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DDT runs their monthly signature Tokyo event today, and it’s another huge one today because it features the return of Kaisei Takechi. “The Rampage”, a member of a popular sports athlete/entertainment group in Japan (legit sports entertainment!), he made his pro wrestling debut in DDT in February which garnered almost unprecedented mainstream attention for the promotion and brought in many new (younger female) fans, quickly selling out Korakuen Hall to watch the popular Takechi compete. He’s gonna do it again today, teaming again with The37Kamiina in the main event. Before that, there’s a unique DDT Extreme Championship match as it will be defended in a tag team match so Shunma Katsumata can lose the title without being beaten and Akito can win it under similar circumstances. There’s also a potential hoss fight for the DDT Universal Championship as Yuki Iino defends against Yukio Naya. And the always-subject-to-change plans include a DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship match where you never know what will happen with the true 24/7 title of pro wrestling.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. It will also be streamed live for free on ABEMA in Japan. The event is a legit advance sellout. Riki Matsui, a member of dance/music group BALLISTIK BOYZ, will be a special guest on commentary for the second time, the first being when Takechi debuted here in February. This is being billed as a 3 hour special event, and is starting earlier than usual for a Korakuen Sunday morning event, so that’s what to plan on time-wise.
There is also a PPV available for pre-order on WRESTLE UNIVERSE which is a support package for Takechi. It can be purchased for 3500 Japanese yen (around $25 US) and will feature a special movie, a digitally signed smartphone wallpaper and a chance to win a signed photo. The PPV is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday at 4 AM PT/7 AM ET and can be watched until 10/21 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. It can be purchased until 10/14. (The first one they did is available on another streaming service but requires a paid membership, which costs about $8/month US and is available worldwide).

Today’s lineup:
Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA vs. Jun Akiyama & Keigo Nakamura
Tetsuya Endo, Takao Soma & Yuya Koroku vs. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ishida
Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON vs. Antonio Honda, To-y & Illusion
DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Danshoku Dieno vs. Makoto Oishi for the title (tentative due to the nature of the title)
DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi vs. Akito & Yuni in a Florescent Lighttube IPPON Death match for the title. One lighttube is placed in the ring, whoever breaks it by taking a shot from it loses. If either Katsumata or Sumi wins, Katsumata retains the title. If either Akito or Yuni wins, Akito wins the title
DDT Universal Champion Yuki Iino vs. Yukio Naya for the title
Kaisei Takechi, Yuki Ueno & MAO vs. Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masa Takanashi

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Updates below will begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET and go to the venue 5-10 minutes before start time.

6:30 PM PT UPDATE: The live streaming has begun. We should go to the venue in 15-20 minutes.

6:54 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Haruo Murata, Kagehiro Osano & Riki Matsui.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout so the final number will depend on the setup, not quite the full capacity for New Japan & All-Japan due to the commentary setup here so it should be around 1300, maybe higher. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1650. I think that’s overinflated because of the smaller Korakuen setup DDT uses because of where commentary and the timekeeper/announcer are positioned on the north side of the venue)

The matches should begin in 10-15 minutes.

The matches begin at 7:11 PM PT/10:11 PM ET. New footage for the opening video.

Match 1: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA vs. Jun Akiyama & Keigo Nakamura. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA beat Jun Akiyama & Keigo Nakamura. HARASHIMA pinned Nakamura after Blue Sword. Afterwards, HARASHIMA with microphone. KO-D Openweight Championship challenge issued. Aoki’s voice sounded really bad like it’s almost gone when responding. Accepted and made official by GM Imabayashi. Sounds like it will be at the next Korakuen event, which will be on 10/20.

Your new host is Satoshi Dairaku.

Match 2: Tetsuya Endo, Takao Soma & Yuya Koroku vs. Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ishida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Tetsuya Endo, Takao Soma & Yuya Koroku beat Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuki Ishida. Soma pinned Hirata with a rollup. As a result, Soma wins Hirata’s “Money In The Bank” title shot. And he grabbed it & bolted like it meant something.

