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fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

20/8/2022, Saturday
2pm JST/4pm AEDT/6am BST/1am EDT/10pm PDT
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It's time to be eternally youthful! DDT's biggest show of the year is here, featuring a main event between a destined but unfortunately injured past champ and his unexpected replacement, a politician fight, probably the best mixed tag you'll see this year, Joey Janela in an Extreme battle against DDT's hardcore king, a cowardly undercarder with a championship up against one of DDT's blue chippers, and much more including AEW sensation Takeshita's return to the company!


Card Previews From The Dramatic DDT Blog

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Overview
It’s back to Ota Ward Gymnasium for this year’s edition of “WRESTLE PETER PAN”. For what is usually one of DDT’s biggest shows of the year, things don’t feel as such this time around. For DDT it’s still a big event but against the rest of the wrestling scene, I’m not feeling it as much this year. Choosing Ota Ward is a downgrade from a usual venue choice like Sumo Hall and DDT themselves have made reference to ticket sales not being that great. The company challenged its roster to sell more tickets with better quality lunches as their rewards. The last update they gave on that was they reached the “Nori Bento” level which refers to between 775 and 1,000 tickets sold. DDT wants their attendance numbers to return to what they were before the pandemic happened. That is going to stay a tough challenge for them until Japan moves past their covid restrictions. Even then it’s hard to say if DDT can grow back their audience. You can’t entirely blame the pandemic for shrinking wrestling’s popularity in Japan when a company like Stardom is growing like crazy over there under the same environment.

This show can end up becoming a turnaround in fortunes though. Through unexpected circumstances a new wind is blowing through the company as DDT’s current two top wrestlers battle over who should be carrying the flag. The man the company was built around for the last few years has all of a sudden gained a brand new global fanbase and maybe a chunk of them will follow him back to see what DDT is like. One of the most infamous wrestlers on the American indie scene has come over wanting to carve his name into the history books. A first time mixed tag match will offer something never seen before. Actual politicians will fight each other. And if that’s not enough, LiLiCo will be there with an important news update she wants to tell everyone.


MATCH 1
Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku & Ilusion Vs Toi Kojima, Yuki Ishida & Takeshi Masada

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Some of the youngest wrestlers in DDT gather together for the opening match. And also Yusuke Okada who is only 29 years old even though some days he looks about 42. He’s the veteran base of the match while Yuya Koroku and Toi Kojima get to bring their classmate rivalry onto a big stage. Their clashes in all of the BURNING Vs The 37KAMIINA matches over the last year are fun to watch. Yuki Ishida is showing improvement with his performances and developing more fire power to make up for his lack of size. Ilusion has been used sparingly over the summer because the DDTeeeen!! project hasn’t been publicly active. The few opportunities he’s been getting are at least moving him away from his rival El Unicorn so he gets to show they are not attached by the hip. But the spotlight right now is shining brightly on Takeshi Masada. He just had his debut match after only three months of training and dazzled everyone with his performance. If he keeps in good health over the next few years (always remember that rookies break easily) DDT could have a new supernova on their hands.


MATCH 2
3 Way 6-Man Tag Match: Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda (w/ Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari) Vs Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya & Super Sasadango Machine Vs Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda

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Is 2022 the year of Pheromones? The DDT shows that allow cheering usually has that unit getting the most reactions. Maybe it’s because they still use the canned cheering for their ring announcements or maybe it’s because chanting “Sexy!” out loud while sticking out your pinky fingers is a lot of fun. One thing for sure is Pheromones has become more stronger with the latest and perhaps final addition to the unit. A perverted looking masked man began following the group around and was eventually revealed to be Koju Takeda. He appeared in DDT before and is a former KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion but now has a bigger presence in the company under the name Koju “Shining Ball” Takeda. He’s never been shy about showing off his physique so he is a perfect fit for Pheromones, perhaps filling in the gaps that Yuki Iino and Danshoku Dieno could not fill. Was that meant to be written as a double entendre? You tell me.

The other two teams in this match can’t help but look plain in comparison. Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya have spent over a year bonding as a tag team and working together under the ONLY WE banner. It’s given Naya the ability to finally start climbing up the ladder and reach even a little bit of the potential that others see in him. Super Sasadango Machine is an odd third man to be on that team but this is an odd match to begin with. The other trio is made up of wrestlers sometimes nicknamed The DDT Variety Team. Whenever you get Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Antonio Honda all in the same ring you are guaranteed to get some nonsense coming from them.


