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DDT ran the second half of their latest Tokyo doubleheader today.

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: In a Scramble Pie Bunkhouse Street Fight, where the first wrestler to throw a pie at an opponent won, MJ Paul & Illusion beat Kazuma Sumi & Tomomitsu Matsunaga and Makoto Oishi & Akito in a 3-way when Illusion threw a pie at Sumi.

Match 2: Kazusada Higuchi, Yuki Ueno & Shunma Katsumata beat Takao Soma, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida. Katsumata pinned Ishida after an airplane spin Death Valley Bomb.

Match 3: In a 5000 Yen Pocketbook Deathmatch, where apparently you had to hit a move onto a pocketbook to win, Takeshi Masada & Keigo Nakamura beat Yuni & Munetatsu Nakamura.

Match 4: Yuya Koroku beat JJ Fano.

Match 5: MAO beat Daisuke Sasaki to become King Of Drunk.

Main Event: Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda beat Chris Brookes & Danshoku Dieno. Honda pinned Dieno after a diving fist drop.

The next event is Saturday at Chunichi Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

/DDT ran the first half of a midweek doubleheader in Tokyo today.

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

The paid attendance was not announced.

There were several changes to the card due to the last-second removal of Kazuma Sumi. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: Shishamo Power beat Yuni.

Match 2: MJ Paul & Illusion beat Takeshi Masada & JJ Fano. Paul pinned Fano after a reverse splash.

Match 3: Kazuki Hirata won a Falls Count Anywhere Blindfold Bunkhouse Scramble Elimination Match, last eliminating Antonio Honda. Order of elimination: HARASHIMA DQ’d, Chris Brookes DQ’d, Danshoku Dieno DQ’d, Honda by Hirata.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama & Yuya Koroku beat Takuya Nomura & Tomomitsu Matsubaga. Koroku pinned Matsunaga after Transformed Triangle Lancer.

Match 5: In a Cherry Blossom Viewing King Of Drunk Qualifying Battle Royal, the “winners” as the last 2 left were Daisuke Sasaki & MAO. Order of elimination: Kazusada Hoguchi DQ’d, Takao Soma DQ’d, Yukio Naya DQ’d, Shunma Katsumata by Sasaki, Yuki Ueno by Sasaki, Yuki Ishida by Sasaki.

Main Event: Fuminori Abe beat Keigo Nakamura.

The next event is tomorrow. There will be no live broadcast. On demand scheduled for Sunday.

Injuries are piling up again for DDT despite some pending returns (Kazusada Higuchi is back after an extended absence and Naomi Yoshimura returns in April after being out over 2 1/2 years), an update came out today not for the serious injury to Masa Takanashi (a big focus among the roster at yesterday’s event as many post-match promos/comments focused on him) but to the also-injured To-y. Unspecified injury which kept him out last week, still don’t know what it is but he is now out at least another week, That means he is now off Wednesday & Thursday. Several changes have been made to both events.

DDT held their 28th Anniversary event today, another 5 hour extravaganza that ended on a very bad note, more on that later.

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

The paid attendance was not announced but looks like close to a sellout based on a photo Saki Akai posted on social media.

Match 1: Shunma Katsumata, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi beat Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida to win the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Katsumata, Yuni & Sumi become the 57th KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Sumi pinned Ishida.

Match 2: Toru Owashi beat Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata in a 3-way by pinning Honda.

Match 3: MJ Paul & Illusion beat J.J. Furno & Tomomitsu Matsunaga. Paul pinned Matsunaga after a reverse splash.

Match 4: Yukio Naya, Yuya Koroku & Keigo Nakamura beat Makoto Oisho, Akito & Takao Soma. Koroku pinned Soma after Transformed Triangle Lancer.

Match 5: HARASHIMA & Takeshi Masada beat Jun Akiyama & Daichi Sato. HARASHIMA pinned Sato after Blue Sword.

Match 6: In a Loser Entry Match, Super Sasadango Machine beat DDT Extreme Champion Danshoku Doeno to win the title. Machine becomes the 62nd DDT Extreme Champion. As a result, Haku-Dieno’s real-life pet dog-must join DDT.

