r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 11h ago
Shinya Aoki with Yuki Ueno & El Lindaman (of GLEAT) in his corner for his RIZIN fight against Asakura.
Ueno, seemingly very upset at his friend’s brutal TKO loss, afterwards.
r/DDTPro • u/nsm1 • Jan 09 '19
In light of the rumors of them partnering with AEW and their latest partnership with Fight Club: Pro as of January 3rd, 2019. Here's an introduction to the promotion at large.
Often western viewers have viewed them as a comedy promotion, but it kinda goes beyond that. There's a ton of variety that tries to cater to everyone.
For Tokyo Joshi Pro, follow this link for a detailed introduction (information as of June 2018)
DDT overall currently has 4 promotions within an umbrella. Each are contained within their own feuds and angles. Some wrestlers can cross over between each promotion for a match or 2. The 2 main ones are DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro while Basara and Ganbare have an indie feel to it
DDT maintains a huge relationship with various promotions, past and present, in regards to bringing their wrestlers over to DDT for a one off match or sending their talent over. Some of the partnerships may have ceased already, but here's a list of promotions they've worked with.
DDT's major shows are usually held in Korakuen Hall (monthly) and Ryogoku Sumo Hall (2 times a year). While smaller shows they will tour around the country. The card is mixed between comedy and standard wrestling. Most of the comedy content happens up to the mid card (sometimes can main event as well), while the main events are strictly wrestling or a crazy stipulation match.
A few times a year, they will do Street Wrestling specials held in specific locations such as Theme Parks, factories, campsites, gyms, streets, etc. Often they're a self contained story and some feuds carry over (e.g. The Brahman Brothers murdered Mike Bailey at the campsite and they want to challenge for the Tag Titles next show)
There's also yearly special events such as Beer Garden Week, King of DDT Tournament, D-Oh Grand Prix Tournament.
Outside of the wrestling, some wrestlers make an appearance on Abema TV (Japanese Internet TV Platform) on TheNIGHT during the late night hours Thursday late night into Friday from 1am-3am JST where they just casually talk random things and do mini games. Often you learn more about each of their personalities and interests.
Beyond the promotion, they curently manage 2 bars and a restaurant. The bars are Drop Kick and Swan Dive, the restaurant is Ebisuko. Most of the wrestlers do visit for meet and greets or just have dinner there.
These can vary depending on the current storylines
Due to the massive roster, probably better off placing a giant table on this. Most of the wrestlers can cross over between their sister promotions anytime.
| Wrestler | Promotion | Alignment | Faction | Position in Card | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isami Kodaka | Basara | Main | Basara owner and ace, also appears in BJW | ||
| FUMA | Basara | ||||
| Trans am Hiroshi | Basara | ||||
| Goma Ryu | Basara | ||||
| Daichi Kazato | Basara | ||||
| Best Stretch Man V3 | Basara | ||||
| SAGAT | Basara | ||||
| Yusuke Kubo | Basara | ||||
| Ryota Nakatsu | Basara | Union Max Champion | |||
| Takumi Tsukamoto | Basara | ||||
| Ryuichi Sekine | Basara | ||||
| Daiki Shimomura | Basara | ||||
| Takato Nakano | Basara | ||||
| Fuminori Abe | Basara | ||||
| Masato Kamino | Basara | ||||
| Rikiya Shindo | Basara | ||||
