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Takeshi Masada
is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former two-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion. Early life In his second year of junior high school, he was inspired to join DDT Pro-Wrestling after watching Kota Ibushi matches, street wrestling and Yoshihiko matches. Since his high school didn't have a wrestling club, he took up Shorinji Kempo instead, and in August 2019, he ranked third at the Inter-High School Intercollegiate Championship in '' dantai embu'' with the Osaka Prefectural Semboku Senior High School team. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2022–present) Masada joined DDT in May 2022, after taking a leave of absence from college. Masada made his professional wrestling debut three months later at Road To Peter Pan In Korakuen Hall on August 14, 2022, where he fell short to his trainer Harashima in singles competition. This was the fastest debut in DDT history. On December 29, at Never Mind 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bought and managed by Shoichi Ichimiya until December 2005, when Sanshiro Takagi took over as the new president. In 2017, DDT was sold to CyberAgent. Takagi retained his position, while Takahiro Yamauchi took over as the new DDT director. DDT became one of the top promotions in Japanese independent wrestling by creating a unique sports entertainment style, often parodying WWE, with a Japanese puroresu flair to the matches. DDT's biggest event is DDT Peter Pan, Peter Pan, held each year since 2009. The cards' matches tend to be a mixture of Japanese lucharesu (a mix of lucha libre and traditional puroresu), worked shoot-style, hardcore brawling and comedy matches. DDT is in many ways a parody of American pro wrestli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Takuya Nomura
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the professional wrestling promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present) Nomura is known for his tenures with various promotions. He participated at the ''Lion's Gate Project'', a developmental branch of professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) which hosted its sixth event on June 15, 2017, where he teamed up with Dinosaur Takuma in a losing effort to Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Tiger Mask. At the ''Toshiwasure! Shuffle Tag Tournament 2020'', a one-night event promoted by DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT) in partnership with BJW, Nomura teamed up with Konosuke Takeshita and obtained a victory over the team of Akira Hyodo & Makoto Oishi but fell short to Harashima and Yuji Okabayashi in the semi-finals. All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016–2021) Nomura made sporadic appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hideki Okatani
is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a member of the Eruption stable. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2020–present) Okatani made his professional wrestling debut with DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) on March 20, 2020, at Judgement where he teamed with Shunma Katsumata and lost to Naomi Yoshimura and Keigo Nakamura. On June 20, he had his first win in a singles match against Keigo Nakamura. In July, he joined Jun Akiyama's stable Akiyama-gun (later renamed Junretsu). On June 6, 2021, at CyberFight Festival, he was scheduled to take part in the DDT vs. Kongo 14-man tag team match, but before the event, Masa Kitamiya left Kongo which led to the match being changed to a 12-man tag team match, and Okatani was then scheduled for a singles match against Kitamiya, which he lost in under three minutes. On October 12, at Get Alive, Junretsu failed to capture the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship from Team Olympian (Yoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yuya Koroku
better known by his ring name Yuya Koroku is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his work in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2021–present) Takashika made his professional wrestling debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling at ''DDT April Fool 2021'' on April 4, where he fell short to Yusuke Okada in singles competition. Takashika competed in various signature events of the promotion. In the D Generations Cup, he made his first appearance at the inaugural edition of 2023 where he topped the A block of the competition by defeating Hideki Okatani, Kazuma Sumi and Ilusion, only to fall short to Takeshi Masada in the finals held at Into The Fight 2023. In the 2024 edition which was held under a round-robin tournament, Takashika fell short to Rukiya in the first rounds. He scored his best results at the 2025 edition which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tetsuya Endo (wrestler)
is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, who has worked for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) since his debut in April 2012. He is a three-time KO-D Openweight Championship, KO-D Openweight Champion and a former four-time KO-D Tag Team Championship, KO-D Tag Team Champion. Endo also makes appearances for DDT's sister promotion Pro Wrestling Noah where is a former one-time GHC National Championship, GHC National Champion. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2012–present) Debut and early career (2012) After training under Keita Yano, Endo made his professional debut on April 1, 2012, teaming with Keisuke Ishii in a loss to Hiroshi Fukuda (wrestler), Hiroshi Fukuda and Akito (wrestler), Akito. 29 days after his debut, Endo gained his first win, defeating Daishi at a Kaientai Dojo show. Endo lost the majority of matches he competed in throughout 2012 and 2013, a common thing for young wrestlers in Japan as a method of earning one's place in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love
Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love: Hold Out was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). It took place on February 21, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe. The event featured the retirement matches of Keiji Muto and saw the involvement of wrestlers from Noah's sister promotions Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling and DDT Pro-Wrestling, as well from outside promotions such as New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate. The event was themed around the final matches of Keiji Muto, who was defeated by NJPW's Tetsuya Naito in the semi-main event, and by Masahiro Chono in the main event match. After the main event, Chono announced his own retirement. The event also featured the retirement match of Nosawa Rongai, who Tokyo Gurentai, teamed with Kazuhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Toy Kojima
