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DDT began their October schedule with a hybrid theater/wrestling comedy event in Tokyo called “MUSCLE&”.

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.

There were last minute changes to the event due to Kaisei Takechi being pulled off the event. The always vague poor health. Kazuki Hirata was the replacement.

This started as what was supposed to be a 2.5 hour training course, under the “tutelage” of former wrestler Meiko Satomura, now President of Sendai Girls (she also is a co-founder of the promotion). The “students” were KANON, Takeshi Masada, Hirata (as Kaisei Takechi) & Illusion.

For the first course, Yuki Ueno was the instructor. This was about being a villain/heel.

The next course featured Viento Levante, To-y and Yuni with the instructor being a big surprise-El Desperado (New Japan). Everyone then beat down Desperado and tried to unmask him but Satomura made the save. Which led to…

Match 1: Yuni beat Yuki Ishida.

Match 2: To-y & Illusion beat Yuya Koroku & Masami Inahata. To-y pinned Inahata.

Match 3: El Desperado & Viento Levante beat Yuki Ueno & Kazuma Sumi. Levante pinned Sumi.

Match 4: KANON vs. Daichi Sato went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Hideki Okatani & “Kaisei Takechi” (Kazuki Hirata) beat Takeshi Masada & Hinata Kasai. Okatani pinned Kasai after a vertical drop brainbuster.

Afterwards the class concluded with a surprise reward for the top 3 students…a KO-D Openweight Championship shot RIGHT NOW!!! Which led to…

Impromptu Match: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO beat Takeshi Masada, Viento Levante & Hinata Kasai in a 4-way elimination match, last eliminating Levante by KO, to retain the title. V5 for MAO. Order of elimination: Kasai by Masada, Masada by MAO, Levante by MAO. And that was the event.

The next event is Sunday at Higashiyodogawa Ward Civic Hall in Osaka, which will also feature a match of Uuki Ueno vs. Masami Inahata to crown a new DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion following it being vacated by prior champion Shinjuku Face after it’s closing today. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Tuesday.

This is DDT as DDT of course but there is an injury/illness update here as Kaisei Takechi, much to the dismay of the female fanbase, is briefly out of action. The always vague poor health. Out tomorrow. He was to have appeared as an alternate version of himself. Kazuki Hirata is the replacement. Hopefully Takechi won’t miss any more events as the next event is Sunday and he does work a part-time DDT schedule.

The penultimate event of the Shinjuku Face Countdown Series was a Super Japan Pro Wrestling event held today.

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 but it was a legit advance sellout, so assume 500.

The event opened with performances by DDT wrestler former DDT wrestler MIKAMI, comedians Marilyn Joy & Kombu-chan and a surprise appearance by comedian Koriki Choshu (a Riki Choshu impersonator).

Match 1: GAJI Debut Match: Shota & Ryoma Tsukamito beat GAJI & Makoto Oishi. Shota pinned Oishi with Gannosuke Clutch.

Match 2: Marika Kobashi & Azusa Inaba beat Mio Shirai & Yuki Minami. Kobashi pinned Shirai.

Match 3: O-MENZ Kumadori & Saira beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Yuki Kamifuku. Kumadori pinned Japan after a Kumadori-style senton.

Match 4: Brahmans Shu & Kei beat Funinori Abe & Mac Matsushita, Tanomusaku Toba & Gym Trainer Kotoka and Sanshiro Takagi & Munemori Sawa in a 4-way when Shu pinned Takagi.

Match 5: CIMA beat Ken Ohka.

Main Event: Yuji Nagata beat Satoshi Kojima. Nagata retains the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship.

But after the show ended…

Sanshiro Takagi beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Yuji Nagata to win the title. Takagi becomes the 1912th Champion.

No word yet on when the next event will be.

UPDATE: In social media comments (translated), Takagi said Super Japan will be going on hiatus due to Shinjuku Face closing. Once a suitable replacement venue is found, the events will resume.

Whether it’s masked as part of Strange Love Connection or unmasked as Keigo Nakamura, Viente Maligno/Viento Levante/Nakamura just can’t catch a break in DDT. He planned to participate in Thursday’s Korakuen Hall event but after visiting a doctor for injury concerns that is now off and much more. Right knee (osteoarthritis and ruptured ACL). Out indefinitely. Levante/Nakamura commented and noted he will have surgery per the doctor’s recommendations so he’s likely out until sometime in 2027. He said he could have continued to compete but made the decision with his career in mind and wanting to be in perfect condition. He doesn’t know when he’ll be back but, in his words, he will be back.