GM Imabayashi with the opening announcements and upcoming event/match announcements. It’s now official-Aoki-HARASHIMA on 10/20.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON vs. Antonio Honda, To-y & Illusion. 30 minute time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Antonio Honda, To-y & Illusion. KANON pinned Illusion after Sleepy Hollow.

Your host is Haruo Murata once again.

Match 4: DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Danshoku Dieno vs. Makoto Oishi for the title. 30 minute time limit
Result: Makoto Oishi beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Danshoku Dieno to win the title. Oishi becomes the 1674th Champion. Classic “Only In DDT” comedy match including a hilarious Goldberg-style entrance with the music for Referee Matsui and Dieno’s real-life dog. Which led to…
Danshoku Dieno beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Makoto Oishi to win the title. Dieno becomes the 1675th Champion. Won it back immediately.

Yuki Ishida & Yuya Koroku do a comedy demo of the rules for the next match.

Match 5: DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi vs. Akito & Yuni in a Florescent Lighttube IPPON Death match for the title. One lighttube is placed in the ring, whoever breaks it by taking a shot from it loses. If either Katsumata or Sumi wins, Katsumata retains the title. If either Akito or Yuni wins, Akito wins the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Akito & Yuni beat DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi when Yuni caused Katsumata to break the lighttube. As a result, Akito wins the title. Akito becomes the 60th DDT Extreme Champion. Next up: Akito asked for Dieno, who came out with his dog. Although I heard the one thing during Akito’s comments I thought we’d never hear again…the deplorable Pheromones. Seems like Akito might want Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno. Regardless, GM Imabayashi makes it official for 10/20.

Quick break for ring cleaning.

Match 6: DDT Universal Champion Yuki Iino vs. Yukio Naya for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Yuki Iino beat Yukio Naya to retain the title. V1 for Iino. Afterwards, To-y with microphone. For I believe the 4th time he tried to cash in his “Money In The Bank” title shot and once again Iino speared it out of him. Iino told GM Imabayashi to make the match and it was. For 10/12 at Acros Fukuoka.

Main Event: Kaisei Takechi, Yuki Ueno & MAO vs. Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masa Takanashi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kaisei Takechi, Yuki Ueno & MAO beat Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masa Takanashi. Ueno pinned Masada after WR. Of course the atmosphere was absolutely electric, with the many female fans in the crowd reacting loudly to Takechi’s every action. Almost sounded like a US wrestling crowd. Different music for Ueno too than what we’re used to hearing. Afterwards, Ueno briefly put Takechi over then handed over the microphone to let the star attraction address the fans. I think now we have to wait and see when we’ll get the answer to the obvious question…third match sometime in the future? But Takechi was interrupted by Oishi, who along with Dieno will face MAO & Shunma Katsumata Thursday in his last DDT match before retiring for the KO-D Tag Team Championship. Takechi then got to finish his comments and thank the crowd for coming to end the show. With Oishi crowding in for the photo ops.

The next event is Thursday at Shinjuku Face with 2 title matches, including Makoto Oishi’s final DDT match which is a KO-D Tag Team Championship match. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

UPDATE: Said third Kaisei Takechi match will happen. Thursday. Post-event urgent addition. Will be Takechi & Oishi vs. Akito & Hirata. That means 2 matches for Oishi that day.

DDT ran the second half of a Hokkaido doubleheader today.

Today’s event was held at Sapporo Sun Plaza in Hokkaido and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 313, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Daisuke Sasaki & KANON beat Yuki Ishida & Illusion. KANON beat Ishida with Just Cobra Twist.

Match 2: Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Makoto Oishi beat Tomoya, Akito & Kazuki Hirata. Oishi pinned Hirata. Once again To-y tried to cash in his ‘Money In The Bank” title shot for a DDT Universal Championship match and once again Iino prevented this with a spear beforehand.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama & Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) beat Yuki Ueno & Keigo Nakamura. Yoshida pinned Nakamura.

