environmental Utilization Battle Match for the title (the ropes will be set up differently than usual for this one and different rules for rope breaks) and DDT Universal Champion Naruki Doi vs. KANON for the title. All Elite Wrestling star Kip Sabian will make his DDT debut as well, so he’ll be heading right to Japan after tomorrow’s AEW Dynamite. And now that we know his whereabouts, there’s a chance Daisuke Sasaki shows up so card subject to change if that happens. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

DDT 2/11/23 Results

DDT ran a standalone house show on Yokohama today, continuing the D Generations Cup and beginning to set up matches for more upcoming events.

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

The announced paid attendance was 195, a full house/near sellout.

Pre-show: Yuki Iino & Danshoku Dieno beat Toru Owashi & Antonio Honda. Iino pinned Honda.

Match 1: D Generations Cup Block A: Yuya Koroku beat Illusion.

Match 2: D Generations Cup Block B: Toui Kojima beat Keigo Nakamura.

Match 3: D Generations Cup Block B: Takeshi Masada beat Yuki Ishida.

Match 4: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada & Takashi Yoshida beat Chris Brookes, Akito, Takao Soma & Kazuma Sumi. Endo pinned Sumi after Yurikamome.

Match 5: Yukio Sakaguchi, Hideki Okatani & Hikaru Machida beat MAO, Yuki Ueno & Kazuki Hirata. Machida pinned Hirata after Iai Punch. Afterwards, Machida made a KO-D Tag TeamChampionship challenge with Sakaguchi. That match will happen on 2/26 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo against the 2/23 winners.

Match 6: In a Burlesque Deathmatch, Sanshiro Takagi beat Shunma Katsumata.

Match 7: Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu beat MJ Pawl & KANON. Higuchi pinned Paw after a lariat. Nakatsu joined the Harimao faction today.

Main Event: HARASHIMA & Yukio Naya beat Yuji Hino & Makoto Oisho. Naya pinned Oishi after a backdrop.

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

DDT News: The Mystery Has Been Solved!

Over the last month, there has been a mystery playing out in DDT regarding the whereabouts of Daisuke Sasaki, who no-showed some events and nobody knew where he had gone off to. The only person that seemed to have any clues was KANON, the last person to talk to Sasaki. He finally re-emerged today and we now know why he disappeared…eye surgery (muscle surgery). He will be back soon and has been announced for the US return on 3/31, but it’s not known if he will return before then.

DDT 2/5/23 Results

DDT kicked off their February tour today with the opening event of the Into The Fight 2023 Tour.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Azalea Taisho 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 216, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: D GENERATIONS CUP Block A: Yuya Koroku beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 2: D GENERATIONS CUP Block A: Hideki Okatani beat Illusion.

Match 3: Danshoku Dieno & Yuki Iino vs. Shunma Katsumata & Devil’s Anguish, Yakumon went to a no contest. Based on photos this Yakumon character looked like a bad (and slightly creepy) Ronald McDonald parody.

Match 4: D GENERATIONS CUP Block B: Toui Kojima beat Yuki Ishida.

Match 5: Naruki Doi & Toru Owashi vs. MJ Pawl & KANON went to a double countout. Which led to…
Naruki Doi & Toru Owashi beat MJ Pawl & KANON. Doi pinned KANON with V9 Clutch. KANON laid out Doi afterwards.

Match 6: Kazusada Higuchi & Chris Brookes beat Yuji Hino & Makoto Oishi. Higuchi pinned Oishi after Brain Claw Slam.

Match 7: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada beat HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Kazuki Hirata. Endo pinned Hirata after a rotating torture rack bomb.

Main Event: MAO & Yuki Ueno beat Yukio Naya & Takeshi Masada. Ueno pinned Masada after WR.

The next event is Saturday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There will be no live broadcast.

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