DDT & Tokyo Joshi Pro wrap up their participation in The Collective today with the second installment of their joint event with host Game Changer Wrestling following the first such event last year. It’s an afternoon matinee that literally will lead into WWE WrestleMania and feature crossover matches from all 3 promotions and other participation. There is also at tile match as BZW Tag Team Champions MAO & Yoshihiko defend the titles in a 3-way…hopefully Yoshihiko is able to compete after quite the beating he took from Minoru Suzuki yesterday.
There has been a late change to the card because Pom Harajuku was unable to travel from Japan to the US due to visa issues. She was to have been in a 10-woman Tokyo Joshi Pro match. Jada Stone is the replacement.
Today’s event will be held at The Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV and can be watched LIVE on TrillerTV/FITE with a Triller+ subscription ($7.99/month or $71.99/year, new subscribers get a 1 week free trial). This event will run indirectly against the start of WrestleMania based on the lineup as I anticipate it running around 2 1/2 hours, so prepare for some split-screening if you intend to watch WM. I feel bad for anyone attending both in person because they’ll have to miss some of one event in all likelihood.
Today’s lineup (match order TBA):
Yuni & Starboy Charlie vs. Gringo Loco & Arez
Mizuki, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino, Raku & Jada Stone vs. Miu Watanabe, Suzume, Arisu Endo, Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki
Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Brooke Havok & Sandra Moon
Rika Tatsumi & Antonio Honda vs. Kidd Bandit & Shota
1 Called Manders & Maki Itoh vs. Yukio Naya & Microman
Shunma Katsumata & Mance Warner vs. John Wayne Murdoch & Matt Tremont
Daisuke Sasaki, Illusion & Dark Sheik vs. Super Crazy, Marcus Mathers & Shoko Nakajima
BZW Tag Team Champions MAO & Yoshihiko vs. Jimmy Lloyd & Alec Price and Jack Cartwheel & Kazuma Sumi in a 3-way for the titles
Konosuke Takeshita & Masha Slamovich vs. Shinya Aoki & Miyu Yamashita
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Updates below will begin at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET.
2 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
Waiting for the live feed to begin, black screen at the beginning…seems like we’ve got some technical difficulties.
2:05 PM PT UPDATE: The event’s start time has been pushed back to 2:30 PM PT/5:30 PM ET. This has been confirmed by DDT on their English social media accounts.
2:30 PM PT UDPATE: Live updates begin now…Take 2…
Mandatory FBI Warning then a 10 second countdown and…Mandatory Copyright Notice then…
We are LIVE from The Pearl Theater at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. Your hosts are Dave Prazak & Veda Scott. No explanation as to why the start time was delayed.
The paid attendance may or may not be announced after the event. The venue generally seems to have been set up for crowds of around 1000 during The Collective, it’s not completely full so I’m thinking it’ll be around 750.
The matches begin right away.
Match 1: Mizuki, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino, Raku & Jada Stone vs. Miu Watanabe, Suzume, Arisu Endo, Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki
Result: Mizuki, Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino, Raku & Jada Stone beat Miu Watanabe, Suzume, Arisu Endo, Yuki Arai & Shino Suzuki. Mizuki pinned Suzuki with Cutie Special.
Match 2: Rika Tatsumi & Antonio Honda vs. Kidd Bandit & Shota
Result: Kidd Bandit & Shota beat Rika Tatsumi & Antonio Honda. Bandit pinned Honda.
Match 3: Yuni & Starboy Charlie vs. Gringo Loco & Arez
Result: Gringo Loco & Arez beat Yuni & Starboy Charlie. Double pinfalls after double powerbombs.
Match 4: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara vs. Brooke Havok & Sandra Moon
Result: Yuki Kamifuku & Wakana Uehara beat Brooke Havok & Sandra Moon. Kamifuku pinned Moon after Fameasser.
Match 5: Daisuke Sasaki, Illusion & Dark Sheik vs. Super Crazy, Marcus Mathers & Shoko Nakajima
Result: Super Crazy, Marcus Mathers & Shoko Nakajima beat Daisuke Sasaki, Illusion & Dark Sheik. Crazy beat Illusion.
Match 6: 1 Called Manders & Maki Itoh vs. Yukio Naya & Microman
Result: Yukio Naya & Microman beat 1 Called Manders & Maki Itoh. Microman pinned Itoh after a Naya-assisted diving body splash.
Match 7: Shunma Katsumata & Mance Warner vs. John Wayne Murdoch & Matt Tremont in a Hardcore Match
Result: John Wayne Murdoch & Matt Tremont beat Shunma Katsumata & Mance Warner. Tremont pinned Katsumata after Death Valley Driver.
Match 8: Konosuke Takeshita & Masha Slamovich vs. Shinya Aoki & Miyu Yamashita
Result: Konosuke Takeshita & Masha Slamovich beat Shinya Aoki & Miyu Yamashita. Slamovich pinned Yamashita after White Night Driver.
Main Event: BZW Tag Team Champions MAO & Yoshihiko vs. Jimmy Lloyd & Alec Price and Jack Cartwheel & Kazuma Sumi in a 3-way for the titles
Result: BZW Tag Team Champions MAO & Yoshihiko beat Jimmy Lloys & Alec Price and Jack Cartwheel & Kazuma Sumi in a 3-way, when MAO pinned Sumi, to retain the titles.
Despite the delay it was still worth it, a solid events with crazy matches from start to finish nicely packed into 2 1/2 hours. Now go watch/catch up on and enjoy WrestleMania!
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