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DDT ran another Sanshiro Takagi Produced Super Japan Pro Wrestling event today, which based on a fan vote afterwards could be the last. As usual there was no DDT participation outside of Takagi himself.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Friday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced, but based on post-event planned audience polling it appears to have been 315.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to MIKAMI being pulled off the event. The always-vague poor health. I believe he was to have been part of the opening segment.

Match 1: Evil Uno & Ram Kaichow beat Shota & Marika Kobashi. Uno pinned Shota after Something Evil.

Match 2: Hiroshi Yamato vs. Munenori Sawa & Gym Trainer Kotoka in a 3-way went to a draw. Apparent triple KO.

Match 3: Brahmans Shu & Kei & Mac Panasonic beat Takashi Sasaki, Nao Sano & Demonio Uno. Kei pinned Uno.

Match 4: Sanshiro Takagi beat Poison Sawada JULIE.

Match 5: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Kumatori.

Match 6: Kazunari Murakami vs. Shinya Aoki went to a no contest. Out of control.

Main Event: Yuji Nagata (New Japan) beat Fuminori Abe.

After all matches ended, the vote on the project’s future was held for fans in attendance…258 Yes, 6 No, 51 Neutral/No Answer. Super Japan Pro Wrestling continues! The next one will be on 5/24 at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage. They also announced former All-Japan President Masayuki Uchida has been appointed as an advisor to the project.

The next event is Saturday at Mitsui Outlet Park Tama Minami-Osawa in Tokyo for a free event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand on 3/31.

DDT announced a short time ago on social media that Kazusada Higuchi, who is currently out with injuries, has decided to retire. This is due to cervical spine issues found during a recent physical and continuing his career would be dangerous. So the decision was made he will retire, with a retirement ceremony held on 4/5 but he will not have any more matches.

Initial thoughts…This really surprised and saddened me as, since the pandemic, he became one of DDT’s top stars and a KO-D Openweight Champion after leaving Eruption behind (it was winding down as Hideki Okatani left then Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai retired), but that brought one of the signature memories I’ll have of Higuchi-Flagbearer for DDT. He carried the promotion’s flag with him to the ring as champion and waved it with pride. A true champion who understood what being the face of the promotion meant and stood for. He was a wrestler in every way-looks, demeanor, performance, results. Someone I would want to build around. The injuries the last couple years were unfortunate as it took him away from helping build up younger wrestlers, especially Naomi Yoshimura (who also was out long-term with injuries) and Yuki Ishida as Harimao, and I hate to see him have to walk away because of this but it’s the right decision and I appreciate his doing a retirement ceremony and getting a proper sendoff. Hopefully DDT can find a role for him much like with Akai (she works part-time in the front office and makes occasional appearances on commentary). Higuchi-san, thank you for your hard work. Rest well and heal up and enjoy post-wrestling life.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: Harimao will also disband after 4/5. Ryota Nakatsu will team with Yoshimura & Ishida against Shunma Katsumata, Kota Umeda & Koki Iwasaki.

You can also watch today’s press conference replay FOR FREE on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/live/ZdkMFJguPm4?si=R4JlplZF4u8hlYPK

DDT celebrated their 29th Anniversary today on the day with their annual Anniversary event, keeping with recent tradition of planning a maiisve 5-hour marathon around it.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and an be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Momoyoko Nakajima of comedy group “Dow 90000” and Saki Akai were the guests on commentary.

The paid attendance was not announced but it was a legit advance sellout.

Pre-show:
Match 1: Yuni beat Hinata Kasai.
Match 2: Tokyo Joshi Pro Match: HIMAWARI, Haru Kazashiro & Chika Nanase beat Toga, Ren Konatsu & Shion Kanzaki. Kazashiro pinned Kanzaki with a fisherman’s suplex hold.

Main show:
Match 1: Jun Akiyama beat Rukiya.

Match 2: Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya beat Evil Uno & Akito. Iino pinned Akito after a spear.

