Puroresu - Anno Domini 2014 *Topic Ufficiale*

[Sacher]

The full event card for Kenta Kobashi’s first ever self-produced “Fortune Dream” show has been announced.

The first ever Fortune Dream show, or FD for short, will be taking place on June 8 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event is being labeled as “Fortune Dream 1” which hints that Kobashi could very well be looking to hold more shows in the future. Kobashi’s main goal for the shows is to give back to the future developments of professional wrestling.

The first ever show will feature 7 matches with talent that he wants to see given more chances to showcase themselves in matches that Kobashi himself personally wants to witness.

This event will also be broadcasted in full on Japanese TV a week later on G+ on June 15.

Fortune Dream 1, 6/8/2014 [Sun] 18:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Tamon Honda [FREE] vs. Naoya Nomura [AJPW]
(2) Meiko Satomura [Sendai GIRLS] vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto [S-Ovation]
(3) Kengo Mashimo [K-DOJO] & Tank Nagai [K-DOJO] vs. Shuji Ishikawa [UNION] & Koji Doi [WNC]
(4) AKIRA [WNC], Ultimo Dragon [Toryumon MEXICO] & Yoshinobu Kanemaru [AJPW] vs. Yuko Miyamoto [666], Isami Kodaka [UNION] & Kazuki Hashimoto [BJW]
(5) Talk Battle: Riki Choshu vs. Kenta Kobashi
(6) Akitoshi Saito [FREE] & Kotaro Suzuki [AJPW] vs. Masato Tanaka [ZERO1] & Fujita “Jr” Hayato [MichiPro]
(7) Kohei Sato [ZERO1] & Yuji Hino [K-DOJO] vs. Daisuke Sekimoto [BJW] & Kento Miyahara [AJPW]

[Sacher]

Aggiunti due match ZERO1 vs. WRESTLE-1 alla card di "TRUE LIES", lo show ZERO-1 del 6 maggio al Korakuen Hall di Tokyo:

- Ikuto Hidaka, Yoshikazu Yokoyama & Mineo Fujita vs. Kaz Hayashi, Seiki Yoshioka & Daiki Inaba.

- Yusaku Obata vs. KAI.

ZERO1 "TRUE LIES" 06/05/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Ryouji Sai & Sean Guinness vs. Daemon Ueda & Takuya Sugawara
2. ZERO1 vs. WRESTLE-1: Ikuto Hidaka, Yoshikazu Yokoyama & Mineo Fujita vs. Kaz Hayashi, Seiki Yoshioka & Daiki Inaba
3. ZERO1 vs. WRESTLE-1: Yusaku Obata vs. KAI
4. Z1 International Jr. Heavyweight Title & NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Jason Lee (c) vs. "brother" YASSHI
5. NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Title: Shinjiro Ohtani & KAMIKAZE (c) vs. Masato Tanaka & Takashi Sugiura
6. Z1 World Heavyweight Title: Kohei Sato (c) vs. Hideki Suzuki

[Outsider]

La "guerra" tra W1 e Z1 è veramente patetica. Una delle cose più patetiche che io abbia visto in tutti questi anni, senza nemmeno pensarci.

Sono curioso di vedere se hanno piani per Suzuki.

Per quanto riguarda lo show di Kobashi, curioso notare come ci siano atleti AJPW ma non W1.

[Sacher]

BJW "ENDLESS SURVIVOR", 05.05.2014 (Samurai! TV)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium

1. Gokudo Shock Death Match: Ryuji Ito & "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba
2. Dai Nippon vs. WNC: Hideyoshi Kamitani vs. Koji Doi & Masaya Takahashi
3. Kohei Sato & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Manabu Soya & Ryuichi Kawakami
4. BJW Strong World Heavyweight Title: Shinya Ishikawa (c) vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
5. BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title, Fluorescent Lighttubes 300 Counter & TLC Death Match: Isami Kodaka (c) vs. Yuko Miyamoto

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Osaka Pro’s current roster said goodbye to the fans and Nasci Hall Umeda this past Sunday in front of a sold out crowd. Tigers Mask ended up winning the Battle Royal Title in the main event that lasted over 40 minutes and even included our good friend Kenji getting involved.

All the wrestlers gathered to take one last photo with the fans to close out the show.

Other notable news items, both during and afterwards.

