Judgement 2009 was a

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event promoted by

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(DDT). It took place on April 5, 2009, in

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, at the

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. It was the thirteenth event under the

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name. The event aired domestically on

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Storylines

Judgement 2009 featured seven

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

The dark match saw DJ Nira defeat Mammoth Handa and Yoshiaki Yago to earn a spot in the main event. However, after the match, Nira informed

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that he had a broken wrist and that he wouldn't be able to compete. Takagi asked Handa if he was up to the task but Handa refused as well because he believed he had injured his ribs. Yago then asked if he could take the spot but Takagi refused and locked him up in a locker.

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teamed with Yoshihiko, an inflatable love doll, to defeat

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and Antonio Honda from the Italian Four Horsemen stable. During the match, Yoshihiko was "killed" by a Honda knee drop, which caused its head to burst open, and was replaced by a second Yoshihiko, who was also a love doll, only modified to resemble the

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. The next match was a

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featuring

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and

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from

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(Noah). Next,

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faced

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from Noah. The main event was a Rumble rules battle royal in which the winner won an opportunity to challenge the then

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Sanshiro Takagi at Max Bump 2009, on May 4. Moreover, an envelope containing a championship match contract was suspended above the ring, giving whomever would grab it first the right to challenge a champion of their choosing at any time, in a similar fashion to

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's Money in the Bank contract. Yoshiaki Yago, having freed himself from the locker, was the first to grab the contract before being eliminated.

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eventually won the match by last eliminating

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Results

References

External links

The official DDT Pro-Wrestling website
{{List of major DDT Pro-Wrestling events

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