DDT is going through a bit if a talent exodus right now, not a major one but one more name is departing, just not a major one. Gota Ihasbi, a mainly comedy wrestler who only appears once in a while, is leaving DDT now. He won’t wrestle for them again but will appear at Sunday’s Shinjuku Face event. In brief comments, Ihashi announced this was a personal decision for his future but also indicated he is not retiring. He had been with DDT since 2009.

DDT ran a HARASHIMA hometown event today in Tokyo…now because he’s training! Because it’s local!

Today’s event was held at Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome Sports Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Pre-show match: Yuni beat Hinata Kasai.

Match 1: Naomi Yoshimura beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga.

Match 2: Antonio Honda beat Dansoku Dieno & Kazuki HIrata in a 3=way by pinning Hirata.

Match 3: Hideki Okatani & Illusion beat Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata. Okatani pinned Ishida after a swivel type Claymore.

Match 4: Takao Soma beat Yuya Koroku.

Match 5: Jun Akiyama & Keisuke Ishii beat Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul. Akiyama beat Paul with a neck lock.

Match 6: Aja Kong, Sanshiro Takagi & Yukio Naya beat Minoru Suzuki, AKito & Kazuma Sumi. Naya pinned Sumi after The World’s Largest Backdrop.

Match 7: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki beat Takeshi Masada & Yuya Koroku. Aoki pinned Masada with Aoki Clutch.

Match 8: Shunma Katsumata, Yuki Ueno & To-y beat MAO, KANON & Viento Levante. To-y pinned Levante after a Frankensteiner.

Main Event: HARASHIMA & Chris Brookes beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Yuko Miyamoto. HARASHIMA pinned Miyamoto after a swan dive type Blue Sword. Afterwards, HARASHIMA announced plans for another event next year…of course, Because He’s Training!

The next event is Sunday at Shinjuku Face for their final event at the venue. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

DDT runs their second major Tokyo event of the month today, this one being their regular monthly signature event. It’s a rare Monday morning matinee because this is another week-long holiday in Japan. Today’s event is headlined by 3 title matches, with the main event being MAO defending the KO-D Openweight Championship against Fuminori Abe. However, there are only a few days left for the second “Money In The Bank” title shot rights to be used, and Sanshiro Takagi holds it again so he could cash in at any time while Viento Levante has the right to challenge for the right. So plans could very well change unexpectedly.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. Saki Akai will be today’s guest on commentary. There is a pre-show match scheduled before the event so taking that into account this event is going to run at least 3 hours, so keep that in mind if you plan to stay up late into a Monday morning to watch.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show:
Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni

Main show:
Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato
Takao Soma vs. Kazuki Hirata
Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata in a 3-way
Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata vs. HARASHIMA & Danshoku DIeno
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante vs. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion for the titles
DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Antonio Honda for the title
KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Fuminori Abe for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET. The pre-show match is scheduled to begin at 7:05 PM PT/10:05 PM ET. The main show is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

7 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.

7:05 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

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

The paid attendance will not be announced after the event.

Pre-show match: Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni. 15 minute time limit
Result: Naomi Yoshimura & Kazuma Sumi beat Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuni. Sumi pinned Yuni.

Unless anything breaking happens, updates will resume when the main show begins.

Main show:
The matches begin at 7:36 PM PT/10:36 PM ET.

Match 1: Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato. 15 minute time limit
Result: Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato beat Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & To-y. Masada pinned To-y.

Match 2: Takao Soma vs. Kazuki Hirata. 15 minute time limit (not the usual entrance & music for Hirata)
Result: Takao Soma beat Kazuki Hirata. A Hirata comedy send-off for Soma.

Match 3: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki vs. Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata in a 3-way. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shinya Aoki & Junta Miyawaki beat Chris Brookes & Hinata Kasai and Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata in a 3-way when Miyawaki pinned Kasai. Afterwards, Masada & Koroku came out. KO-D Tag Team Championship challenge issued. Accepted. GM Imabayashi makes it official. Sounds like next week at one of the final Shinjuku Face events.