is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for DDT Pro-Wrestling under the ring name To-y, where he is a member of the The37Kamiina stable. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2021–present) After having fought two exhibition matches in June and December 2020, Kojima made his official debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling, on December 27, in the opening match of the D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 final event, losing to Hideki Okatani. Kojima's first victory came at Into The Fight 2021, on February 28, 2021, when he and Yusuke Okada defeated the team of Keigo Nakamura and Yuki Ueno. On June 6, at CyberFight Festival 2021, during his match teaming with Yuki Iino against Junta Miyawaki and Kinya Okada, he dislocated his left elbow. He made his return on November 3, at the D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II event at the Ota City General Gymnasium. At the event, he teamed with Yuya Koroku and defeated Hideki Okatani and Yuki Ishida. On November 6, Kojima joined the The37Kamiina stable. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yuki Ishida (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for DDT Pro-Wrestling. Early life and sumo background Ishida has a background as a sumo wrestler, having competed at amateur level at Tottori Jōhoku High School, a senior high school known for its sports program. There, he was a senior to future professional sumo wrestlers Takerufuji and Rōga. Professional wrestling career Ishida made his first appearance for DDT Pro-Wrestling on September 26, 2021, at Who's Gonna Top? 2021, in a pre-show exhibition bout against Yuya Koroku that went to a time-limit draw. His official debut was on October 12, at Get Alive 2021 where he faced Kazusada Higuchi in a losing effort. On August 24, 2022, at a free event in Shinjuku Face, he had his first win where he teamed up with Higuchi, defeating The37Kamiina (Konosuke Takeshita and Toi Kojima). Ishida then offered to join the stable Harimau, which was accepted. On May 14, 2023, at Only We × DDT Special: Yuji Hino's Debut 20th Anniversary, Ishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Keigo Nakamura
is a Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship, KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Champions. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2019–present) Nakamura is known to have had sporadic appearances for various promotions. At ''BJW Last Buntai'', an event promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on August 30, 2020, he teamed up with Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno) to pick up a victory over Kosuke Sato (wrestler), Kosuke Sato, Masaki Morihiro and Takuho Kato. DDT Pro-Wrestling (2019–present) Nakamura made his professional wrestling debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling in a series of Professional wrestling match types, exhibition matches, first of them taking place at ''DDT Road To Wrestle Peter Pan 2019'' on June 16 where he fell short to Yuki Ueno. At ''DDT UNIVERSE LIVE! One Chan Saturday'' on March 7, 2020, he compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sweet Dreams! 2023
Sweet Dreams! 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It took place on January 29, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and three of DDT's nine championships were on the line. The main event saw Yuji Hino defeat Kazusada Higuchi to win the KO-D Openweight Championship for the second time. In other prominent matches, ShunMao ( Mao and Shunma Katsumata) successfully defended the KO-D Tag Team Championship against Omega (Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi), and Burning ( Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki and Yusuke Okada) defeated Pheromones ( Yuki "Sexy" Iino, Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and Koju "Shiningball" Takeda) to retain the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Production Background The event featured nine professional wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
D Generations Cup
The D Generations Cup (DGC) is an annual professional wrestling tournament organized by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling brand. This tournament showcases up-and-coming talents from the company, akin to the Young Drama Cup, last held in 2010. The inaugural edition, held in 2023, employed a round-robin format, with each participant facing all other wrestlers within the same block in singles matches. The winner of each block was determined via a point system, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. On the final day of the event, the winners of each block faced each other to determine the winner of the tournament. The 2024 edition adopted a single-elimination bracket format, followed by a return to the round-robin system in the subsequent year. History DDT Pro-Wrestling announced the participants of the inaugural D Generations Cup on January 2, 2023. The schedule was then announced on January 10. Tournament finals Tournaments Results 2023 The D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yuki Ishikawa (wrestler, Born 1995)
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a two-time BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion and a one-time Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018–2024) Ishikawa also checked freelance work, competing for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. He did most of his external work as a BJW talent. At ''BJW/2AW Big Advance'', a cross-over event produced with Active Advance Pro Wrestling on May 15, 2021, Ishikawa teamed up with Ayato Yoshida and Kosuke Sato in a losing effort against Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi) and Kengo Mashimo. At ''ZERO1 Osu Premium One Team ZERO1 Shinjiro Otani Aid!'', a cross-over event produced with Pro Wrestling Zero1 on June 4, 2022, he teamed up with Fuminori Abe and Kosuke Sato in a losing effort against Astroman, Ren Ayabe and Yuko Miyamoto. At ''666 Vol. 118'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