-Zeus returned the Osaka Pro Title and hinted about a name change.

-Both Tigers Mask and Black Buffalo unveiled new characters in Tokyo on 4/22. Tigers is now unmasked and is known as Atsushi Maruyama. Buffalo is now simply known as Buffalo and wrestles in a new modified mask.

-Billyken Kid, Bodyguard, Kazuaki Mihara, Zeus, and Katsumi Oribe are all scheduled to compete on Dotonbori Pro’s next tour. BKK also is booked for a couple of All Japan Pro-Wrestling shows.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 4/20/14
“Osaka Holiday Paradise”
Nasci Hall Umeda
450 Fans
1. Katsumi Oribe (8:05 Migi Jodan Keri) Yuji Yoshida
2. Naoki Setoguchi (12:54 Ground Cobra Twist Hold) Kazuaki Mihara
3. 3WAY Match: Keigo Yoshino (19:39 Triple 3 Count) Tigers Mask [L], Ebessan [L], Kanjyuro Matsuyama [L]
4. Zeus, The Bodyguard [W] & Quiet Storm (13:30 Double Chokeslam) Black Buffalo, Billyken Kid & Bull Armor TAKUYA [L]
5. Takoyakida [W] & Ultimate Spider Jr (21:10 Takoyaki Suplex Hold) Tsubasa & Kuishinbo Kamen [L]
6. Osaka Pro-Wrestling Battle Royal Title Match: Tigers Mask (41:15 Pinfall) Billyken Kid
*Naoki Setoguchi fails in defense, Tigers Mask becomes the 37th champion
*Order of elimination: Tsubasa, Bull Armor TAKUYA, Yuji Yoshida, Zeus & The Bodyguard, Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Kenji-kun, Naoki Setoguchi, Kazuaki Mihara, Katsumi Oribe, Taiyo Yoneda, Ebessan & Quiet Storm, Black Buffalo, Ultimate Spider, Takoyakida

[Sacher]

04/27 THE GATE OF PASSION
4/27/2014 Fukuoka, Hakata Star Lanes

0. Ryotsu Shimizu (4:20 Kameari Kouen Mae Crab) Chihiro Tominaga
1. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii{W} (1:21 HIMEI) YAMATO, Mondai Ryu{L}
1b. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii{W} (7:53 HIMEI) YAMATO, Mondai Ryu{L}
2. Gamma (4:41 Blitzen) Yosuke♡Santa Maria
3. Challenge Match: Uhaa Nation (6:33 Uhaa Combination) Kotoka
4. Road to Steel Cage Survival #1: CIMA{W}, Dragon Kid (12:31 Meteora) Masato Yoshino, Shachihoko BOY{L}
5. Road to Steel Cage Survival #2: Jimmy Kanda{W}, Jimmy Susumu (11:33 Ryu's on Box) Mr. Quu Quu Tanizaki Naoki Toyonaka Dolphin{L}, Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! w/ Ryo "Jimmy" Saito
6. Road to Steel Cage Survival #3: BxB Hulk{W}, Cyber Kong (17:03 First Flash) Naruki Doi, Kzy{L}
7. Millenials vs. MONSTER EXPRESS Future Fight Captains Fall 6 Man Tag Team Match: T-Hawk(c){W}, Eita, Flamita (21:36 Night Ride) Ricochet, Akira Tozawa, Shingo Takagi(c){L}

All the cage match entrants & scapegoats came out for the opening of the show. CIMA talked about how MAD BLANKEY & the Jimmyz having two entrants, while Team Veteran & MONSTER EXPRESS only had one. That gave them a disadvantage. With valuable masks on the line, he hoped Yoshino would cooperate with him in the cage. Yoshino wasn't particularly compelling. He would protect Shachis' mask at all costs. But, with opponents like Tanizaki it shouldn't too too hard. Kanda said that Doi was still his main target, as it has been since this whole ordeal started. He loved the Jimmyz, but inside the cage everyone would be an enemy. Tanizaki was disappointed to hear this. He hoped that the all Jimmyz fight today would help show Kanda that if they unite in the cage they can surely escape. Doi hoped to have a friendly, intense match tonight. Hulk seemed a bit more serious.

Ryo Saito accompanied Horiguchi & Tanizaki. He was taken aback by the current situation. Tanizaki told him that during his absence this what has become of the Jimmyz. He hoped things would return to normal after the cage match.

