{"id":41426,"date":"2019-03-28T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=41426"},"modified":"2020-09-04T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T15:51:42","slug":"wrestlemaniaweek-preview-ddt-pro-coming-to-america-4-4-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/03\/28\/wrestlemaniaweek-preview-ddt-pro-coming-to-america-4-4-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#WrestleManiaWeek Preview – DDT Pro: Coming To America (4\/4\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founded in 1997 as Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) Pro Wrestling<\/strong> by Shintaro Muto<\/strong>, DDT Pro has become a top tier promotion in Japan. A somewhat comedic alternative to more traditional puroresu<\/em> companies like New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong> and All Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong>, DDT Pro has seen many top stars hone their craft there prior to showcasing on bigger stages, such as Kenny Omega<\/strong> and Kota Ibushi<\/strong>. This WrestleMania<\/strong> week, DDT Pro makes their US debut for a showcase at La Boom in Queens, New York on Thursday, April 4, 2019, as part of the WWN More Than Mania<\/strong> series. DDT Pro’s show\u00a0Coming To America<\/em>\u00a0starts at 8pm EST.<\/p>\n

DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship Delayed Entry Battle Royale: Saki Akai (c) vs. Makoto Oishi vs. Kazuki Hirata vs. Colt Cabana vs. Kikutaro vs. ???<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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DDT Pro’s Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship is one of pro wrestling’s real treasures. Think of the WWE Hardcore title back in the days of yore, that was defended 24\/7 to the delight of fans everywhere. But the Ironman title is a little bit different and a whole lot more unique.\u00a0It’s really the answer to life, the universe and everything. Way more so than the no. 42. It’s the perfect object to show the complex yet simple knowledge that everything is as frail and strong as each other, be it man, woman, both living and not living, animal and stationary. It’s been held by men and women wrestlers alike, without prejudice, but also been held by a TV operating crane, Vince McMahon’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, animals, and even the entire audience at a Beyond Wrestling show.\u00a0A horizontally laid Hollywood Walk of Fame has an equal amount of percentage of being successful as me, meaning it was worth as much as me, so we’re really not much in the great universe. So just enjoy it while it lasts. Ya dig? The current champion is Saki Akai<\/strong>, a 6-year veteran of DDT Pro and sister company Tokyo Joshi Pro<\/strong> and she’s facing multiple opponents from DDT Pro, as well as Colt Cabana, Kikutaro<\/strong> and an inflatable doll.<\/p>\n

DAMNATION (Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo) vs. Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Two members of the DAMNATION<\/strong> stable in DDT Pro, Soma Takao & Tetsuya Endo<\/strong> (who, alongside Mad Paulie<\/strong> are former DDT KO-D 6-Man Tag Champions) will be teaming up to face Shuten Doji<\/strong>‘s Yukio Sakaguchi<\/strong> and Masahiro Takanashi<\/strong>. The Shuten Doji duo are 7x KO-D 6-Man Tag Champions (alongside KUDO<\/strong>), so this is a real showcase of some of DDT Pro’s tag team specialists.<\/p>\n

Danshoku Dino & Antonio Honda vs. Joey Ryan & Royce Isaacs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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If you’re not fan of Joey Ryan<\/strong>‘s penis gimmick, then you will absolutely despise this match. But for everyone else who has a sense of humor, this is a historical dream match. It was working in DDT Pro years ago that Ryan got the idea for the gimmick, and it was born out of a feud with DDT Pro’s Danshoku Dino<\/strong> when the flamboyant Japanese star grabbed Joey’s penis in desperation. Since then, Joey Ryan has flaunted the power of his penis to great heights. Dino is teaming up with another DDT Pro veteran in 2x DDT Extreme Champion Antonio Honda<\/strong>, while Joey Ryan is teaming with one of the West Coast’s rising stars in Royce Isaacs<\/strong>, who is collecting tag team gold with DEFY Wrestling<\/strong> and Future Stars of Wrestling<\/strong> as part of One Percent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n