Dramatic Dream Team
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| Industry | Professional wrestling |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Sanshiro Takagi |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Japan |
| Owner | Sanshiro Takagi |
| Website | www.ddtpro.com |
DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDTプロレスリング DDT Puroresuringu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1997 by Sanshiro Takagi. DDT, also written as D2T, stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2009. It became one of the top names in Japanese indy wrestling by creating a unique Sports Entertainment style with a Japanese puroresu flair to the matches.
DDT started producing pay-per-view digests of its product on DirectTV during late 1999 to 2003 when they finally got an hour's timeslot on Samurai TV, Japan's premier sports channel which shows a lot of professional wrestling from both Japan and the United States.
The cards' matches tend to be a mix of Japanese lucharesu, semi-worked shoot-style, hardcore brawling and comedy matches. DDT is in many ways a parody of American pro wrestling, particularly World Wrestling Entertainment, using over-the-top gimmicks (most notably Danshoku Dino) as well as unique match types including a hardcore match in a campsite (which featured use of bottle rockets as weapons), an "Office Deathmatch" (where the ring was set up to resemble a section of an office building, complete with cubicle walls and computers), and a "Silence Match" (where wrestlers were forbidden to make loud noises, resulting in slow-motion chops and punches and featuring the commentary team speaking in a faux-whisper).
DDT was the parent promotion of Union Pro Wrestling, which held events approximately twice a month,[1] and is the parent of Tokyo Joshi Pro, which was founded in June 2012.[2]
DDT celebrated its 15th anniversary on August 18, 2012, by holding its first ever event in Nippon Budokan.[3]
On August 17, 2015, it was announced that Union Pro would be folding after its 10th anniversary event on October 4, 2015.[4] Three days after its folding, Union was replaced by a new promotion named Pro Wrestling Basara, which launched in January 2016.[5]
Championships
Active
DDT currently has 6 recognized championships,[6] the top titles being the KO-D (King of DDT) championships.
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Defeated | Date won | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KO-D Openweight Championship | Daisuke Sasaki | Harashima | April 24, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan |
| KO-D Tag Team Championship | Daisuke Sasaki and Shuji Ishikawa | Shin Sedai Konbi (Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo | March 21, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan |
| KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship | Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki and Shunma Katsumata | T2Hii (Kazuki Hirata, Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi) | February 28, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship | Saki Akai | LiLiCo | April 24, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan |
| DDT Extreme Division Championship | Super Sasadango Machine | Kendo Kashin | March 21, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan |
| King of Dark Championship | Gota Ihashi | Hoshitango | April 24, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan |
Inactive
| Championship | Last champion(s) | Defeated | Date won | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag Team Championship | Shit Heart♥Foundation (Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga) | Great Kojika, Mr. #6 and Riho | November 3, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship (also recognized by Big Japan and El Dorado among others) | Hiroki | Daigoro Kashiwa | November 6, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan |
| UWA World Trios Championship | Disaster-Box (Harashima, Toru Owashi and Yukihiro Abe) | Shit Heart♥Foundation (Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga) | December 26, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan |
Annual tournaments
| Tournament | Last winner(s) | Last held | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dramatic Sousenkyo | Isami Kodaka | October 7, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
| King of DDT | Yukio Sakaguchi | June 28, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan |
Roster
Dramatic Dream Team
| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Akito | |
| Antonio Honda | Freelancer |
| Cherry | |
| Daisuke Sasaki | KO-D Tag Team Champion |
| Danshoku Dino | |
| DJ Nira | Freelancer |
| Gorgeous Matsuno | |
| Gota Ihashi | |
| Harashima | KO-D Openweight Champion |
| Hoshitango | King of Dark Champion |
| Kazuki Hirata | |
| Keisuke Ishii | |
| Ken Ohka | Ganbare☆Puroresu |
| Konosuke Takeshita | |
| Kudo | Inactive; knee injury |
| Lady Beard | |
| Makoto Oishi | |
| Masa Takanashi | |
| Saki Akai | Oscar Promotion |
| Sanshiro Takagi | |
| Seiya Morohashi | Freelancer |
| Shigehiro Irie | |
| Shuji Ishikawa | KO-D Tag Team Champion Freelancer |
| Soma Takao | |
| Super Sasadango Machine | DDT Extreme Division Champion World Aipoke Champion Freelancer |
| Tetsuya Endo | |
| Tomomitsu Matsunaga | |
| Toru Owashi | Freelancer |
| Yasu Urano | |
| Yoshihiko | |
| Yukio Sakaguchi |
DDT New Attitude
| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Dai Suzuki | |
| Guanchulo | |
| Kazusada Higuchi | KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion |
| Kota Umeda | |
| Kouki Iwasaki | KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion |
| Mao Inoue | |
| Mizuki Watase | |
| Ryota Nakatsu | |
| Suguru Miyatake | |
| Syunma Katsumata | KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion |
| Tomoya Kawamura |
Pro Wrestling Basara
| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Daichi Kazato | |
| Fuma | |
| Hiroshi Fukuda | |
| Isami Kodaka | |
| Ryu Gouma | |
| Ryuichi Sekine | |
| Sagat | |
| Takumi Tsukamoto |
Tokyo Joshi Pro
| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ai Shimizu | Freelancer |
| Akane Miura | |
| Chikage Kiba | |
| Erin | |
| Hyper Misao | |
| Kanna | |
| Miyuu Yamashita | |
| Mizuho | |
| Nonoko | |
| Rika Tatsumi | |
| Syoko Nakajima | |
| Yuka Sakazaki |
Staff
- Amon Tsurumi – DDT General Manager
- Daisuke Kiso – Referee
- Mic Inoue – Time keeper
- Minami Momochi – Tokyo Joshi Pro ring announcer
- Rikiya Shindo – Ring announcer
- Tetsuya Koda – Tokyo Joshi Pro representative
- Yukinori Matsui – Referee
Dropkick Bar
Dropkick Bar is a professional wrestling, boxing and mixed martial arts-themed sports bar owned and operated by DDT. Professional wrestling personalities make appearances at the bar.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Union Pro". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ↑ "2012年06月04日（月） DDT新規事業として『東京女子プロレス』を設立、代表は甲田哲也氏". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ↑ "武道館ピーターパン～DDTの15周年、ドーンと見せます超豪華4時間SP～". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2012.
- ↑ "【記者会見】10・4後楽園の10周年記念興行で解散、石川はフリーに。「最後にどデカい花火を打ち上げましょう」（イサミ）「『ユニオンプロレス、ここにあり』という記憶に残る大会にしたい」（石川）「完全燃焼したい」（スーザン）". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ↑ "【記者会見】イサミが新団体旗揚げ！ 団体名は「プロレスリングBasara」、旗揚げ戦は1・21新宿！ 所属選手も発表／諸橋、イサミ、ビアードはDDT所属、石川＆三富はフリー、久保はTEC所属に". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Dramatic Dream Team
- ↑ "10 of the best bars in Tokyo for karaoke and other weird stuff". The Guardian. February 1, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ "ドロップキック". Gurunavi (in Japanese). Retrieved June 10, 2015.
External links
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- http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/ - Title history of all DDT championships
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