{"id":26793,"date":"2018-09-26T10:54:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26793"},"modified":"2020-09-04T12:53:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T16:53:26","slug":"puroresu-news-ddt-in-america-and-two-uk-stars-head-to-sendai-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/26\/puroresu-news-ddt-in-america-and-two-uk-stars-head-to-sendai-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Puroresu News: DDT in America and Two UK Stars Head To Sendai Girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been quite the day of news for puroresu fans as\u00a0<strong>Dramatic Dream Team (DDT Pro)\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Sendai Girls\u00a0<\/strong>made big announcements that is sure to excite their english\u00a0speaking audience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DDT Arrives in the U.S. for the First Time! DDT to Participate in WWN LIVE EXPERIENCE 2019 During April 4-6!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iiWUDCeaBW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/iiWUDCeaBW<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ddtpro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ddtpro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JeX30r2xL7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JeX30r2xL7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ddtpro\/status\/1044590551096381440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In bigger news, DDT announced that it was joining the WWN Live Experience that takes place over WrestleMania weekend.,\u00a0 It joins promotions such as\u00a0<strong>EVOLVE<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Shine<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>SHIMMER, Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Viva La Lucha<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong> Kaiju Big Battel.<\/strong>\u00a0 They will be represented at the WWN Supershow and run a show of their own between the 4th and 6th of April in 2019.\u00a0 DDT is most known as the quirkiest wrestling promotion on earth.\u00a0 It is home to the true best bout machine, the blow-up doll\u00a0<strong>Yoshihiko,\u00a0<\/strong>once a year they host a Campsite event where wrestlers compete on a camping ground to win a falls count anywhere match, a match which can go for an hour.\u00a0 They made Minoru Suzuki a weapon in a match and are infamous for having the\u00a0<strong>Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship\u00a0<\/strong>which has been won by a table, children, an invisible man and even the title itself.\u00a0 As well as being quirky DDT houses some great wrestlers like\u00a0<strong>Speedball Mike bailey<\/strong>, current ace\u00a0<strong>Konosuke Takeshita\u00a0<\/strong>and his big rival\u00a0<strong>Tesuya Endo.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>DDT follow the precedent of New Japan who have branched into the English speaking market to increase their international brand recognition and grow its potential fanbase.\u00a0 DDT will be looking to follow them up and earn international buzz to solidify its spot as Japans number 2 promotion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are very pleased to announce that @MillieMcKenzie0 will represent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fightclubpro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Fightclubpro<\/a> as a part of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sendaigirls_pro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sendaigirls_pro<\/a> in Japan. \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7HxREWfXQZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7HxREWfXQZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fight Club: PRO (@Fightclubpro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fightclubpro\/status\/1044599158819246080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other puroresu news,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/08\/16\/sendai-girls-more-than-another-joshi-promotion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sendai Girls<\/strong>,\u00a0one of the\u00a0big\u00a0Joshi companies<\/a> alongside\u00a0<strong>Stardom, WAVE\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Ice\u00a0Ribbon<\/strong>,\u00a0announced the lineup for Big Show In Sendai Sun Plaza on the 14th of October and it includes two names familiar to British wrestling fans.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Millie McKenzie\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Rhia O&#8217;Reilly\u00a0<\/strong>were announced for the show.\u00a0 McKenzie is the next big thing in women&#8217;s wrestling as she is already booked by every company in the UK at age 18.\u00a0 On top of that, she takes her opponents to suplex city and an appearance in Japan will be a big learning curve for the youngster.\u00a0 Rhia O&#8217;Reilly is on the opposite end of the career spectrum, as she is a 10 year veteran and has been fighting to help establish women&#8217;s wrestling in the UK and Ireland for years.\u00a0 O&#8217;Reilly has appeared for promotions all over the Uk including\u00a0<strong>PROGRESS, IPW Revolution Pro Wrestling, ICW\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>EVE\u00a0<\/strong>where she is a cult hero and has even made it to\u00a0<strong>Shine\u00a0<\/strong>in the US.\u00a0 O&#8217;Reilly deserves a run in Japan more than almost any other woman in the UK and Ireland and with her experience will look to make the most of this huge opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been quite the day of news for puroresu fans as\u00a0Dramatic Dream Team (DDT Pro)\u00a0and\u00a0Sendai Girls\u00a0made big announcements that is sure to excite their english\u00a0speaking audience. 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