MATCH 3
Special 6-Man Tag Match: Naomi Yoshimura, Kota Umeda & Keisuke Okuda Vs HARASHIMA, Yukio Sakaguchi & Hideki Okatani

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We are getting treated to a DNA reunion on the show. The developmental brand for DDT became redundant in 2018 but many wrestlers who came from it have become regular parts of several wrestling rosters. Naomi Yoshimura was a key part of DNA’s second half of its existence and he wanted to team with two men who were a constant presence around him during his time there. His rival Kota Umeda and his ally Keisuke Okuda. Umeda is a part time wrestler with some re-appearances in DDT every now and then. But Okuda’s name being brought up is intriguing. He was once under contract to DDT for two years then left the company for DRAGONGATE. Then recently there seems to be an apparent split between the two and suddenly Okuda is back in DDT by Yoshimura’s request. Maybe it’s just a one time reunion for old time’s sake.

Whether it is or it isn’t, Okuda has another reason to come back. He’s looking for a fight with Yukio Sakaguchi, thinking he is a scared old man. In response to this, Sakaguchi’s Eruption buddy Hideki Okatani is stepping in also wanting to join in the scrap the second it kicks off. Their team needs a calming presence so maybe HARASHIMA can keep things under control with his many years of wisdom under his belt. But he and Yoshimura are on course for a KO-D Tag Team Titles match in the future and they have a lot of recent history together. If the wrong guy gets provoked here then all hell could break loose.


MATCH 4
Shinichiro Kawamatsu Debut Match ~ Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Member Vs Bunkyo Ward Assembly Member: Shinichiro Kawamatsu, Sanshiro Takagi & Soma Takao Vs Osamu Nishimura, Makoto Oishi & Akito

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I don’t have a clue about Japanese politics other than Sanshiro Takagi tried it once and it left him traumatized. It seems that the wrestling bug has bitten Shinichiro Kawamatsu from the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly after the publicity stunt where he won and defended the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title. To show his gratitude to DDT and their fans, he decided to try and have a go as a pro wrestler for real. Finding time to train in between his political duties, Kawamatsu is having his official debut match against another politician. One who knows the wrestling ring very well.

Osamu Nishimura has been wrestling for over 31 years but his main priority nowadays is his council work in his hometown of Bunkyo Ward. There is a friendly link between the two in the lead up to the match because Kawamatsu is a longtime fan of Nishimura. Kawamatsu is even focusing his wrestling training on matwork specifically because he wants to fight against Nishimura’s Muga style of pro wrestling. The soft political atmosphere of the match is inspiring Soma Takao because it is taking place in his hometown of Ota Ward. It may end up spurring him on into campaigning for a seat on the Ota Ward Council in the future. Makoto Oishi & Akito will be there to provide more challenges for Kawamatsu. They should be eager to impress Nishimura in the process too.


MATCH 5
Special Mixed Tag Match: Jun Akiyama & Saki Akai Vs Chris Brookes & Asuka

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Jun Akiyama’s time as a coach in DDT has been invaluable to those who are learning from him. It’s worked out so well that Saki Akai asked him to team with her on this show so she can become a stronger wrestler. Akiyama accepted her request as long as she knew he will treat her no differently to any other wrestler in DDT. When it was decided they were going to get a Mixed Tag Match, Chris Brookes & Asuka was chosen to be their opponents. It will be the first time Akiyama takes part in a Mixed Tag Match. Asuka teased him at a press conference saying she has a good reputation as an opponent for first timers and she’ll be one woman he will never forget!

The whole match has Asuka feeling pretty confident. She has never lost to Akai before and is certain it won’t happen anytime soon. Still, she is encouraging her opponents to work hard together so she will get a good challenge out of them. Akai gave Asuka’s comments a lot of thought. She thinks all wrestlers walk their own paths. Akai’s path may be slower than Asuka’s or maybe it is just a detour. She isn’t going to stay feeling sorry for herself when she has a chance to learn from Akiyama. Brookes is excited about the match because it is a fresh experience for everyone involved. He has previously fought against Asuka in tag matches but they can start something brand new when they team together. Brookes even thinks a new history will begin if Asuka gets the pinfall on Akiyama!


