DDT Audience

Audience
PromotionsDDT Pro-Wrestling
First eventAudience 2003
Last eventAudience 2022

Audience was a recurring professional wrestling event held by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in spring. Originally held by DDT as an independent promotion between 2003 and 2018, it was then held by CyberFight as DDT-branded events. The first of these was a tour of smaller events outside of Tokyo in May 2021, followed by one final main edition in 2022.

History

Between 2003 and 2018, Audience was produced by DDT Pro-Wrestling, an independent promotion founded in 1997 by Shintaro Muto and Pro Wrestling Crusaders alumni Kyohei Mikami, Kazushige Nosawa and Sanshiro Takagi.[1] The event was held in spring. In 2020, DDT and its subsidiaries merged with Pro Wrestling Noah into a new company called CyberFight owned by the digital advertising company CyberAgent, with DDT and Noah persisting as separate brands under the CyberFight umbrella.[2] The Audience name was then used in May 2021 for a tour of smaller events held in Hamamatsu, Fukuoka and Kumamoto.[3] Finally, it was used for one last edition in 2022.

Events

# Event Date City Venue Main event Ref.
1 Audience 2003 July 17, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Mikami (c) vs. Takashi Sasaki for the KO-D Openweight Championship [4]
2 Audience 2004 July 1, 2004 Akarengers (Takashi Sasaki and Gentaro) (c) vs. Sanshiro Takagi and Ryuji Ito for the KO-D Tag Team Championship [5]
3 Audience 2005 June 29, 2005 Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Kudo for the KO-D Openweight Championship [6]
4 Audience 2006 June 4, 2006 Sanshiro Takagi and Poison Sawada Julie vs. Tatsutoshi Goto and Mitsuya "Who?" Nagai in a no disqualification match [7]
5 Audience 2007 July 1, 2007 Koo (c) vs. Kudo for the KO-D Openweight Championship [8]
6 Audience 2015 May 31, 2015 Harashima (c) vs. Kudo for the KO-D Openweight Championship [9]
7 Audience 2016 May 29, 2016 Daisuke Sasaki (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the KO-D Openweight Championship [10]
8 Audience 2017 May 28, 2017 Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Yasu Urano for the KO-D Openweight Championship [11]
9 Audience 2018 May 20, 2018 Shigehiro Irie (c) vs. Keisuke Ishii for the KO-D Openweight Championship [12]
10 Audience 2022 May 22, 2022 Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki, Kanon and MJ Paul) vs. Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi and Hideki Okatani) for the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship [13]

Results

2003

Audience 2003
PromotionDramatic Dream Team
DateJuly 17, 2003
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,506[4]
Audience chronology
← Previous
Next →
2004
No.Results[4]StipulationsTimes[14]
1Hero! defeated O.K.Revolution and Azusa KudoTwo-on-one handicap match8:20
2Thanomsak Toba and Daichi Kakimoto defeated Kudo and Shuji IshikawaTag team match10:20
3Tomohiko Hashimoto, Yuki Nishino and Miyuki Maeda defeated Super Uchuu Power, Issei Fujisawa and Yuki MiyazakiSix-person tag team match9:23
4Mr. Strawberry (Cpt), Yoshihiro Sakai and Ofune (with Showa-ko) defeated Mr. Amegican (Cpt), Seiya Morohashi and Futoshi Miwa (with Miwa Kaicho and Thunder)Captain's Fall Máscara Contra Máscara six-person tag team match17:11
5Takashi Sasaki defeated Mikami (c)Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship21:38
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2004

Audience 2004
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJuly 1, 2004
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,482[5]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2003
Next →
2005
No.Results[5]StipulationsTimes[15]
1Kudo defeated Kota IbushiSingles match6:30
2NEO Machine Guns (Yuki Miyazaki and Tanny Mouse) defeated Showa-ko and CherryTag team match10:12
3Suicibeboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba) defeated Daichi Kakimoto and Masahiro TakanashiTag team match8:50
4Jako Kyodan (Poison Sawada Julie, Yusuke Inokuma and Gorgeous Matsuno) defeated Hero!, Shuji Ishikawa and Futoshi MiwaSix-man tag team match12:30
5Koichiro Kimura and Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Danshoku Dino and KenshinTag team match13:18
6Kensuke Sasaki and Agira Hokuto defeated Tomohiko Hashimoto and Seiya MorohashiTag team match7:29
7Sanshiro Takagi and Ryuji Ito defeated Akarengers (Takashi Sasaki and Gentaro) (c)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship17:36
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2005