Naomi Yoshinura appeared and announced he will return on 4/6. He has been out since late 2023 due to injuries.

Match 7: Daisuke Sasaki beat KANON. Afterwards, Sasaki announced the Hideki Okatani return match on 4/6 will be Sasaki & Okatani vs. KANON in a handicap match.

Match 8: Funinori Abe & Takuya Nomura beat KO-D Tag Team Champions MAO & To-y to win the titles. Abe & Nomura become the 86th KO-D Tag Team Champions. Abe pinned To-y with a Manji hold. Next up: Nakamura & Shinya Aoki. That match will happen on 4/6.

Match 9: Minoru Suzuki beat DDT Universal Champion Yuki Ueno to win the title. Suzuki becomes the 14th DDT Universal Champion.

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Chris Brookes beat Masa Takanashi to retain the title. V3 for Brookes. But Takanashi was seriously injured during the match and was unable to move afterwards, and was hospitalized immediately. In post-event comments translated to English, Akito (who also is interim GM of DDT) reported Takanashi is conscious, can speak and move his hands. No further details as to what happened have been provided. More as it becomes available. Next up: As expected per winning the D GENERATIONS CUP, Koroku. That match will happen on 4/6.

The 16-man field for this year’s KING OF DDT Tournament was also announced. Takanashi is in but subject to change.

It was also announced that WRESTLE PETER PAN, the promotion’s biggest annual event in August, will be 2 events this year-8/30 at Higashin Arena in Tokyo and 8/31 at Korakuen.

The next event is Sunday at Moyakojima Community Center in Osaka. There will be no live broadcast.

UPDATE: Tokyo Sports reports Takanashi may have suffered a cervical spine injury. He complained of being unable to move his lower body after the ending of the match, which was an avalanche-style Praying Mantis Bomb (a piledriver variation). Awaiting further updates.

UPDATE 2: DDT has now provided an update-neck injury but still undergoing examination. The results will be announced at a later date.

UPDATE 3: Latest update-2 cervical vertebrae fractures and cervical spine cord injury. Remains in intensive care following successful surgery. Post-operative recovery is progressing well. Further updates to come but assume he will be out several months at the very least. Although announced for KING OF DDT 2025, I assume he’ll be out.

DDT held a special event today to celebrate 15 years of HIRATA GO! aka a Kazuki Hirata 15th Anniversary Event, sure to be full of dancing & comedy.

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.

Match 1: Shigehiro Irie (GLEAT), Akito & Shota (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yukio Naya, Takeshi Masada & Keigo Nakamura. Irie pinned Nakamura after Beast Bomber.

Match 2: Toru Owashi & Punch Tominaga (Dragon Gate) beat Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda in 9 seconds. Owashi pinned Honda. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Match 2: Toru Owashi & Punch Tominaga (Dragon Gate) beat Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda. Owashi pinned Honda.

Match 3: Kotoka (?) won a 7 man battle royal, last eliminating Gota Ihashi.

Match 4: Shinya Aoki & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yuki Ueno & Yuki Ishida. Doi pinned Ishida after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 5: MAO & Yoshihiko beat HARASHIMA & Pocotan. Yoshihiko pinned Pocotan after a double Rainmaker.

Main Event: Kazuki Hirata, Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan) & Keisuke Ishii (Independent/Freelancer) beat YO-HEY (Pro Wrestling NOAH), Kenshin Konno & Takao Soma. Hirata pinned Soma after Egoist Driver.

The next event is Judgment 2025, the DDT 28th Anniversary 5 Hour Event, on 3/20 at Korakuen Hall. It is schedules to legit go 5 hours. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin on 3/19 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

DDT ran their monthly fan meeting-oriented mini-event today in Tokyo.

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

The paid attendance was not announced. Photos suggest maybe 150-200.

Match 1: Yuki Ishida beat Kazuma Sumi.

Match 2: To-y & Yukio Naya beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata in 14 seconds. Naya pinned Hirata. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): In a death match where the winning team first had to eat 3 candies before a valid fall, To-y & Yukio Naya beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata. To-y pinned Hirata.

