was a
professional wrestling event promoted by
DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on August 18, 2013, in
Tokyo at the
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
, also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, is the name bestowed to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The fist ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the lands of the Ekōin temple in Ry ...
. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for
championships
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Title match system
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.
The event aired on
Fighting TV Samurai.
Storylines
The Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013 event featured ten
professional wrestling matches
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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
villains
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,
heroes
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* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
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* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
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* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
By winning the
King of DDT tournament on July 7,
Harashima earned a title match in the main event against
KO-D Openweight Champion
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Shigehiro Irie.
Event
The second
dark match saw the team of
Sanshiro Takagi,
Toru Owashi and
Akebono take on the team of
Jun Kasai from Pro-Wrestling Freedoms, Antonio Honda and
Hoshitango for a spot in the
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship match taking place later on the main card.
Similarly, the first match of the main card was a
four-way tag team match to determine the next challengers to the
KO-D Tag Team title who would go on to face the champions at the Who's Gonna Top? 2013 event on September 29. This match saw the participation of
Yuji Hino from
Kaientai Dojo who teamed up with
Daisuke Sasaki.
The next match was the "Souken Group Presents Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship Battle Royale", a
Rumble rules match for the
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. Kōmyō, a painting by
Akihiro Miwa, was the 972nd champion heading into the match. It was accompanied by
Shuji Ishikawa and Seiya Morohashi who served as its bodyguards. During the match, DJ Nira pinned Kōmyō to eliminate it from the match and become the 973rd champion. Last entrant Akihiro, an inflatable
love doll, then eliminated DJ Nira thus winning the match and becoming the 974th champion.
The next match saw the debut of Saki Akai teaming with
Masa Takanashi and Cherry against the team of
Yoshiko from
World Wonder Ring Stardom,
Hikaru Shida from
Ice Ribbon and Hiroshi Fukuda.
The next match was a special
singles match between
Katsuhiko Nakajima from
Diamond Ring and
Konosuke Takeshita.
In the next match, Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi and Akebono, having won first contendership earlier, challenged the team of
Kensuke Sasaki, the founder and owner of Diamond Ring,
Danshoku Dino and
Makoto Oishi for their KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship title.
The next match was a KO-D Tag Team Championship match between challengers
Yuko Miyamoto and
Isami Kodaka together known as , and champions
Hikaru Sato and
Yukio Sakaguchi
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.
The first match of the
double main event saw the then
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada from
New Japan Pro-Wrestling take on
Kota Ibushi in a singles match.
Results
Rumble rules match
Footnotes
References
External links
The official DDT Pro-Wrestling website
{{List of major DDT Pro-Wrestling events
DDT Peter Pan
2013 in professional wrestling
August 2013 events in Japan
Professional wrestling in Tokyo
2013 in Tokyo
Events in Tokyo