Hulk boasted about the persuasive power of the First Flash. Kzy saw first hand today why he had nothing to worry about in Aichi. With that type of firepower, he would certainly escape the cage. Kong cared very little about Kzy, and told Doi that he held his very life in his hands. He better protect his mask. Furthermore, Kzy was ★◎【◇◆〒▲〓〒. Kzy dropkicked him in the face to get him to shut up. Kzy gave a pep talk to Doi & Hulk. He pleaded with Doi to protect his hair.

This episode will air as Infinity #336 on 5/4. This is the first episode from Hakata Star Lanes since early 2012.

[Sacher]

This week is Golden Week, so in other words one of the heaviest weeks for back to back Japanese Pro-Wrestling shows.

4/28 (Mon)
WNC/REINA @ Komazawa Park in Tokyo, 12:00
NOAH @ Asahikawa Local Industry Promotion Center, 15:00
Dragon Gate @ ｎｃｃ＆Studio in Nagasaki, 18:30
WRESTLE-1 @ Nagaoka Aore in Niigata, 18:30
NJPW @ Yawatahama citizen Sports Center in Ehime, 19:00
BJW @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 19:00

4/29 (Tue)
DDT [MAX BUMP 2014] @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 12:00
FREEDOMS @ Toki Messe in Niigata, 12:00
REINA @ Komazawa Park in Tokyo, 12:00
K-DOJO @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 12:30
Osaka @ Matsushita IMP Hall in Osaka, 13:00
Michinoku @ Aomori Hamanasu Hall, 14:00
Diana @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 15:00
NJPW @ Kumamoto City Distribution Hall, 17:00
Dragon Gate @ Hiroshima Industrial Hall, 17:00
Gatoh Move @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 17:30
Stardom @ Matsushita IMP Hall in Osaka, 17:30
WRESTLE-1 @ Sendai San Festa in Miyagi, 18:00

4/30 (Wed)
Michinoku @ Iwate City Gymnasium in Takizawa, 19:00
Ice Ribbon @ Wrestle Butokan in Saitama, 19:30
Sportiva @ Sportiva Arena in Aichi, 20:00

5/1 (Thu)
BJW @ Ueno Park Mizudori in Tokyo, 12:00 & 18:30
NJPW @ Oita Event Hall, 18:30
WRESTLE-1 @ Koriyama Gymnasium, 18:30
Michinoku @ Kurihara Tsukidate Sports Park Gymnasium in Miyagi, 18:30
Ganbare☆Pro @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo, 19:30

5/2 (Fri)
BJW @ Ueno Park Mizudori in Tokyo, 12:00 & 17:30
Michinoku @ Yokote City Gymnasium in Akita, 18:30
FREEDOMS @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 19:00
Dragon Gate @ Dragon Gate Arena in Hyogo, 19:30

5/3 (Sat)
Stardom @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo, 12:00
JWP @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 13:00
OZ Academy @ Green Dome Maebashi in Gunma, 13:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
Michinoku @ Akita City Selion Plaza, 14:00
NOAH @ Differ Ariake in Tokyo, 15:00
WRESTLE-1 @ Kisarazu Civic Gymnasium in Chiba, 16:00
NJPW [Wrestling Dontaku] @ Fukuoka International Center, 17:00
Dragon Gate @ KBS Hall in Kyoto, 17:00
Gatoh Move @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 17:30

5/4 (Sun)
UNION @ L-Park Sendai in Miyagi, 13:00
JWP @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 13:00
Michinoku @ Hachinohe Hasshoku Center Cooks Hall in Aomori, 14:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
Dragon Gate @ KBS Hall in Kyoto, 15:00
WRESTLE-1 @ Tokyo Dome City Hall, 17:00
DDT @ L-Park Sendai in Miyagi, 17:30
Ice Ribbon @ Wrestle Butokan in Saitama, 18:00
NOAH @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 18:30

5/5 (Mon)
WAVE @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 12:00
DDT @ Aomori Hamanasu Hall, 13:00
ZERO1 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 13:00
Michinoku @ Yahaba Town Gymnasium, 14:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
NJPW @ Okayama Prefecture Wholesale Center, Orange Hall, 15:00
BJW @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, 15:00
Dragon Gate @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, 16:00
Gatoh Move @ Ichigaya Chocolate Hiroba, 16:00
JWP @ Itabashi Green Hall in Tokyo, 17:00
WNC @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 18:00