Match 4: Shinya Aoki beat Yuya Koroku by submission.

Match 6: Danshoku Dieno beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Chris Brookes to win the title. Dieno becomes the 1671st Champion. There was a special rule here that a fall only counted after a kiss while wearing thongs. Only in DDT.

Main Event: HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi beat MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y. Sumi pinned To-y with a schoolboy. As a result, Sumi wins To-y’s title shot. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: In a Falls Count Anywhere Schoolboy Only 1 Count Match, DDT Extreme Champion Shunma Katsumata beat Kazuma Sumi to retain the title. V6 for Katsumata. Sumi cashed in the title shot right away. Special rule for the match was you could only win with a schoolboy and 1 count only.

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

Not to be left out of the fun when it comes to hometowns and Endos yesterday, DDT ran a Tetsuya Endo hometown event. That was followed today by the first half of a Hokkaido doubleheader.

Yesterday’s event was held at Shiroishi White Cube in Miyagi and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 358, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Yukio Naya, Akito & To-y beat Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Illusion. Naya pinned Illusion after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Yuki Iino beat Yuki Ishida. Afterwards, To-y tried to cash in his “Money In The Bank” title shot for the DDT Universal Championship, but Iino prevented this.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & Kazuma Sumi. Paul pinned Sumi after a reverse splash.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama beat Yuya Koroku.

Match 5: HARASHIMA, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata beat MAO, Gorgeous Matsuno & Keigo Nakamura in 26 seconds. Hirata pinned Matsuno after a lariat. Which led to…
Match 5 (again): MAO, Gorgeous Matsuno & Keigo Nakamura beat HARASHIMA, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata. MAO pinned Hirata after Iai Kick.

Main Event: Tetsuya Endo beat Makoto Oishi.

Today’s event was held at Sapporo Sun Plaze in Hokkaido and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Wednesday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Takeshi Masada beat Makoto Oishi.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 3: Tetsuya Endo & Yuki Iino beat Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) & Yuki Ishida. Iino pinned Ishida after a spear.

Match 4: Yukio Naya beat Yuya Koroku.

Match 5: Chris Brookes, Akito & Illusion beat Jun Akiyama, Yomoya & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Danshoku DIeno, with Brookes pinning Dieno to win the title. Brookes becomes the 1670th Champion.

Match 6: Shinya Aoki & HARASHIMA beat MAO & Keigo Nakamura. Aoki beat Nakamura.

Main Event: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON Beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y to retain the titles.Sasaki beat Katsumata with a crossface. V1 for the champs.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time). There will be no live broadcast. On demand available Thursday.

DDT held their second NO SPOILERS event today as part of a Beer Garden Pro Wresting event, asking that nobody post anything related to match results, photos, etc. until midnight (8 AM PT/11 AM ET). Now the time has passed, so…

Today’s event was held at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 532.

Before the matches began, a signing ceremony was held for the next KO-D Tag Team Championship match, which will be Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada defending against Shunma Katsumata & MAO. That match will happen on 9/20 at Shinjuku Face.

Match 1: Makoto Oishi, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida beat Masa Takanashi, Akito & Illusion. Oishi beat Illusion with a Texas Cloverleaf.

Match 2: In a handicap match, Tetsuya Endo beat Poison Sawada JULIE, Anaconda Yuki (Yuki Iino), Viper Yuni (Yuni), Takashikajaya Erotic (Yuya Koroku) & Viper Kazuma (Kazuma Sumi) by pinning JULIE.

Match 3: In a Dragon Gate Rules match, Daisuke Sasaki, KANON & MJ Paul vs. Master Lick, Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata went to a no contest. Master Lick out of control.