MATCH 6
DDT Extreme Title – Special Hardcore Match: Joey Janela (c) Vs Shunma Katsumata

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It’s “The Bad Boy” against “The Happy Boy”! Joey Janela’s tour of DDT has been two years in the making after his constant viral wrestling matches caught Takagi’s attention. Little appetizers were put together in the meantime with Yoshihiko and the Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title being sent over to America for Janela to interact with. When the time came for Janela to finally visit Japan, he wasted no time in making an impact by winning the DDT Extreme Title in the infamous IPPON Lighttube Death Match. A Hardcore Match against Shunma Katsumata was already scheduled before his title win so it is now even more important with the championship stakes being added. Katsumata has developed his own hardcore style in DDT but how different is it to anything that Janela has experienced before? The American has experienced death matches in many forms from violent to wacky. Janela’s goal is to become the greatest foreign wrestler ever in DDT. That’s a tall task given those who previously called the company their Japanese home promotion. But hey, if Janela didn’t have the guts to aim high he wouldn’t have achieved so much in his crazy career. I mean he has a match against Ernest “The Cat” Miller coming up in GCW soon. What if that ends up becoming a DDT Extreme Title match?


MATCH 7
DDT Universal Title: Masahiro Takanashi (c) Vs Yuki Ueno

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The DDT Universal Title is on the line in a battle between old and new generations of DDT. When Masahiro Takanashi won the title he wanted to do two things. Travel the world with the championship because that is the original point of the title and defend it against all of the younger wrestlers who have stepped up over the last two years while he was out injured. He’s barely gotten started and already he has a high wall in the form of Yuki Ueno standing in his way. The former Universal Champion wants the belt back so he can make DDT more exciting in his own way. The build up consisted of Ueno standing tall in the warmup matches and Takanashi being in physical positions where he has no choice but to look up at his challenger. Even though Takanashi is the champion, he is coming into the match looking like the underdog. But that’s always been the story with him. He wouldn’t be Masahiro Takanashi if he didn’t have to climb up from the bottom each and every time.


MATCH 8
DDT 25th Anniversary Special 6-Man Tag Match: Dick Togo, Daisuke Sasaki & KANON (w/ MJ Paul) Vs Konosuke Takeshita, MAO & Yasu Urano

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Did you ever hear the saying it takes an artist ten years to become an overnight success? It kind of feels like that here. This summer the entire wrestling world fell in love with Konosuke Takeshita. In return he fell in love with America and also Cinnabon. Mostly Cinnabon. Almost entirely Cinnabon. He won’t stop eating their food. Anyway, his excursion to America for both AEW and the independent scene led to rave reviews across the board and even sparked a lot of gossip about his future. Should AEW try to sign him full time and throw him further into their murderer’s row of main eventers? Will a reinvigorated WWE poach him in their search for a new Japanese superstar to add to their roster? How never ending can the line of indie wrestlers wanting to challenge him become? All of a sudden DDT better be careful not to lose the supernova they’ve spent the last decade building their company around because he is very quickly becoming an attraction overseas. He’s back in Japan for two months before continuing his excursion so DDT are putting together some attraction matches for him while he is home.

The attraction here is the return of Dick Togo to DDT. The man has done it all in wrestling from all angles, from being revered for his skills to being despised for his role in with House Of Torture over in New Japan. It looks like Togo is coming to DDT under his normal guise but he always liked to cheat anyway. Plus he is siding with DAMNATION T.A and expecting clean play to come out of them is foolish. Togo is one of the few people who can get Daisuke Sasaki somewhat motivated to improve himself. The timing is right for that to happen here because Sasaki is going to be Takeshita’s opponent for his 10th Anniversary match next month. That’s not all. MJ Paul will be at ringside as the wild card and there is also KANON who has been really promising so far since his entry into DDT. Takeshita has MAO & Yasu Urano to make up a talented trio but can they mesh together as well as DAMNATION T.A can? If they don’t then Takeshita will wish he was back in the states tucking into another Center Of The Roll.


