WRESTLE PETER PAN, DDT’s biggest event of the year, continues today with Day 2 of this year’s 2 day version. Following up on yesterday’s Day 1 there are more big matches on tap including another KO-D Openweight Championship match: After a successful defense yesterday against Jun Akiyama, Kazusada Higuchi now defends against former champion Yuki Ueno, and there are 4 “Monty In The Bank” title shot holders out there so anything is possible. There is also another KO-D Tag Team Championship match today-because Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya retained the titles yesterday, their match today against HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki is now for the titles. Additionally, the Hiroshi Tanahashi Retirement Road makes a final stop here as the icon of New Japan Pro Wrestling faces Danshoku Dieno.
There has been a last-minute change to the card because Daisuke Sasaki is now off due to an apparent side injury suffered yesterday. He was to have teamed with Hideki Okatani to face Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way. MJ Paul is the replacement.
Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE in Japanese. The event is a legit advance sellout. Members of a group called Dow 90000, which are active in theater, comedy and drama among other genres, will be special guests on commentary. There are only 7 matches today with no intermission so it probably won’t be as long an event as yesterday was, although there are 3 title matches so it is probably going to run longer than a normal Korakuen event, I’m anticipating a running time of around 3 hours.
Today’s lineup:
To-y, Daichi Sato, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai vs. Illusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi
Jun Akiyama, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito vs. Kazuki Hirata, KANON & Antonio Honda
Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada vs. Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way
KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya vs. HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki for the titles
DDT Universal Champion Minoru Suzuki vs. MAO for the title
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Danshoku Dieno
KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yuki Ueno for the title
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Updates below will begin at 6:40 PM PT/9:40 PM ET when the live stream is scheduled to begin. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 PM PT/10 PM ET.
6:40 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue shortly.
6:50 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Your hosts are Satoshi Dairaku, Kagehiro Osano and guests Shota Sonoda & Moeka Nakashima. Haruo Murata will join as host later.
The paid attendance will not be announced after the event because they stopped doing that at the start of the year but it’s a legit advance sellout. That would, based on their setup today, probably mean around 1250 (bleacher seats are not full capacity due to the commentary setup).
The matches should begin in 15-20 minutes.
NwA Jr. performance begins 5 minutes before the event.
The matches begin at 7:06 PM PT/10:06 PM ET.
Match 1: To-y, Daichi Sato, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai vs. Illusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi. 20 minute time limit
Result: Illusion, Yuya Koroku, Munetatsu Nakamura & Kazuma Sumi beat To-y, Daichi Sato, Rukiya & Hinata Kasai. Koroku beat Sato with an armbar. As a result, Koroku wins Sato’s “Money In The Bank” title shot right.
Match 2: Jun Akiyama, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito vs. Kazuki Hirata, KANON & Antonio Honda. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Akiyama, Super Sasadango Machine & Akito beat Kazuki Hirata, KANON & Antonio Honda. Akiyama pinned Honda. As a result, per some pre-match money-producing by GM Imabayashi, Akiyama also won some money.
Sanshiro Takagi comes out. With microphone. Announcement about the upcoming 11/3 event at Ryogoku Kokugikan. Takagi calls out Hinata Kasai who is working “ringside boy” duties. Sounds like Takagi wants to face the just-debuted rookie in a match! Fist bump seemingly seals it. Updates to come. (It’s now official for 11/3)
Match 3: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada vs. Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way. 30 minute time limit
Reslut: Chris Brookes & Takeshi Masada beat Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul and Naomi Yoshimura & Yuki Ishida in a 3-way when Masada pinned Ishida.
Promo video for upcoming Kaisei Takechi matches. Scheduled for all remaining Korakuen Hall events this year plus 1/3/2026 (first 2026 event) and 11/3 where he will team with Konosuke Takeshita to face TBA & TBA.
Match 4: KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya vs. HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: KO-D Tag Team Champions Yuki Iino & Yukio Naya beat HARASHIMA & Shinya Aoki to retain the titles. Naya pinned HARASHIMA after The World’s Largest Backdrop. V3 for the champs. Next up: To-y tried a sneak attack on Iino with an assist from Koroku but it didn’t work. So they just asked for it. Koroku teased cashing in his ‘Money In The Bank” title shot rights. Finally GM Imabayashi interrupted. It’s now official. That match will happen on, based on mentioning Osaka and the upcoming schedule, possibly 10/25.
Haruo Murata is your new host on commentary.
Match 5: DDT Universal Champion Minoru Suzuki vs. MAO for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: DDT Universal Champion Minoru Suzuki beat MAO to retain the title. V4 for Suzuki. Next up: Masada. Suzuki kept tossing him out of the ring and beating him down but GM Imabayashi made it official. That match will happen on either 9/25 or, more likely, 10/18.
Match 6: Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan) vs. Danshoku Dieno. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Danshoku Dieno by submission
Main Event: KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yuki Ueno for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Yuki Ueno beat KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi to win the title. Ueno becomes the 86th KO-D Openweight Champion. After some sponsor award stuff, Kazuki Hirata appeared and seemingly teased cashing in his “Money In The Bank” title shot right. AND HE DOES! Which led to…
Impromptu Match: KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno vs. Kazuki Hirata for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Kazuki Hirata beat KO-D Openweight Champion Yuki Ueno to win the title. Hirata becomes the 87th KO-D Openweight Champion. UPSET ALERT TO THE MAX!!! Then he acted like he didn’t even want it! The wackiest and perhaps most hilarious title reign is about to begin…oh wait, it already has! GOD BLESS DDT PRO WRESTLING. The cameras follow Hirata backstage as everyone congratulates him with some comedy spots including when Toru Owashi is waiting behind a corner. He leads Hirata back out to the ring area while the original DDT theme song plays. The entire roster, or most of it, is in the ring (Tanahashi too). Owashi takes the belt before putting it on Hirata. Everyone else tries to fir into the ring for a group photo. Hirata still looked suspicious the whole time like it was going to be a setup…then HARASHIMA produced the one thing missing: THE SHADES! HIRATA GO! The usual Hirata was back now to really send the crowd home happy.
The next event is Tuesday at Ueno Park Outdoor Stage. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Friday (just hours before the next live broadcast!).
UPDATE: More on the Daisuke Sasaki injury-left rib fracture. Out indefinitely.