5/6 (Tue)
ZERO1 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 12:00
Stardom @ Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo, 12:00
Ice Ribbon @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 12:00
DDT @ Yamagata Big Wing, 13:00
Michinoku @ Sendai Best Western Hotel in Miyagi, 14:00
K-DOJO @ Blue Field in Chiba, 14:00
NJPW @ Nagoya International Conference Hall, 16:00
FREEDOMS @ Yokohama Radiant Hall in Kanagawa, 17:00

[Sacher]

BJW, 4/28/2014 [Mon] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
996 Spectators

(0) Yuichi Taniguchi vs. Takayuki Ueki
◆Winner: Yuichi (6:38) with a Boston Crab.

(1) MEN’S Teioh & Atsushi Maruyama (formerly Tigers Mask) vs. Shu & Kei Brahman
◆Winner: Maruyama (9:51) with a Small Package on Kei.

(2) Manabu Soya [FREE] vs. Hideyoshi Kamitani
◆Winner: Soya (9:54) following the Wild Bomber.
~ Soya stated that Kamitani has a potentially strong future, but he is now focused on him and Kawakami, the new “Wild Tag”, taking on the “Twin Towers” Kohei Sato & Shuji Ishikawa on 5/5.

(3) Kohei Sato [ZERO1] & Shuji Ishikawa [UNION] vs. Madoka [FREE] & Shinobu [666]
◆Winner: Kohei (13:42) following a Piledriver on Shinobu.
~ The “Twin Towers” keep their winning streak alive and appear to be almost unstoppable at this time.

(4) Barbed-wire Board 6 Man Tag Death Match: Jaki Numazawa, Mad Man Pondo & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Great Kojika, Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba
◆Winner: Kojika (13:59) following a Diving Foot Stomp with a Barbed-wire board from Inaba onto Pondo.
~ Kojika celebrates his 72nd birthday with a win, and stated that he does indeed aim to continue competing in the future.

(5) World Strong Heavyweight Prelude Match: Shinya Ishikawa & Ryuichi Kawakami vs. Daisuke Sekimoto & Kazuki Hashimoto
◆Winner: Shinya (11:15) with a Manjigatame (Octopus Hold) on Kazuki.
~ Shinya claims the win heading into his title defense against Sekimoto on 5/5.

(6) Main Event Tetsuori & Light-tube Tag Tag Death Match: Isami Kodaka [UNION] & Yuko Miyamoto [666] vs. Ryuji Ito & Masaya Takahashi [WNC]
◆Winner: Miyamoto (16:09) following a Moonsault Press off of the Tetsuori on Masaya.
~ Yankee Nichokenju celebrate their victory, but are eager for their match against one another on 5/5 for the Deathmatch belt.


BJW “Endless Survivor”, 5/5/2014 [Mon] 15:00 @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa

(-) 6 Man Tag Match: HUB, Madoka & Menso~re Oyaji vs. Atsushi Maruyama (formerly Tigers Mask), Shiori Asahi [K-DOJO] & Takumi Tsukamoto
(-) Super Tiger [RJPW] & Kazuki Hashimoto vs. MEN’S Teioh & Shinobu
(-) Gokudo Shock Tag Death Match: Ryuji Ito & “Black Angel” Jaki Numazawa vs. Kankuro Hoshino & Masato Inaba
(-) BJW vs WNC Tag Match: Hideyoshi Kamitani & Takayuki Ueki vs. Masaya Takahashi & Koji Doi
(-) Kohei Sato [ZERO1] & Shuji Ishikawa [UNION] vs. Ryuichi Kawakami & Manabu Soya [FREE]
(-) BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship Match: [4th Champion] Shinya Ishikawa vs. [Challenger] Daisuke Sekimoto ~ 2nd title defense.
(-) BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship Fluorescent Light-tube 300 Count TLC Death Match: [28th Champion] Isami Kodaka vs. [Challenger] Yuko Miyamoto ~ 4th title defense.