MATCH 9
KO-D Openweight Title: Kazusada Higuchi (c) Vs Tetsuya Endo

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One slap earlier this year created a butterfly effect resulting in a new turbulent wind blowing across DDT. The main event of this year’s “WRESTLE PETER PAN” was probably always supposed to be Kazusada Higuchi Vs Tetsuya Endo but the roles they are in and how we got there is very different. In March Endo walked out of Sumo Hall as the new KO-D Openweight Champion and the man to carry DDT forward. That only lasted until June thanks to the slap heard around the world. A DDT Vs NOAH inter-promotional match at “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” prematurely ended when Katsuhiko Nakajima knocked out Endo with a slap across the face after an awkward exchange where neither looked to be on the same page with the other. The aftermath was disastrous for DDT. Intentional or not, their champion was easily defeated on the big stage for the entire world to see. Even worse, Endo was now out of action with a concussion and a decision was made for him to vacate his championship while he recovered. DDT needed a new flag bearer and quickly went to work setting that person up.

DDT was at least able to get the timing right with their backup plan. The King Of DDT tournament was next on the schedule after “CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2022” and the vacant KO-D Title was now up for grabs. Higuchi literally waved the DDT flag in Saitama Super Arena and made it clear he was the best choice to lead the promotion in Endo’s absence. He spent his 8 year career struggling to win the KO-D Title and finally achieved his goal by winning the tournament. His victory was a crowning moment both literally and symbolically because he was given the flag once more to represent his emergence as DDT’s strongest wrestler. That was when the new wind started blowing. Higuchi left his unit Eruption to form Harimao with Yoshimura. He also called out his first challenger… Tetsuya Endo!

Endo recovered from his concussion and wanted his return to the ring to be a fresh restart. He accepted the knockout he suffered counts as a loss no matter how you look at it. It wasn’t his intention to immediately return to challenging for the KO-D Title but once Higuchi called him out, he couldn’t resist. Also Endo feels the need to repay his fans for their continued support by becoming the champion again. He answered by throwing out his own title challenge to Higuchi just because it is tradition for the contender to approach the champion instead of vice versa. He went to get advice from Kenta Kobashi like he always does before his important matches. Kobashi’s advice to him was he needs to be angry more and should use the injury as fuel for that. That may be for another story to be told on another day though. This weekend Endo’s focus needs to be on Higuchi and just Higuchi. He has a winning singles record against him but only just. In their previous six singles matches together Endo has three wins, Higuchi has two and there was a Double KO between them. Whoever wins this 7th battle will carry the DDT flag from here on out!

As usual it'll be a great time with a mix of wacky comedy, character antics and innovation with high workrate banger matches in the patented DDT style.

fez_machine fucked around with this message at 05:16 on Aug 20, 2022

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karmicknight
Aug 21, 2011
Where has Takeshita been, after the tag match with Ueno I have heard neither hide nor hair from the soup boy.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Hell yes Peter Pan is always a great time. The main event will be great but I am most looking forward to Janela vs. Shunma. The politicians fight also looks like a blast, as does the mixed tag.

Pheromones will also be on the show.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Not great news about the ticket sales, but if the Ota shows GanPro and TJPW put on last month are any indication then the crowd will still be loud.

Wish it was Dieno out instead of Imanari, but maybe the new guy will be amazing

brian
Sep 11, 2001
I obtained this title through beard tax.

should be a good one, do wish there was a weapons rumble though, shunma janela will be a very ridiculous event though so that'll probably make up for it

it's been a weird year or two for ddt where there's new people i love like okada, okatani and hino but there's been a lot of focus on my least favourite people like dieno and yoshimura and the comedy side has been a bit muted by the crowd noise stuff so I really hope this event is a good start for a good post pandemic era

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
really looking forward to this (aside from the Pheremones match)

stacked card with plenty of variety, should be a hoot and a half

Lamuella
Jun 26, 2003

It's like goldy or bronzy, but made of iron.


Great card, plus a slot where I can go make breakfast or watch Rampage or something

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
Here's something
https://twitter.com/ddtproENG/status/1560576255795544064

Barry Bluejeans
Feb 2, 2017

ATTENTHUN THITIZENTH
c'mon Danhausen :pray:

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Eddie Kingston incoming

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


SG Bamboo posted:

Eddie Kingston incoming

Been to Japan before, sorry.

Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

Douche Baggins
Considering the event, it'd be hilarious if it was Hook.