Match 3: Viente Maligno & O-MENZ Kumadori beat MJ Paul & Illusion and Makoto Oishi & Masami Inabata in a 3-way when Maligno pinned Illusion.

Match 4: Shunma Katsumata Return Match: MAO beat Shunma Katsumata.

Match 5: Chris Brookes & HARASHIMA beat Junta Miyawaki & Shinya Aoki. HARASHIMA pinned Miyawaki after Blue Sword. As a result, Brookes & HARASHIMA will get the next KO-D Tag Team Championship shot after today.

Match 6: In a Punishment Bamboo Sword Death Match, Hideki Okatani beat DDT Extreme Champion To-y to win the title. Okatani becomes the 64th DDT Extreme Champion. Next up: Naya. That match will happen on 4/15.

Match 7: In a Handicap match, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi, Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda, GM Imabayashi & GM Imabayashi’s Glasses beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Minoru Suzuki with Imabayashi’s Glasses pinning Suzuki to win the title. Imabayashi’s Glasses become the 1812th Champion.

Match 8: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida to retain the titles. Masada pinned Ishida. V1 for the champs. Next up: Brookes, HARASHIMA & Kasai. That match will happen on 4/15.

Match 9: Konosuke Takeshita beat Kazuki Hirata in 7 seconds. Which led to…
Match 9 (again): Konosuke Takeshita beat Kazuki Hirata in 10 seconds. Which led to…
Match 9 (yet again): In a Death Match where Takeshita had to get a 20 count pinfall to win but Hirata only needed a 2 count, Konosuke Takeshita beat Kazuki Hirata. Afterwards, Takeshita vs. Kaisei Takechi was announced for 8/11 at Ryogoku Kokugikan which will be WRESTLE PETER PAN, the promotion’s biggest event of the year.

Match 10: Kazuma Sumi beat DDT Universal Champion Daisuke Sasaki to win the title. Sumi becomes the 21st DDT Universal Champion.Next up: He chose Katsumata. That match will happen on 4/18 in Fukuoka.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno beat KANON to retain the title. V6 for Ueno. Next up: Iino. That match will happen on 4/15.

During the opening announcements, the field for this year’s KING OF DDT Tournament was announced: HARASHIMA, Dieno, MAO, Brookes, Naya, KANON, Okatani, Masada, To-y, Aoki, Koroku, Sato, Kaisei Takechi, Miyawaki, Sumi, Minoru Suzuki. It will be a single-elimination bracket format tournament in May.

The next event is a Super Japan Pro Wrestling event, a Sanshiro Takagi Produced event, Tuesday at Shinjuku Face. And it could be the last depending on a fan vote after the event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Friday.

DDT held the last press conference before their anniversary event Sunday earlier today, and there has been a last-minute card change. This is because GM Imabayasbi was attacked at the end, which led to…

Minoru Suzuki beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion GM Imabayashi by submission to win the title. Suzuki becomes the 1811th Champion.

So that means instead of Imabayashi defending the title in a 1 vs. 6 handicap match, it’s now Suzuki with Imabayashi now one of the 6. The winner is still to defend at Tokyo Joshi Pro’s 3/29 event, not to mention Antonio Honda planned to defend against New Japan wrestler Yoh on 4/15, but, as always with this title, Card(s) Subject To Change.

Following the shocking & sad news that Shinjuku Face in Tokyo is closing at the end of September after 21 years, DDT ran the first of what will be their final 10 events at the venue before than today. The venue’s lease is expiring but no further details are known yet.

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

Pre-show Match: Tokyo Joshi Pro match: Rika Tatsumi & Uta Takami beat Yuki Kamifuku & Kira Summer. Tatsumi pinned Summer after Missile Hip.

Shortly after that…
Antonio Honda beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Rika Tatsumi to win the title. Honda becomes the 1809th Champion.