Match 4: Mikan Cassidy (MAO) beat K5000 (Keigo Nakamura), Sergeant Chris (Chris Brookes) & OBAKESHIMA (HARASHIMA) in a 4-way by pinning K5000.

Match 5: Yoshihiko beat Takeshi Masada by ref stoppage (TKO).

Main Event: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Sauna Master (Danshoku Dieno), Keizo Matsuda & Takayuki Ueki, with To-y pinning Dieno to win the title. To-y becomes the 1668th Champion. He also wins Dieno’s “Money In The Bank” title shot. There was a special rile where those who misbehaved were sent to a sauna room elsewhere in the arena. Which led to…

Danshoku Dieno beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion To-y to win the title. Dieno becomes the 1669th Champion. Which led to…

Impromptu Match: Danshoku Dieno vs. Makoto Oishi went to a 4:07 time limit draw. Oishi demanded one more single match with Dieno before retiring. Immediately agreed to by GM Imabayashi. That match will happen on 9/29 at Korakuen Hall.

The next event is Saturday at Shiroishi White Cube in Miyagi. There will be no live broadcast.

DDT ran an event in Nagoya today as part of a doubleheader with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling.

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 781, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Keigo Nakamura & Yuki Ishida beat Takeshi Masada & Illusion. Nakamura pinned Illusion after Running. DIving. Headbutt.

Match 2: Chris Brookes & Antonio Honda beat Toru Owashi & Kazuki Hirata. Honda pinned Hirata.

Match 3: Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON beat Yuki Iino, Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi. Paul pinned Sumi after a reverse splash.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Akito beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y. Akito pinned Katsumata. As a result, the “Money In The Bank” title shot held by Katsumata goes to Akito. It’s not clear if Akito cashed it in, but it’s led to a DDT Extreme Championship challenge. That match will be a Flourescent IPPON Tag Team Death Match betwqeen Katsumata & TBA and Akito & TBA and will happen on 9/29 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Match 5: Yukio Naya beat Ryuichi Kawakami.

Match 6: Kota Ibushi, Danshoku Dieno & Shuji Ishikawa beat HARASHIMA, Yasu Urano & Michael Nakazawa. Ibushi pinned Nakazawa after Kamigoye.

Match 7: DDT Universal Champion MAO beat Fuminori Abe to retain the title. V11(!) for MAO. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Yuki Iino beat DDT Universal Champion MAO to win the title. Iino becomes the 13th DDT Universal Champion. Iino had a “Money In The Bank” title shot and used it here, ending MAO’s incredible reign in just 70 seconds. Very well timed cash in. Next up: Naya. That match will happen on 9/29.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Shinya Aoki beat Tetsuya Endo by ref stoppage (TKO/technical submission) to retain the title.V1 for Aoki.

The next event is a NO SPOILERS Beer Garden Pro Wrestling event Tuesday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage in Tokyo. NO SPOILERS means any social media about match content or containing results are prohibited until midnight that day, so nothing until after 8 AM PT/11 AM ET. There will be no live broadcast.

Side note for 9/29: The event is a legit advance sellout, in small part because it will feature the return of Kaisei Takechi for his second career match, which means much more attention than normal for the promotion. The event will also be broadcast for free on ABEMA in Japan and will be available outside Japan on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

UPDATE: For the Extreme Title match on 9/29, TBA will be Kazuma Sumi for Katsumata and Yuni for Akito. The winning team determines who wins the title-if Sumi is the winner, Katdumata retains the title. If Yuni is the winner, Akito wins the title. The stip is there is a fluorescent lighttube above the ring, whoever breaks it by taking a shot from it loses.

DDT kicked off their September schedule with a Meet & Greet & Fight event 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 308.

Match 1: Keigo Nakamura & Yuya Koroku beat To-y & Kazuma Sumi. Koroku pinned Sumi after a moonsault press.

Match 2: Yuki Iino beat Kazuki Hirata by ref stoppage (TKO).