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

I like the two auxiliary members of 37KAMIINA teaming up

https://twitter.com/ddtproENG/status/1560646520453472259

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


I won't be awake to see live but go Chris and ASUKA :woop:

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

fez_machine posted:

20/8/2022, Saturday
1pm JST/3pm AEDT/5am BST/12am EDT/9pm PDT

Hey is there a source for the earlier start time? Because the banner you posted as well as the WU page both say 2pm start.

There's still two hours left, that's way too long dammit :argh:

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

forkboy84 posted:

Been to Japan before, sorry.

I went and looked this up since I assumed it was from Chikara's Big Japan partnership, but nope, Osaka Pro. This match looks like it could been very cool, Tadasuke wasn't fully formed yet but 2011 Kingston was rad



Team on the left is Orange Cassidy, Tracy Williams and Izanagi from All Japan

abraham linksys
Sep 6, 2010

:darksouls:
i think this is the rare big cyberfight show that won't have a preshow an hour before bell time, or maybe they've fixed the thing where they'd always put the "real show" bell time on wrestle universe instead of the actual stream start time. it says "14:00 ON AIR" which makes think this is starting in 90 minutes and not 30, sadly

this is the rare ddt show where there's nothing i want to see on the first half of the card so I think I might sleep and catch this tomorrow :shobon:

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

SG Bamboo posted:

Hey is there a source for the earlier start time? Because the banner you posted as well as the WU page both say 2pm start.

There's still two hours left, that's way too long dammit :argh:

lol I took it from Forkboy in the Puro thread and I think Forkboy's source might be off. This isn't the first time this has happened

fez_machine fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Aug 20, 2022

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Unless he stealth edited it without the notification at the bottom, I think you might have accidentally copied the Stardom start time above it

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

SG Bamboo posted:

Unless he stealth edited it without the notification at the bottom, I think you might have accidentally copied the Stardom start time above it

that's it!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


:3:

Anyway, Peter Pan starting soon! Can't wait to watch the first match and then close the stream for 15-20 minutes to hopefully avoid the Pheromones match! :woop:

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Jerusalem posted:

:3:

Anyway, Peter Pan starting soon! Can't wait to watch the first match and then close the stream for 15-20 minutes to hopefully avoid the Pheromones match! :woop:

I'm just hoping that with 8 other dudes in the match Dieno doesn't have much time to do his bullshit. Don't forget last year when his match was fantastic because there was so much going on around him with Matsui vs Kiso

Penguin Patrol
Mar 3, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
stream's live

english commentary team is cursed

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Stream is live! Christelle on comms with Arai and some guy i've never heard of

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Here we go!

SG Bamboo posted:

I'm just hoping that with 8 other dudes in the match Dieno doesn't have much time to do his bullshit. Don't forget last year when his match was fantastic because there was so much going on around him with Matsui vs Kiso

I hope that once it is done, somebody gets the opportunity to tell me the match I'll never watch was not as terrible as it could have been!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

English commentary happily explaining that Pheromones are awful and you have to be very careful about who watches their matches :lol:

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

So this is the third guy on comms apparently

https://twitter.com/tokyobryan

Pinwiz11
Jan 26, 2009

I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.



HI NOT NAMBA

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
oh no not this guy on commentary

already swearing worse than Akki

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

fez_machine posted:

oh no not this guy on commentary

already swearing worse than Akki

"No bad words please!"

Penguin Patrol
Mar 3, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
I switched to Japanese as soon as I heard Mr. Arai, it's not worth it

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004

Penguin Patrol posted:

I switched to Japanese as soon as I heard Mr. Arai, it's not worth it

Good idea

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Kobashi, as is tradition

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Hell loving yes Kobashi! :woop:

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
KOBASHI

fez_machine
Nov 27, 2004
An icon of DDT

Penguin Patrol
Mar 3, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
he seems a lot more mobile than the last few times i saw him!

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Penguin Patrol posted:

he seems a lot more mobile than the last few times i saw him!

He was letting the relentless march of time get in the heat on him, but now it's time for the comeback!

SG Bamboo
Aug 21, 2013

Smile. Win. Yay!

Penguin Patrol posted:

I switched to Japanese as soon as I heard Mr. Arai, it's not worth it

:hai:

https://twitter.com/ddtproENG/status/1560852205842071553

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Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

Hold on a second are these fuckers starting with Pheromones!?! :mad:

Edit: Oh nevermind, it's just a promo for the full show :sweatdrop:

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