Match 1: Shinya Aoki, Junta Miyawaki & Viente Maligno beat Chris Brookes, Kota Sekifuda & Hinata Kasai. Aoki beat Kasai with Aoki Clutch.

Match 2: HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda beat Jun Akiyama & Kazuki Hirata. Honda pinned Hirata after a HARASHIMA Blue Sword.

During the opening announcements that followed, Antonio Honda vs. Yoh (New Japan) was announced for 4/15 at Korakuen Hall. Honda announced he would defend the Iron Man Title then against Yoh. However…
GM Imabayashi beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Antonio Honda to win the title. Imabayashi becomes the 1810th Champion.

Match 2: Kazuma Sumi, Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida beat Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Illusion. Yoshimura pinned Illusion after Paybacks.

Match 4: Shishamo Power, Eel Mask & Gota Ihashi beat Yuki Iino, Yukio Naya & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Power pinned Matsunaga after a fisherman’s buster.

Match 5: KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & KANON beat Danshoku Dieno & Super Sasadango Machine to retain the titles.KANON pinned Dieno after a lariat. V4 for the champs.

Main Event: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kaisei Takechi to win the titles. Masada, Koroku & Sato become the 60th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Masada pinned Takechi. That will not make the ladies happy. Next up: Yoshimura, Nakatsu & Ishida. That match will happen on 3/22 at Korakuen Hall. As for Imabayashi…odds are his Iron Man reign will also end on 3/22 as he will defend the title in a 1 vs. 6 Handicap Match against Honda, Minoru Suzuki, Sanshiro Takagi, Dnashoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine & Toru Owashi. Then we’ll see what happens because if Rika Tatsumi doesn’t steal it back that will affect Tokyo Joshi Pro’s 3/29 event as she was supposed to defend the ttile then in a battle royal. With the “Card subject to change” caveat of course. But hey, if it means Mahiro Kiryu can’t win it back I will not complain. Also, TJPW will have a pre-show match on 3/22.

The next event is Sunday at Yume Messe Miyagi in Miyagi. There will be no live broadcast. On demand on 3/18.

UPDATE: TJPW has announced whoever is champion on 3/29 will defend in the battle royal…which is now a 12 person battle royal as Tatsumi aka some weird alter-ego has been added as a challenger.

DDT finished up their busy house show weekend with an event in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at 176BOX in Osaka and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday (PT)/Wednesday (ET). There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida beat Junta Miyawaki & Antonio Honda. Yoshimura pinned Honda.

Match 2: In a handicap match, Yuki Ueno & Kazuma Sumi beat Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito in 4 seconds when Ueno [pinned Hirata. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): In an elimination match, Yuki Ueno & Kazuma Sumi beat Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata & Akito. Order of elimination: Ueno & Dieno together, Akito by Sumi, Hirata by Sumi.

Match 3: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Hinata Kasai. Masada pinned Kasai.

Match 4: Sanshiro Takagi & Rukiya beat Jun Akiyama & Tomomoitsu Matsunaga. Rukiya pinned matsunaga after a running elbow butt.

Match 5; MAO, Yukio Naya & Viente Maligno beat Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion. MAO pinned Illusion.

Main Event: KANON beat To-y.

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

DDT ran a straight doubleheader in Nagoya today, starting with a D GENERATIONS event then a regular house show.

Both events were held at Imaike Gas Hall in Nagoya and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Tuesday. There were no live broadcasts.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Event 1 (D GENERATIONS 8):
Match 1: Najima Ali (?) beat Hinata Kasai.

Match 2: In a Scramble Bunkhouse Deathmatch, Illusion beat Mikiya Sasaki.

Match 3: Takeshi Masada beat Daichi Sato.

Match 4: Yuya Koroku & Kazuma Sumi beat Yuki Ishida & Rukiya. SUmi pinned Rukiya.

Main Event: To-y beat Hideki Okatani.

Event 2:
Match 1: Junta Miyawaki beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga.

