Dramatic! My First DDT Post!

Friendship, Effort, Victory!

(2014/5/25)


5. IDOL LUMBERJACK MATCH for DDT Extreme Championship: Makoto Oishi vs. Masa Takanashi ©

GOLD


7. All Asia Tag Team Championship: Yasu Urano & Akito vs. Shigehiro Irie & Keisuke Ishii ©

There’s just something about Akito… Something that makes me root hard for him, he reminds me of Tamon Honda, with that silent swag and the way he works limbs and applies holds, absolutely spectacular, IMO. Really good match-up right here, with basic layout and just awesome tag team wrestling, Irie is a proven class already, but Ishii deserves as much praise as possible, at least for this match, he’s great as both FIP and hot tag.

***3/4


8. KO-D Openweight Championship: HARASHIMA vs. KUDO ©

Unlike many others, I actually liked their first match. I liked this one even more, this was just a pure struggle throughout the whole duration. HARASHIMA was less flashy than usual, and way stiffer and more brutal. He learned his lessons, and that’s what I call effective storytelling. From the technical standpoint, this was a kickfest, tons and tons of kicks were thrown, which is understandable if you know the story and profiles of both guys. Eventually, even some nasty punches were thrown, out of despair, it was a great put-over not only for the title, but for both competitors as well.

***3/4