Main Event: HARASHIMA & Yuya Koroku beat Takeshi Masada & Keigo Nakamura. Koroku pinned Nakamura after Transformed Triangle Lancer.

And then…

Shunma Latsumata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion To-y to win the title. Katsumata becomes the 1737th Champion. So To-y won it from Tetsu Inada some time after the last Korakuen event, unbeknownst to moat of us.

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

Developing story from DDT: The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship is now VACANT. Previous champions Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & KANON have vacated the titles because it would be difficult to defend in the future after KANON was kicked out of Damnation T.A. this past weekend. No word yet on future title plans.

More as it becomes available.

DDT wraps up their February schedule today with their monthly Tokyo tour-ending tentpole event, which also features the Finals of this year’s D GENERATIONS CUP Tournament. The winner gets a future KO-D Openweight Championship match, and Takeshi Masada is looking to make it 2 in a row as he faces Yuya Koroku in the main event. The other highlight match is the match before that, a collaboration with anime series “Bang Brave Bang Bravern” (or something like that) which could result in some wackiness as voice actor Tetsu Inada, who also happens to be (at last report) the current DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion, will be in the house…which means potential for the unexpected. And while he isn’t competing today, the ladies’ favorite newcomer, Kaisei Takechi, will also be in attendance today. And early in the card we’ve also got a match with…3/4 of those formerly deplorable Pheromones in the same ring again…yikes…
The promotion also announced that Yuki Ueno, who has been out the last couple weeks due to medical concerns, has been cleared and will return today.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Tetsu Inada & Kaisei Takechi will be special guests on commentary. There are no title matches today and while the main event has no time limit, and considering the schedule for post-event happenings, it will probably be a standard Korakuen event with a running time of around 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Toru Owashi & Yuki Ishida vs. Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
Kazuki Hirata vs. Antonio Honda
Danshoku Dieno & Koju Takeda vs. Super Sasadango Machine & Yumehito Imanari
Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul & Illusion vs. To-y, Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato
Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi vs. Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura
Bravern, Yuki Ueno & MAO vs. Yukio Naya, Takao Soma & Akito
D GENERATIONS CUP Finals: Takeshi Masada vs. Yuya Koroku

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 at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

UPDATE (Pre-show): At 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET a last-minute change to the event was announced: Masa Takanashi is now off. Fever. Baliyan Akki is the replacement.

6 PM PT UPDATE; The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 15-20 minutes.

6:12 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Satoshi Dairaku, Kagehiro Osano, Kaisei Takechi & Tetsu Inada. Haruo Murata will join as host later on.

The paid attendance will not be announced after the event as DDT stopped doing it at the start of the year, but today may be a legit sellout as advance tickets all but sold out.

The matches should begin in 25-30 minutes. There will be an NwA Jr. live song before the event begins.

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

Match 1: Toru Owashi & Yuki Ishida vs. Yuni & Kazuma Sumi. 30 minute time limit
Result: Toru Owashi & Yuki Ishida beat Yuni & Kazuma Sumi. Ishida pinned Sumi after a palm strike.

Match 2: Kazuki Hirata vs. Antonio Honda. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kazuki Hirata beat Antonio Honda. Ridiculous comedy match that even included Honda singing the “Frozen” song. Post-match, Hirata revealed a TBA he’s either teaming with or facing against in an upcoming match…New Japan’s Hiromu Takahashi. (Teaming together in a 6-man tag on 3/12 at the Hriata 15th Anniversary event)

Match 3: Danshoku Dieno & Koju Takeda vs. Super Sasadango Machine & Yumehito Imanari. 30 minute time limit. And…for one day and one team at least, those deplorable Pheromones are back…
Result: No Contest. Thrown out when GM Imabayashi interfered. Which meant, of course, it didn’t end well for him. Afterwards, Machine promo with a comedy slideshow presentation on one of the staff laptops that operate the video screen in the venue, which he ultimately used to make a DDT Extreme Championship challenge to Dieno for 3/20. After Imabayashi came back to this world following the end of the match, it was made official.

Quick break for ring repairs. When we come back, your new host is Haruo Murata.