Match 2: Yuki Ishida beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki HIrata in a 3-way by pinning Hirata.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama & Naomi Yoshimura beat Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul. Naomi pinned Paul after Paybacks.

Match 4: MAO, KANON, Yukio Naya & Viente Maligno beat Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai. Maligno pinned Kasai after Maligno Driver.

Match 5: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Yuki Ueno, To-y & Rukiya. Masada pinned Rukiya. Afterwards, Masada announced his new faction’s name will be “Paleyouth”.

Main Event: Daisuke Sasaki & Illusion beat Kazuma Sumi & AKito. Sasaki pinned Sumi.

The next event is tomorrow at 176BOX in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Tuesday night PT/Wednesday morning ET.

DDT began their March schedule today with a house show in Fukushima.

Today’s event was held at Naraha Sky Arena in Fukushima and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Wednesday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced. Based on pre-event photos it looked around 200.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Yuni being pulled off the event. Left elbow injury suffered yesterday.

Match 1: Viento Maligno beat Illusion.

Match 2: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul beat Takeshi Masada, Daichi Sato & Hinata Kasai. Okatani pinned Kasai after a Kushi-swivel-type Claymore.

Match 3: Danshoku Dieno beat Kazuki Hirata & Gorgeous Matsuno in a 3-way in 8 seconds by pinning Hirata. Which led to…
Match 3 (again): Gorgeous Matsuno beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata in a 3-way by pinning Hirata.

Match 3: Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku beat Yukio Naya & Junta Miyawaki. Koroku pinned Naya.

Match 5: MAO & KANON beat Kazuma Sumi & Yuki Ishida. KANON pinned Ishida after a lariat.

Main Event: Yuki Ueno, To-y & Akito beat Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda. To-y pinned Honda after Kojima Impact.

The next event is D-GENERATIONS 8 Saturday at Imaike Gas Hall in Nagoya There will be no live broadcast. No word on on demand plans.

In other news, after the event it was announced that, in response to Takeshi Masada forming a new faction with Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato and subsequent demands, they will get a KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship shot. That match will happen on 3/11 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and as a result, Kaisei Takechi participation has been decided for that event.

UPDATE: A further update on the Yuni injury was provided today (3/3) following examinations. Left elbow joint MCL and contusion. Out at least 2 weeks. That means he is off at least the next 5 events. Further updates may come after the 3/15 event which he is off of now.

DDT wrapped up February with a house show today in Yokohama.

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni beat Naomi Yoshimura & Hinata Kasai. Yuni pinned Kasai with Jorge Clutch.

Match 2: Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata vs. Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda went to an apparent no contest. GM Imabayashi intrusion. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): In a handicap match, Jun Akiyama, Danshoku Dieno, Kazuki Hirata, Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Yamaguchi (DDT staff) beat GM Imabayashi.

Match 3: Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku beat Daichi Sato & Rukiya. Masda pinned Rukiya.

Match 4: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Illusion beat Shinya Aoki, YUkio Naya, Junta Miyawaki & Kazuma Sumi. Sasaki pinned Sumi.

Match 5: KANON & VIento Maligno beat Yuki Ueno & AKito. KANON pinned Akito after a lariat.

Main Event: In a match where only soccer & sumo-themed items could be used as weapons, DDT Extreme Champion To-y beat Yuki Ishida to retain the title. V7 for To-y. Next up: Okatani. That match will happen on 3/22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

The next event is tomorrow at Naraha Sky Arena in Fukushima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Injury Report: After the event, it was announced that Yuni was injured in his match today. Left elbow. Out tomorrow. Status uncertain beyond that.