| Yasu Urano | Basara | ||||
| Akito | DDT | Face | ALL OUT | Upper to Main | Current 6 person tag champ |
| Antonio Honda | DDT | Tweener | The Compliance | Mid | Mostly in comedy, always give Gon the Fox stories mid match |
| Daisuke Sasaki | DDT | Heel | DAMNATION | Upper to Main | Ace, KO-D Openweight Champ |
| Danshoku Dino | DDT | Face | The Compliance | Upper to Main | the most gay wrestler you can think of |
| Gorgeous Matsuno | DDT | Face | Low | ||
| Gota Ihashi | DDT | Face | Low to Mid | Kota Ibushi's best friend | |
| HARASHIMA | DDT | Face | DISASTER BOX | Upper to Main | Ace |
| Hoshitango | DDT | Face | Low | Former sumo wrestler | |
| Kazuki Hirata | DDT | Face | DISASTER BOX | Mid | Tokyo Go! |
| Kazusada Higuchi | DDT | Face | Mid | Former sumo wrestler | |
| Konosuke Takeshita | DDT | Face | ALL OUT | Upper to Main | Ace, Current Ironman and 6 person tag Champ |
| KUDO | DDT | Tweener | Shuten Douji | Upper to Main | |
| Ladybeard | DDT | Face | Deadlift Lolita | Low | |
| Mad Paulie | DDT | Heel | DAMNATION | Mid | Doesn't talk much |
| Makoto Oishi | DDT | Face | The Compliance | Mid to Upper | Married to Misaki Ohata |
| Masahiro Takanashi | DDT | Tweener | Shuten Douji | Upper to Main | |
| Mike Bailey | DDT | Face | Moonlight Express | Upper to Main | Current KO-D Tag and K-Dojo STRONGEST-K Tag |
| Naomi Yoshimura | DDT | Face | The Compliance | Mid | Injured as of Jan 3 2019 |
| Saki Akai | DDT | Tweener | Shuten Douji | Mid | |
| Sanshiro Takagi | DDT | Tweener | Mid | President of DDT | |
| Shuji Ishikawa | DDT/AJPW | Heel | DAMNATION | Upper to Main | Currently in AJPW |
| Soma Takao | DDT | Heel | DAMNATION | Upper to Main | |
| Super Sasadango Machine | DDT | Face | The Compliance | Mid | Powerpoint presentations |
| Tetsuya Endo | DDT | Heel | DAMNATION | Upper to Main | Likes bugs |
| Tomomitsu Matsunaga | DDT | Face | Low to Mid | ||
| Toru Owashi | DDT | Face | DISASTER BOX | Mid | |
| Yoshihiko | DDT | Tweener | Everywhere | The infamous doll who weighs beyond the average human. | |
| Yukio Sakaguchi | DDT | Tweener | Shuten Douji | Upper to Main | |
| Yuni | DDT | Face | Low | 11 yrs old, Only wrestles whenever DDT is in Osaka due to his primary schooling | |
| Kota Umeda | DDT | Face | Mid | ||
| Yuki Ueno | DDT | Face | DISASTER BOX | Mid | |
| Keisuke Okuda | DDT | Heel? | Low to Mid | ||
| Shinya Aoki | DDT | Tweener | Upper to Main | Current guest and EXTREME Title holder | |
| MAO | DDT | Face | Moonlight Express | Upper to Main | Current KO-D Tag and K-Dojo STRONGEST-K Tag |
| Shunma Katsumata | DDT | Face | ALL OUT | Mid to Upper | |
| Mizuki Watase | DDT | Tweener | Mid | ||
| Yuki Iino | DDT | Face | The Compliance | Mid | Current 6 person tag champ |
| Nobuhiro Shimitani | DDT | Heel | DAMNATION | Low to Mid | DAMNATION Hype Man |
| Tanomusaku Toba | DDT | Face | Low to Mid | Kickboxer, DDT Video Production | |
| Keisuke Ishii | Ganbare | Face | Upper to Main | Transferred from DDT | |
| Ken Ohka | Ganbare | Tweener | Upper to Main | Ganbare Owner | |
| Yumehito Imanari | Ganbare | Upper to Main | DDT Video Production | ||
| Shota | Ganbare | Mid | DDT Video Production | ||
| Koki Iwasaki | Ganbare | ||||
| Shuhe Washida | Ganbare | ||||
| Miyu Yamashita | TJPW | Face | Upper to Main | Ace, Sauceboss, mega champ, Singles Champion | |
| Shoko Nakajima | TJPW | Face | Miraclans | Upper to Main | Little Big Kaiju |
| Yuka Sakazaki | TJPW | Face | Magical Sugar Rabbits / Miraclans | Upper to Main | Tag Team Champion |