Match 4: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul & Illusion vs. To-y, Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato. 30 minute time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, KANON, MJ Paul & Illusion beat To-y, Jun Akiyama, Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Daichi Sato. KANON pinned Matsunaga after Sleepy Hollow. Afterwards, Hideki Okatani made a surprise return, joining Damnation T.A. as they suddenly turned on KANON and laid him out. Okatani is now in the faction but KANON is out.

Match 5: Chris Brookes & Baliyan Akki vs. Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura. 30 minute time limit
Result: Chris Brookes & Baliyan Akki beat Shinya Aoki & Keigo Nakamura. Brookes pinned Nakamura after Praying Mantis Bomb. Afterwards as Brookes was about to leave GM Imabayashi hit the ring for a promo. Apparently to talk next challenger for the KO-D Openweight Championship. Brookes produced a cell phone and made a call, holding the microphone so we could hear. It was to Masa Takanashi. After the call, it was made official. Brookes vs. Takanashi on 3/20.

Short break for more ring repairs.

Match 6: Bravern (an anime character, apparently a giant robot), Yuki Ueno & MAO vs. Yukio Naya, Takao Soma & Akito. 30 minute time limit. In this case Bravern is a masked wrestler with an outfit loosely resembling the caracter. Had me thinking like Jushin Thunder Liger but with no shirt
Apparently commentary for this match is being played over the speakers in the venue.
Result: Bravern, Yuki Ueno & MAO beat Yukio Naya, Takao Soma & Akito. Bravern pinned Soma. Essentially they took a wrestling match and did it as anime-style as they could. Tetsu Inaba apparently does some voice work for this anime and he got involved a couple times.

Main Event: D GENERATIONS CUP Finals: Takeshi Masada vs. Yuya Koroku. No time limit
Result: Yuya Koroku beat Takeshi Masada by submission to win the tournament. As a result, Koroku gets a KO-D Openweight Championship shot at a later date against the Chris Brookes-Masa Takanashi winner on 3/20. (UPDATE: That match will happen on 4/6)

The event wraps up with the full 3/20 card announcement. Once again this will be a 5 Hour event. Notable add: Daisuke Sasaki vs. KANON. That got a big crowd reaction. Maybe more to come to help fill up the 5 hours.

The next event is Saturday at Tipstar Dome Chiba in Chiba, which is a free event with matches during breaks in what I believe is a day of horse racing. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: Hideki Okatani will return on 4/6. Match TBA.

UPDATE 2: It has also been announced that Daichi Sato, currently part of the Heat Up promotion, will be joining DDT effective 4/6.

DDT held a standalone event with fan meet-and-greets today at a hotel in Kanagawa.

Today’s event was held at Rembrandt Hotel Ebina in Kanagawa and should be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced. Being in a hotel meeting/banquet room the venue was set up banquet-style with tables & chairs rather than a traditional event setup.

Match 1: Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul beat Toru Owashi & Takao Soma. Sasaki beat Soma with a crossface.

Match 2: Makoto Oishi beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga.

Match 3: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato beat Yuya Koroku & Keigo Nakamura. Masada pinned Nakamura.

Match 4: Danshoku Dieno & Antonio Honda beat Yuni & Kazuma Sumi. Dieno beat Sumi.

Match 5: Chris Brookes & Masa Takanashi beat KANON & Illusion. Takanashi pinned Illusion after a Brookes Praying Mantis Bomb.

Main Event: MAO, To-y & Yukio Naya beat Jun Akiyama, HARASHIMA & AKito. MAO pinned Akito after Twister.

After the matches ended, the wrestlers stayed to interact with the fans around the venue.

The next event is 2/23 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with the D GENERATIONS CUP Finals. The winner (Takeshi Masada or Yuya Koroku) will get a future KO-D Openweight Championship shot. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese will begin Saturday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET. Current DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Tetsu Inada will be a guest on commentary.

UPDATE; Regarding Yuki Ueno’s medical concerns, all tests came back clear and he has been cleared by doctors to return, therefore he will return on 2/23. Also, Kaisei Takechi has been added to 2/23 as a special guest on commentary.