[Sacher]

Report completo dello show DDT di ieri (live su Samurai! TV e visibile qui):

DDT “MAX BUMP 2014”, 29/04/2014
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,200 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

0. Exhibition Match: Hoshitango & Gota Ihashi defeated DJ Nira & Shun Miyatake when Hoshitango pinned Nira with the Midnight Buenos Aires (4:36).
1. Shunma Katsumata Re-Debut: Yukio Sakaguchi & Masa Takanashi defeated Guanchulo & Shunma Katsumata when Sakaguchi submitted Katsumata with a Rear Naked Choke (8:33).
2. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title – Battle Royal: Sanshiro Takagi (c) defeated Shun Miyahebi with the Spiccoli Driver (7:07).
Other Competitors: MIJAMI, Yasu Urano, Michael Chuhebiwa, Sohebi Takao, Kazuki Hirahebi, Snake Antonio, Snake Toru and Super Snake Snake Machine.
*V3 for Sanshiro Takagi. Yasu Urano wins Snake Antonio’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
- Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Iron Man Belt defeated Sanshiro Takagi (c) by Pinfall (12:37 pm).
*Iron Man Belt becomes the 1,000th champion!
3. HARASHIMA & Tomomitsu Matsunaga defeated Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo when HARASHIMA pinned Endo with the Somato (10:44).
*HARASHIMA wins Tetsuya Endo’s Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
4. All Asia Tag Team Titles: Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie defeated Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (c) when Ishii pinned Kanemaru with a Brainbuster Cutback (11:41).
*Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru fail in V4. Keisuke Ishii & Shigehiro Irie become the 94th All Asia Tag Team Champions!
5. KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi, Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki (c) defeated Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi & Yoshihiko when Sasaki pinned Oishi after the PK Mind Ω (18:45).
*V1 for The Golden Lovers.
6. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated Akito with the Diving Double Knee Drop (24:26).
*V1 for KUDO.
7. KO-D Openweight Title: KUDO (c) defeated Yasu Urano with the Buzzsaw Kick (10:28).
*V2 for KUDO. Yasu Urano cashes in his Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract.
-. Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Jun Akiyama defeated Iron Man Belt by Pinfall (c) (3:02 pm).
*Jun Akiyama becomes the 1,001st champion.

It was a busy afternoon in DDT with a lot going on. KUDO fought tooth and nail to keep his KO-D Openweight Title, first defeating Akito in a main event match that lasted almost 25 minutes. Akito tried to lock in the Triangle Scorpion to make KUDO tap just like he did in Saitama just over two weeks ago but the champion escaped the hold and delivered a Buzzsaw Kick in retaliation. Akito survived the barrage of kicks but eventually stayed down after the Diving Double Knee Drop. Victorious, KUDO said it was an interesting match and he wants to have more interesting matches because he will continue to stand in the centre of DDT. He offered a handshake to Akito but it was refused. That was not all KUDO had to put up with at the end of the show.

Two of the Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contracts changed hands today. HARASHIMA pinned Tetsuya Endo to gain possession of a contract. He approached KUDO at the end to challenge him to a title match. HARASHIMA said he was not going to take the cowardly route and instead will cash in his contract in Nagoya on 25th May. Yasu Urano won the other contract by pinning a possessed Antonio Honda in the Battle Royal earlier in the show. He also told KUDO he wanted to cash in and he was going to do it right now! The impromptu KO-D Title Match then began with Urano targeting KUDO’s. But despite the well prepared gameplan, KUDO was able to withstand Urano’s offense and fight back. In the end, two Buzzsaw Kicks put away Urano and KUDO was still the KO-D Champion. Urano left the ring pissed off and he tore apart the UraShimKudo shirt he was wearing. Amon Tsurumi praised KUDO for defending the title twice in one night and urged the remaining contract holders not to cash in today. He confirmed KUDO Vs HARASHIMA will take place on 25/5 as long as HARASHIMA still has his contract. HARASHIMA said he was looking forward to winning the title back because he is the strongest. KUDO then said if HARASHIMA is the strongest challenger, then defeating him will make KUDO strongest in the truest sense. KUDO then held a toast with his Shuten-dōji teammates.

The Golden Lovers went into their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Title match with a big advantage. It turned out one of their opponents was badly injured. Was it Danshoku Dino? No. Makoto Oishi? Nope, it was Yoshihiko! The most dangerous member of the challenging trio entered the ring with its left arm heavily wrapped in bandages. Kenny Omega & Daisuke Sasaki took advantage immediately by pouncing Yoshihiko. What followed was one of the most violent sights to ever take place in a DDT ring as Omega literally tore Yoshihiko apart! If that wasn’t gruesome enough Omega & Sasaki ended the match by giving Oishi the PK Mind Tombstone onto the remains of his partner!