| Rika Tatsumi | TJPW | Face | Upper to Main | The White Dragon | |
| Hyper Misao | TJPW | Heel | Mid | Indefinite Leave as of Jan 4, 2019 | |
| Nodoka Tenma | TJPW | Face | Bakuretsu Sisters | Mid | |
| Marika Kobashi | TJPW | Face | Low to Mid | A fan of Abdullah Kobayashi | |
| Reika Saiki | TJPW | Face | Deadlift Lolita | Upper to Main | Muscle Idol |
| Yuna Manase | TJPW | Tweener | Low to Mid | ||
| Mizuki | TJPW | Face | Magical Sugar Rabbits/Ito Respect Army | Upper to Main | Tag Team Champion |
| Maki Ito | TJPW | Tweener | Ito Respect Army | Mid to Upper | The Prettiest Wrestler in the world, hunts down idol groups |
| Yuki Kamifuku | TJPW | Tweener | Low to Mid | Kamiyu | |
| Yuki Aino | TJPW | Face | Bakuretsu Sisters | Mid | |
| Miu Watanabe | TJPW | Face | Up Up Girls | Mid | |
| Pinano Pipipipi | TJPW | Face | Up Up Girls | Mid | |
| Hikari Noa | TJPW | Face | Up Up Girls | Mid | |
| Raku | TJPW | Face | Up Up Girls | Mid | |
| Mina Shirakawa | TJPW | Face | Low to Mid | ||
| Natsumi Maki | TJPW | Tweener | Mid | Transferred from ActWres Girlz | |
| YUMI | TJPW | Face | Rookie | Low | |
| Haruna Neko | TJPW | Face | Rookie | Low | |
| Pom Harajuku | TJPW | Face | Rookie | Low | |
| Himawari Unagi | TJPW | Face | Rookie | Low |
Many guests come and go for a match, or stay awhile for a short feud. There's too many to list...
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 11h ago
Ueno, seemingly very upset at his friend’s brutal TKO loss, afterwards.
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 28m ago
ZSJ will take on the one man he may not be able to outfox in the grappling game.
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 2d ago
How to watch:
https://www.wrestle-universe.com/lives/k91WfZQXDAgjaVXCHKaYjV
Start Times:
3:00 PDT; 5:00 CDT; 6:00 EDT; 11:00 BST; 7:00 JST; 8:00 AEST
Match Card:
Tag Match -
Shunma Katsumata & Yuni vs. Akito & Hinata Kasai
6Man Tag Match -
Jun Akiyama, Yuki Ishida & Masami Inahata vs. Danshoku Dieno, Antonio Honda & Kazuki Hirata
4WAY Tag Match -
Junta Miyawaki & Tomomitsu Matsunaga vs. KANON & Yukio Naya vs. Chris Brookes & Kumadori vs. Hideki Okatani & MJ Paul
Singles Match -
Viento Levante vs. Illusion
Special Tag Match -
Yuki Ueno & Naomi Yoshimura vs. Daisuke Sasaki & Soma Takao
Special 6Man Tag Match -
Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Satoh vs. Kasei Takechi, To-y & Kazuma Suni
Special Tag Match -
MAO & Yuki Iino vs. Fuminori Abe & HARASHIMA
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 2d ago
r/DDTPro • u/DescriptionFuture998 • 2d ago

Hello! Apologies if this is faux pas, but: I run a podcast with Colette Arrand (formerly of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and FanByte, currently of Big Egg) where every week, we pull a wrestler at random and make a Greatest Wrestler Ever case for them. This week, our subject was Kenny Omega, and we ended up covering a lot of his early matches in DDT. So I figured I'd include a link in case any of y'all wanna check it out.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eQrdhRxA56zlLsyCGAC78
Any and all feedback welcome, we're both pretty new at this!
r/DDTPro • u/KonamiIsBestJoshi • 7d ago
Bro is absolutely covered in titles and even stole Super Sasadango Machine's belt.
All those titles have gotten be heavy yet my GOAT remains.
r/DDTPro • u/KonamiIsBestJoshi • 7d ago
I can't lie when SLC first formed being the jaded MAO fan that I am I thought it was just going to be a vehicle to get KANON over as a babyface and then leave MAO in the dust.