Match 4: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata (New Japan) vs. HARASHIMA & Danshoku Dieno. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama & Yuji Nagata beat HARASHIMA & DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Chanpion Danshoku Dieno when Akiyama beat Dieno to win the title. Akiyama becomes the 1908th Champion. Which led to…
Yuji Nagata beat DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Champion Jun Alitama go win the title. Nagata becomes the 1909th Champion.

Match 5: KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante vs. Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Daisuke Sasaki, Hideki Okatani & Illusion beat KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions KANON, Yukio Naya & Viento Levante to win the titles. Sasaki, Okatani & Illusion become the 62nd KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Illusion pinned Levante. Next up: NwA Jr. Sumi, Yuni & Katsumata make the challenge. And it’s official. I believe it’ll be 10/18.

Match 6: DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan) vs. Antonio Honda for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Ryusuke Taguchi beat Antonio Honda by submission to retain the title. V2 for Taguchi. Typical Honda bad comedy match. Assistant GM Akito then made the next title match…sounds like…Dick Togo? (That’s the match, with Akito challenging the winner)

Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Fuminori Abe for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO beat Fuminori Abe to retain the title. V2 for MAO. But wait…here comes Sanshiro Takagi! But…here comes Illusion! Having won the right to challenge for the right from Levante earlier…CASH IN!

Impromptu Match: Illusion vs. Sansbiro Takagi
Result: Illusion beat Sansbiro Takagi to win the challenge right. He low blows MAO and…CASH IN!

Impromptu Match: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO vs. Illusion for the title
Result: KO-D Openweight Champion MAO beat Illusion to retain the title. V3 for MAO. That does it for the Money In The Bank for this year. Next up: Brookes. That match will happen on 11/3 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

The next event is Wednesday at Sumitomo Metal Mining Arena Ome – First Sports Hall for a HARASHIMA hometown event. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Tuesday at 10 PM Pt/1 AM ET.

UPDATE: Taguchi-Togo for the Universal Championship will happen in New Japan on 10/17. Akito then gets the title shot on 10/18. Also set for 10/18 is the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship match. The hinted-at KO-D Tag Team Championship match is also offciial for 9/27 at the Shinjuku Face finale. Finally, a change to the 9/28 Super Japan event-a Nagata-Satoshi Kojima match for the event is now for the DDT Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship assuming Nagata is still champion.

Since it’s about that time, DDT has provided another update on Rukiya, who was planned to come back from pharyngitis & tonsilitis this coming week. That will not happen. A final exam resulted in the doctors ordering further treatment. Now out at least another 2 weeks until at least after the 10/1 Korakuen Hall event but still considered indefinitely. There’s still no word on how much longer he may be out beyond 10/1.

More as it becomes available.

DDT ran their latest Beer Garden Pro Wrestling 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 Friday. There was no live broadcast.

The paid attendance was not announced.

There was a last-minute change to the card due to Daisuke Sasaki being pulled off the event. Continuation of a comedy storyline involving a fear of crocodiles dating back to 1993. He appeared as Crocodile D. Sasa instead.

Match 1: Mecha To-y & Dr. Ueno (Yuki Ueno) beat KANON & Water Masami (Masami Inahata). To-y pinned Inahata after Electric Shock.

Match 2: In a match that required the winner to grab a panda installed in a lighting tower outside the venue and shout “I Love Ueno!” to win once 3 minutes have passed, Junta Miyawaki beat Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata in a 3-way by doing that.

Match 3: Shunna Katsumata beat Yuya Koroku. Both were their rookie versions appearance-wise.

Match 4: Takeshi Masada & Daichi Sato (DDT’s results incorrectly say Yuya Koroku) beat Hinata Kasai & Takama Seki (?). Masada pinned Kasai.

Match 5: Crocodile D. Sasa, Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul beat MAO, Viento Levante & Kazuma Sumi and Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Honda in a 3-way when Sasa pinned Honda.

Main Event: Takao Soma beat Naomi Yoshimura, Yukio Naya & Yuki Ishida in a 4-way by pinning Ishida. This was one of Soma’s last DDT matches, if not his last.

After the event, the next Daisuke Sasaki Produced event “CHARISMANIA 5” was announced for 12/3 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

The next event is Saturday at Higashi Ward Plaza in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Monday.