The big news of the night was Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie winning the All Asia Tag Team Championship! The two members of Team Dream Futures got their second title shot against Jun Akiyama & Yoshinobu Kanemaru after Ishii spent weeks following Akiyama begging for another match. The persistance paid off as Akiyama finally agreed and the match was booked in DDT. Even with the homeside advantage Ishii & Irie were the underdogs against a team with a combined 39 years of experience. And you know, a whole bunch of All Japan and Pro Wrestling NOAH championships between them. But Ishii & Irie shocked everyone by winning the titles. The champs had things in control for the final moments. Kanemaru dropped Ishii with the Deep Impact and Brainbuster but Ishii would either kick out or be saved by Irie everytime. Akiyama tried to give Irie the Exploder Suplex but Irie did what he could to block him. Then as Kanemaru lifted Ishii up for another Brainbuster, Ishii counters it into a Small Package for the three count! Amon Tsurumi was exceedingly happy to see Ishii & Irie win the titles and congratulated them for holding the same titles Footloose did. Irie said it was a dream for him and Ishii to win the titles. Ishii said it was a frustrating journey but thanks to the fans and to Drift for their support he and Irie were able to do it. They now want to defend the titles over and over in DDT.

It was now or never for the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. The reigning and defending 999th champion Sanshiro Takagi wanted to retire the belt so it would never have a 1,000th champion. The belt’s creator Poison Sawada JULIE was able to stop him by claiming the belt’s strap contains an ancient treasure map that appears when roasted with an Inca lighter. Takagi agreed he would put the belt up for one more defence. If he wins, the belt is retired and he gets the lighter. When he entered the ring for the Battle Royal he said he wanted it to end quickly because he wanted to go find the treasure and use it to buy luxury watches. He was cut off by video footage of Poison Sawada passing bottles of S-Cells to several wrestlers. The S-Cells gave the wrestlers snake magic but also put them under Sawada’s control. Sawada’s goal? Get the title back from Takagi by any means necessary! Takagi fought through Sawada’s minions as well as the other wrestlers involved in the Battle Royal and became the last man standing. After the match Takagi told Sawada he was not a fool. There is no ancient treasure and the Inca lighter was something Sawada just bought in a shop for one hundred yen. Takagi wasn’t going to wait any longer to retire the championship and the ceremony begun. Sawada grabbed the belt and yelled “I have to challenge you!” The two struggled until Sawada knocked over Takagi with the belt falling on top of him. All of a sudden Yukinori Matsui slapped the mat three times. The Iron Man Title belt pinned Takagi. The Iron Man Heavymetalweight Championship itself became the new champion and will go down in history as the 1,000th Champion!

The belt clearly spent the rest of the day celebrating to the point of exhaustion. It was found unconscious backstage at the end of the show. Jun Akiyama entered the room for a post match interview and sat down with his arm leaning on the belt. Yukinori Matsui suddenly jumped into view and started to count but Akiyama raised his arm at two and told Matsui to leave. When Matsui went away he unknowingly leant onto the belt again. This time Kyohei Wada appeared and he counted to three. Jun Akiyama is the new Iron Man Champion! Wada handed the belt to the new champion but at this point Akiyama was just annoyed by everything going on around him.

The opening match had both good news and bad. The good news was Shunma Katsumata debuted and got a good reaction from the crowd. The bad news was Guanchulo wrestled his final match in Korakuen Hall before he returns home to Chile. He and Katsumata became friends during his stay and he was happy he got to team with him before he leaves.

DDT’s other rookie Shun Miyatake did not have a good day. He wrestled the dark match hoping to impress Amon Tsurumi enough so he could get a proper debut match. Tsurumi didn’t like what he saw and told Miyatake it wasn’t going to happen yet. Miyatake threw a fit and complained that he will forever be a rookie.

Michael Nakazawa will face Minoru Suzuki in Shinjuku FACE on 9th May. Nakazawa actually asked for this match to happen because of what happened four months ago. Nakazawa defeated Sanshiro Takagi at “NEW YEAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL!” back in January thanks to some help from Suzuki. Nakazawa begged Suzuki to coach him but it was rejected and downgraded into Suzuki maybe doing something with Nakazawa down the line. Four months later and Nakazawa now wants to fight Suzuki. Nakazawa is certain he is going to win. He’s just not sure how.