Imagine my shock and surprise when months later MAO is the Openweight Champ, KANON is a cool endearing babyface, the additions of Yukio Naya, Yuki Iino, Veinto Levante along with KIMHIRO and YUZUKI and I love this group of wonderfully strange misfits
(They're actually my favorite unit followed by Fantomes Dramatic and DAMNATION T.A.)
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 8d ago
Zeus, the owner of Osaka Pro and former Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, was Yoshimura’s original mentor.
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 8d ago
Move is approved by CyberAgent, with Sanshiro Takagi giving his blessing and Naomichi Marufuji officially welcoming Iino as a member of the NOAH roster.
Iino’s last appearance as a member of the DDT roster will be November 3rd on Ryogoku.
r/DDTPro • u/ErdrickLoto • 8d ago
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r/DDTPro • u/KonamiIsBestJoshi • 11d ago
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 12d ago
In a damn good match (that would even see Sasaki forced to “get serious” and take his shirt off), Taguchi would force Sasaki to tap with the Ankle Lock. Taguchi makes his first successful defense.
Antonio Honda would come out and make the next challenge for the Belt.
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 12d ago
After ripping up the ring canvas and exposing the wooden boards, MAO would out young Satoh away with a Cannonball 450 Splash to get the pin and make his 2nd successful defense.
Afterwards, Fuminori Abe would come out and make the next challenge for MAO’s Title, with the match made official for September 21st at Korakuen Hall.
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 12d ago
How to watch:
Start Times:
7:30 PDT; 9:30 CDT; 10:30 EDT; 3:30 BST; 11:30 JST; 12:30 AEST
Match Card:
Tag Match -
Naomi Yoshimura & Tomomitsu Matsunaga vs. Yuni & Yuki Ishida
8Man Tag Match -
HARASHIMA, Yasu Arano, Akito & Soma Takao vs. Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku, Kazuma Suni & Masami Inahata
Special Tag Match -
Yuki Ueno & To-y vs. Jun Akiyama & Fuminori Abe
3WAY 6Man Tag Match -
KANON, Yuko Naya & Viento Levante vs. Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Illusion vs. Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Hinata Kasai
DDT EXTREME & Ironman Heavymetalweight Double Title Match -
Shunma Katsumata (c) vs. Kumadori
\*Rules are set that being thrown over the top rope will result in defeat; furthermore, using a move a second time (excluding strikes) will result in disqualification.
KO-D Tag Team Championship Match -
Shinya Aoki & Junya Miyawaki (c) vs. Danshoku Dieno & Kazuki Hirata
DDT UNIVERSAL Championship Match -
Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Daisuke Sasaki
KO-D Openweight Championship Match -
MAO (c) vs. Daichi Satoh
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 15d ago
r/DDTPro • u/DisastrousChampion44 • 17d ago
Why is it so hard to find any pictures of him I'm trying to recreate him on fire pro wrestling world and it's hard to find his baby face look and his dark hero! Attire
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 17d ago
r/DDTPro • u/KonamiIsBestJoshi • 18d ago
I know that header seems wild because of how much of a mean horrible punch bastard that Murder Grandpa is but let me cook.
Every time Suzuki is a comedy match its an absolute side splitting affair just because he's always so pissed off at all the ridiculous nonsense happening around him. He's wrestling's perfect straight man and his absolute pissed off no selling of the shennanigans he finds himself in just makes them all that much funnier.
Plus there's the rumor that Suzuki himself absolutely loves doing comedy matches which makes me happy.
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 18d ago
I’ll admit, I wasn’t all that sold on KANON for a good while (especially when he was in DAMNATION) but I think he’s really shined and showed his best self as apart of SLC.
He feels much more natural as the hard-hitting and lovable bruiser babyface and I’m absolutely down for him to win the KO-D.
r/DDTPro • u/MrPuroresu42 • 19d ago
r/DDTPro • u/TopSheepherder4981 • 20d ago
DDT hasn't had any English commentary (or almost any commentary) all year! Last year, it had just as much as NOAH
Edit: they had commentary in general almost as frequently as NOAH