Match 3: Takeshi Masada beat Illusion & Yuni in a 3-way by pinning Illusion.

Main Event: Shinya Aoki beat Makoto Oishi.

The next event is Saturday at Sun Square Sakai Multipurpose Hall in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast.

After their scheduled events in Gifu were cancelled due to concerns about an impending hurricane making landfall in Japan (they call them typhoons), DDT went ahead with a Beer Garden Pro Wrestling event 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 419, a super full house/very near sellout.

Before the matches began, Yuki Ishida appeared and announced he would be participating full-time in DDT going forward.

Match 1: Toru Owashi & beat Yuni & Keigo Nakamura. Owashi pinned Nakamura with La Magistral. As a result, Owashi wins the “Money In The Bank” title shot opportunity held by Nakamura.

Match 2: In a Rock & Roll Death Match, A.YAZAWA beat Kazuma Sumi, AKito & To-y in a 4-way by pinning Sumi.

Match 3: In a Handicap Match, Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, KANON & Motaro Suzuki beat Masa Takanashi, Takao Soma & Yuya Koroku. KANON beat Kotoku with a ground cobra twist.

Match 4: In a GM Imabayashi New Series Kaidan Shin Numabukuro Death Match, Shunma Katsumata & Jun Akiyama vs. Danshoku Dieno & Makoto Oishi went to a no contest. Apparently Imabayashi got laid out.

Match 5: Chris Brookes beat Illusion. Afterwards, Illusion joined Schadenfreude International.

Main Event: In a match with teams determined by random customer lottery, Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Ueno, Yuki Iino & Takeshi Masada beat MAO, HARASHIMA, Kazuki Hirata & Yukio Naya. Endo pinned Hirata after Burning Star Press.

The next event is Wednesday. There will be no live broadcast.

In what could be very disappointing news for a potential newlywed couple, DDT has announced this Saturday’s event in Gifu, which was to feature an actual wedding if a couple applied and paid the 100,000 yen fee (around $650 US), along with a second scheduled event in Gifu, has been POSTPONED. Weather concerns-the forecast calls for the potential of a hurricane (Japan calls them typhoons) and the decision was made out of concerns for safety. No new date announced yet and refunds will be given for tickets purchased. If there is no wedding, it will be a regular event instead.

DDT ran their monthly tour-ending major event, Summer Memories 2024, today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1369, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Antonio Honda beat Kazuki Hirata & Toru Owashi in a 3-way in 10 seconds by pinning Hirata. Which led to…
Match 1 (again): Toru Owashi beat Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata in a 3-way by pinning Honda. (For those unaware of who missed it, Honda already cashed in his ‘Money In The Bank” title shot so for him at least it’s over)

Match 2; Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada & Masa Takanashi beat Makoto Oishi, Yuni & Illusion. Takanashi pinned Illusion after Ukabami.

Match 3: MAO, Shunma Katsumata & To-y beat Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Keigo Nakamura. Katsumata pinned Matsunaga with a German suplex hold.

Match 4: Takao Soma 15th Anniversary Match: Keisuke Ishii beat Takao Soma.

Match 5; Daisuke Sasaki, Ryuichi Kawakami & KANON beat HARASHIMA, Yukio Naya & Kazuma Sumi. Kawakami pinned Naya after a lariat.

Match 6: Tetsuya Endo, Yuki Iino & Yuya Koroku beat Kota Ibushi (Independent/Freelancer), Danshoku Dieno & Akito. Endo pinned Akito after Burning Star Press. This was Ibushi’s first match in DDT in several years-a decade, I believe (since he left the promotion to eventually go to New Japan and, as of earlier this year, part-time to All Elite Wrestling although he hasn’t appeared since officially signing with them due to injuries).

Main Event: Shinya Aoki beat KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno to win the title. Aoki becomes the 83rd KO-D Openweight Champion. Wow. Next up: Endo. That match will happen on 9/8 at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya.

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