The annual King Of DDT tournament returns this June. The first round will take place in Fukuoka on 14th June, the second round will be in Osaka on 15th June and the semi-finals and final will be in Korakuen Hall on 29th June. This year 16 wrestlers will enter the tournament and the first round pairings will be revealed on 29th May.

[Sacher]

FREEDOMS, 5/2/2014 [Thu] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) Toru Sugiura vs. Shuji Ishikawa [UNION]
◆Winner: Ishikawa (7:54) following a Running Knee.

(2) 6 Man Tag Match: Mammoth Sasaki, Tatsuhito Takaiwa [FREE] & Kikujiro Umezawa [FREE] vs. HIROKI [FREE], SUSUMU & Daisuke Masaoka
◆Winner: Takaiwa (9:12) following a Lariat on SUSUMU.

(3) Kamui’s Return Match: Kamui vs. Kenichiro Arai [DG]
◆Winner: Arai (10:24) with a Cross Armbar.

(4) KFC Tag Championship Match: [1st Champions] Great Kojika & The Winger vs. [Challengers] Kenji Fukimoto & Karate Brahman
◆Winner: Winger (7:31) via pinfall on Karate.
~ 2nd successful title defense.

(5) Barefoot Thumbtack Deathmatch: Jun Kasai vs. Minoru Fujita [Gurentai]
◆Winner: Kasai (17:52) with the Ude Sasori (Arm Scorpion) while on top of thumbtacks.

(6) KING of FREEDOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Match: [1st Champion] Takashi Sasaki vs. [Challenger] Yuji Hino (K-DOJO)
◆Winner: Hino (16:57) with the Fucking BOMB.
~ Champion falls on his 5th title defense. Hino becomes the 2nd generation champion.

(7) GENTARO’s Return Match: GENTARO vs. Isami Kodaka [UNION]
◆Winner: Kodaka (20:04) following the Isami ashi-zan (running superkick).

[Sacher]

With many favorites leaving Osaka Pro this year, the company kicked off its 15th anniversary with a whole new cast of characters at IMP Hall.

The bigger story was the appearance of DRAGON GATE’s CIMA after the third match. He stated that “yesterday’s enemy was today’s friend” and pledged support to the new Osaka Pro. This brought out Ultimate Spider Jr, who said that he’ll be undergoing surgery in June for his shoulder. However, USJ appealed for a tag team match with CIMA at Osaka Pro’s next show on 5/18.

CIMA accepted USJ’s proposal and it was announced later on that it’ll be CIMA teaming up with USJ to face Daisuke Harada & Takoyakida on 5/18.

In a more humorous note, it was originally announced that Don Fujii would be on the 5/18 as well. However, Fujii apparently had second thoughts and will now be sending “Hollywood” Stalker Ichikawa in his place.

Osaka Pro-Wrestling, 4/29/14
“Osaka Pro-Wrestling 15th Anniversary Kogyo”
Matsushita IMP Hall
784 Fans (No Vacancy)
1. Opening Match: Kushikatsu Oyaji [W] & K-ness. (9:54 Kushikatsu Bomb) Caramel Boy [L] & Night Super Hiroshi
2. Shinsei Osaka Pro-Wrestling Challenge Match #1: Daisuke Harada (11:06 Katayama German Suplex Hold) Takoyakida
3. Shinsei Osaka Pro-Wrestling Challenge Match #2: Atsushi Kotoge (10:48 Killswitch) Okonomiyakida
4. Osaka Meibutsu Sekai 2004: Shodai Ebessan (13:16 Shining Wizard) Kuishinbo Kamen
5. Osaka Meibutsu Battle: Tsubasa, HUB [W] & Kaiju New World (15:51 Viper Strike) Magnitude Kishiwada, Gamma & Golden Dragon [L]

[Sacher]

Eccomi per il live della Dragon Gate.

Siamo già al match tra YAMATO e Ricochet.

[Sacher]

YAMATO nuovo Open the Dream Gate Champion.

[Sacher]

Ecco, ci siamo: comincia il Cage Match, ne vedremo delle belle

[Nightmare 2.0]

[Sacher]

SPEEEEEEEDO STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR