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NJPW'S FIRST ROAD TO SAKURA GENESIS, DDT IN KORAKUEN HALL AND MORE FROM JAPAN

By Oliver Taylor on 2021-03-28 14:31:00

DDT Pro-Wrestling

DDT Pro-Wrestling held a show in Korakuen Hall today.

The full results were:

• Yuki Iino and Yusuke Okada def. Chris Brookes and Toi Kojima
• Soma Takao def. Hideki Okatani
• Danshoku Dieno, Makoto Oishi and Saki Akai def. Akito, Keigo Nakamura and Toru Owashi
• KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championships: Chikara, Nabe Yakan, Sanshiro Takagi and Yukio Naya def. Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata, Super Sasadango Machine and Shinya Aoki (c)
• HARASHIMA def. Yukio Sakaguchi
• Konosuke Takeshita, MAO, Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno def. Daisuke Sasaki, Mad Paulie, Tetsuya Endo and Yuji Hino
• KO-D Openweight Championship: Jun Akiyama (c) def. Kazusada Higuchi

Yuki Ueno will make his next defense of the DDT Universal Championship at DDT’s show on April 4 in Korakuen Hall. His opponent is currently undetermined.

DDT confirmed the full field for its upcoming Ultimate Tag League tournament in May. The full field is:

• Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi
• Jun Akiyama and Makoto Oishi
• Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata
• Antonio Honda and Chris Brookes
• Daisuke Sasaki and Yuji Hino

The tournament will take place under round-robin rules. It will begin on May 9 in Korakuen Hall, continue on May 15 in Sendai and May 23 in Kobe before ending on May 27 in Shinjuku FACE. There will be one show held without live fans in attendance.

Chikara, Nabe Yakan, Sanshiro Takagi and Yukio Naya defeated Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata, Super Sasadango Machine and Shinya Aoki to win the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championships against.

DDT announced it will hold Wrestle Peter Pan 2021 in Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki, an outside soccer stadium.

Jun Akiyama made his first successful defense of the KO-D Openweight Championship against Kazusada Higuchi in the main event.

Danshoku Dieno challenged Akiyama afterwards. The match will take place at DDT’s show on April 11 in Korakuen Hall.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Big Japan Pro Wrestling held its fifth Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor show today in Nagoya.

The full results were:

• Kazuki Hashimoto def. Keiki Suzuki
• Kosuke Sato, Kota Sekifuda and Yuki Ishikawa def. Intelligent Sensational Grand Passion Mask No. 4, Makoto Hasuka and Michio Kageyama
• Kengo Takai def. Takuho Kato
• Kazumi Kikuta, Takuya Nomura and Yuji Okabayashi def. Daichi Hashimoto, Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuya Aoki
• Daisuke Sekimoto def. Ryuichi Kawakami
• Deathmatch: Hideyoshi Kamitani and Ryuji Ito def. Akira Hyodo and Kankuro Hoshino
• Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor B block: Shunma Katsumata def. Drew Parker
• Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor A block: Abdullah Kobayashi def. Jaki Numazawa

Following today’s show, the updated A block and B block standings are:

A block
1. Masaya Takahashi (2-0 record): 4 points
-. Violento Jack (2-0 record): 4 points
3. Abdullah Kobayashi (1-2 record): 2 points
4. Jaki Numazawa (0-3 record): 0 points

B block
1. Takumi Tsukamoto (2-0 record): 4 points
2. Drew Parker (1-1 record): 2 points
3. Yuko Miyamoto (1-2 record): 2 points
4. Shunma Katsumata (1-2 record): 2 points

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling held its first Road to Sakura Genesis tour show today in G Messe Gunma.

The full results were:

• BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito def. Gabriel Kidd, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura
• Master Wato, SHO and Tiger Mask def. DOUKI, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• Bad Luck Fale, EVIL, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori and Yujiro Takahashi def. Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI
• Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Yuji Nagata def. Gedo, Jado and Jay White
• Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay def. Kota Ibushi, Satoshi Kojima and Tomoaki Honma

New Japan will hold its second Road to Sakura Genesis tour show tomorrow in Korakuen Hall. The full card is:

• BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito vs. Gabriel Kidd, Master Wato, Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura
• DOUKI, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, SHO and Tiger Mask
• Bad Luck Fale, EVIL, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori and Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI
• Gedo, Jado and Jay White vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima
• Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay vs. Kota Ibushi, Tomoaki Honma and Yuji Nagata

Active Advance Pro Wrestling

Active Advance Pro Wrestling held a show in 2AW Square today.

The full results were:

• Kunio Toshima, Ricky Fuji and Takuro Niki def. Chibayan, Kaji Tomato and Naka Shuma
• Ayumu Honda and CHANGO def. Chicharito Shoki and Taylor Adams
• Daiju Wakamatsu trial series: Ayato Yoshida def. Daiju Wakamatsu
• Hiroshi Yamato and Kyu Mogami def. Kotaro Yoshino and Tank Nagai
• World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team Championship: Ayame Sasamura and Rina Shinagaki (c) def. Miku Aono and Tae Honma
• Taishi Takizawa def. Shu Asakawa
• 2AW Tag Team Championships hardcore: Kengo Mashimo and Tatsuya Hanami (c) def. Tomoya Hirata and Toru Sugiura

By virtue of defeating Shu Asakawa, Taishi Takizawa will be Ayato Yoshida’s next challenger for the 2AW Openweight Championship.

Kengo Mashimo and Tatsuya Hanami made their second successful defense of the 2AW Tag Team Championships against Tomoya Hirata and Toru Sugiura.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan Pro Wrestling held a show in Saitama today.

The full results were:

• Yusuke Kodama def. Francesco Akira
• Ryuki Honda trial series: Shotaro Ashino def. Ryuki Honda
• Koji Iwamoto and Shuji Ishikawa def. Black Menso~re and Takao Omori
• Yoshitatsu def. Noboru Uchida
• Hokuto Omori, Jake Lee and TAJIRI def. Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato and SUWAMA
• Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi def. Kento Miyahara and Rising HAYATO

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate has announced the full cards for its Glorious Gate 2021 tour shows on March 28 in Kirameki Minato Hall and March 29 in Hiroshima Sangyokaikan.

The full cards are:

March 28 in Kirameki Minato Hall
• Don Fujii and Ho Ho Lun vs. Takashi Yoshida and Yasushi Kanda
• Dragon Kid and YAMATO vs. Ultimo Dragon and Yosuke Santa Maria
• Diamante, Eita and HipHop Kikuta vs. Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka and U-T
• Ben-K and Keisuke Okuda vs. Bokutimo Dragon and Kagetora
• BxB Hulk, Dia Inferno, H.Y.O and SB KENTo vs. Jason Lee, Kota Minoura, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker

March 29 in Hiroshima Sangyokaikan
• BxB Hulk, Kaito Ishida and SB KENTo vs. Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and U-T
• Ben-K and YAMATO vs. Don Fujii and Ho Ho Lun
• Punch Tominaga and Shachihoko Boy vs. Susumu Yokosuka and Ultimo Dragon
• Bokutimo Dragon and Kagetora vs. Dragon Kid and Keisuke Okuda
• Dia Inferno, Diamante, Eita and HipHop Kikuta vs. Jason Lee, Kota Minoura, La Estrella and Shun Skywalker

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