DDT’s monthly Tokyo signature event is on tap today and it’s all about the “Hybrid Performer”. The event is officially a Kaisei Takechi 2nd Anniversary event as it celebrates the stage actor/performer/entertainer “The Rampage” who has also become a pro wrestler and now a champion as he is part of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions and also got a chance to compete on Japan’s biggest stage when he was part of New Japan’s Tokyo Dome event on 1/4. Today he faces his fellow 6-man champion, KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno, in a NON-TITLE match. Before the main event will be the D GNEERATIONS CUP 2026 Finals between Takeshi Masada & Kazuma Sumi.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Riki Matsui of dance & music group BALLISTIK BOYZ will be a special guest on commentary. The event is a legit advance sellout. There are 7 matches scheduled today and it’s the rare Korakuen event without title matches so although the DGC Final will have no time limit I anticipate it being a “standard” Korakuen event with a running time of around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yukio Naya vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Ryoma Tsukamoto
Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai vs. To-y, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuni
Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Yuya Koroku & Rukiya
Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion vs. Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida
MAO, KANON & Viento Maligno vs. Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito
D GENERATIONS CUP Finals: Takeshi Masada vs. Kazuma Sumi
Kaisei Takechi vs. Yuki Ueno

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 20 minutes before the event.

6:10 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 10-15 minutes.

6:15 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

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

The paid attendance will not be announced after the event but it’s a legit advance sellout.

The matches should begin in 25-30 minutes.

NwA Jr. Live begins 7 minutes before start time. Afterwards, Shunma Katsumata seemed to be shouting out Rukiya but instead MAO came out. He messed around a little with his former The37Kamiina factionmate/BFF before joining in the starting call.

The matches begin at 6:35 PM PT/9:35 PM ET.

Match 1: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi (Independent/Freelancer) & Yukio Naya vs. Sanshiro Takagi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Ryoma Tsukamoto. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama, Makoto Oishi & Yukio Naya beat Sanshiro Takagi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Ryoma Tsukamoto. Naya pinned Matsunaga after The World’s Largest Backdrop.

Your new host is Satoshi Dairaku for now.

Match 2: Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai vs. To-y, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuni. 30 minute time limit
Result: Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai beat To-y, Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Yuni. Honda pinned Hirata.

As Hirata was about to head to the back, GM Imabayashi in the ring with microphone. He called Hirata back to the ring. First they announce John Robinson for the 3/22 event before revealing he will be in Hirata’s corner for Hirata vs. Konosuke Takeshita that day.

Match 3: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Yuya Koroku & Rukiya. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki beat Yuya Koroku & Rukiya. Miyawaki pinned Rukiya.

Sanshiro Takagi with GM Imabayashi in the ring. They bring out Masami Inahata, who appears to be/have been a member of TAKA Michinoku’s Just Tap Out promotion. But now he’s joining DDT. (Update: He actually was a freelancer after leaving JTO in January. He will join DDT effective 3/22)

Match 4: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion vs. Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu (BASARA) & Yuki Ishida. 30 minute time limit
Result: Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida beat Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion. Yoshimura pinned Illusion.

Your host is Haruo Murata once again.

Match 5: MAO, KANON & Viento Maligno vs. Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito. 30 minute time limit
Result: MAO, KANON & Viento Maligno beat Danshoku Dieno, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito. Maligno pinned Akito. Afterwards, a promo leads to GM Imabayashi making MAO & KANON vs. Machine & Dieno for the KO-D Tag Team Championship. That match will happen on 3/11.

Match 6: D GENERATIONS CUP Finals: Takeshi Masada vs. Kazuma Sumi. No time limit
Result: Kazuma Sumi beat Takeshi Masada to win the tournament. As a result, Sumi will get a DDT Universal Championship match against Daisuke Sasaki. (UPDATE: That match will happen on 3/29)

Main Event: Kaisei Takechi vs. Yuki Ueno. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno beat Kaisei Takechi

The next event is 2/28 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

UPDATE: Whoever is DDT Universal Champion and KO-D Tag Team Champions after the above title matches will next defend the titles on 4/5. Additionally, whoever is the KO-D Openweight Champion and DDT Extreme Champion at the time will defend the titles on 4/15.