Audience 2005
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJune 29, 2005
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,338[16]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2004
Next →
2006
No.Results[16]StipulationsTimes[16]
1Tomohiko Hashimoto defeated ToshiSingles match5:59
2Cherry won by last pinning Gorgeous Matsuno[i]10-minute Battle Royal for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship10:00
3Rey Cubano and Havana Guerrero (with Antonio Honda) defeated Daichi Kakimoto and Kota IbushiTag team match13:18
4Jako Kyodan (Poison Sawada Julie, Akeomi Nitta, Osamu Namiguchi and Jun Inomata) defeated Danshoku Dino, Yusuke Inokuma, Muscle Sakai and Shuji IshikawaDeath Fight13:18
5MoroToba (Seiya Morohashi and Thanomsak Toba) (c) defeated Shoichi Ichimya and Futoshi MiwaTag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship11:48
6Toru Owashi and Shogo Takagi defeated Mikami and Hero!No disqualification tag team match12:47
7Sanshiro Takagi (c) defeated KudoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship15:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
  1. ^ Other participants included The Bloody (interim champion), Yuki Miyazaki, Maru, Toshie Uematsu, Yumi Ohka, and Keiko Saito.

2006

Audience 2006
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJune 4, 2006
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,588[17]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2004
Next →
2006
No.Results[18][17]StipulationsTimes[17]
1DThe Mac defeated Antonio Honda by disqualificationSingles match5:36
2Seiya Morohashi defeated Masami MorohashiSingles match7:43
3Harashima and Guillermo "Chango" Akiba defeated Daichi Kakimoto and Tomomitsu MatsunagaTag team match10:23
4Milano Collection A. T. defeated Kota IbushiSingles match11:37
5Toru Owashi won by last eliminating King Pocoda and Muscle Sakai[i]Six-man Disaster Box New Members Selection Battle Royal10:17
6Italian Four Horsemen (Francesco Togo and Mori Bernard) (c) defeated Suicideboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship21:18
7Sanshiro Takagi and Poison Sawada Julie defeated Tatsutoshi Goto and Mitsuya "Who?" NagaiNo disqualification match18:53
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match
  1. ^ Other participants included Máscara Gayrrero Jr., Michael Nakazawa, and Yusuke Inokuma.

2007

Audience 2007
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJuly 1, 2007
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,185[19]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2006
Next →
2015
No.Results[20][19]StipulationsTimes[19]
1DGorgeous Matsuno vs. Koryuki ended in a time limit drawSingles match10:00
2Seiya Morohashi defeated Masa TakanashiSingles match9:10
3Suicideboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba) and Hoshitango defeated Fruits Army (Mango Fukuda, Durian Sawada Julie and Japanese Balloon)Six-man tag team match9:22
4Sanshiro Takagi and Kota Ibushi defeated Katsumi Usuda and Manabu HaraTag team match13:24
5Nurunuru Brothers (Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga) (c) vs. Italian Four Horsemen (Prince Togo and Antonio "The Dragon" Honda) ended in a double countoutTag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship10:17
6Toru Owashi vs. Harashima vs. Danshoku Dino vs. Muscle Sakai vs. Yusuke Inokuma ended in a no contest[i]Five-way ladder match for the Disaster Box elder stock9:38
7Koo (c) defeated KudoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship19:06
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match
  1. ^ The match was restarted twice, ending in a no contest decision each time.

2015

Audience 2015
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 31, 2015
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance2,200[9]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2007
Next →
2016
No.Results[9]StipulationsTimes[21]
1DKota Umeda defeated Gota Ihashi (c)Singles match for the King of Dark Championship
As a result, Ihashi retained his title.
3:43
2Shuten Doji (Yukio Sakaguchi and Masa Takanashi) and Saki Akai defeated Smile Squash (Yasu Urano and Akito) and Aja KongSix-person tag team match9:20
3T2Hii (Sanshiro Takagi and Kazuki Hirata) and Arrogant Bastards (Devin Sparks and Ric Ellis) defeated Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, DJ Nira and Kouki IwasakiEight-man tag team match8:22
4Mikami and Shuji Ishikawa defeated Kazusada Higuchi and Shunma KatsumataTag team match9:50
5Mohoshinki (Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi) and Super Sasadango Machine defeated Happy Motel (Antonio Honda and Konosuke Takeshita) and Hiroshi FukudaSix-man tag team match11:56
6Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao) (c) defeated Golden☆Storm Riders (Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki and Suguru Miyatake)Six-man tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship13:53
7Kudo defeated Harashima (c)Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship23:27
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

2016

Audience 2016
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 29, 2016
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,633[10]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2015
Next →
2017
No.Results[10]StipulationsTimes[22]
1DTomomitsu Matsunaga and Kouki Iwasaki defeated Heddi French and RekkaTag team match5:50
2Kenso (with Cherry) defeated Sanshiro TakagiSingles match
As a result, Kenso earned a spot in the 2016 King of DDT Tournament.
5:59
3Danshoku Dino, Joey Ryan and Antonio Honda defeated Shuten Doji (Masa Takanashi and Kota Umeda) and Saki Akai, Kat-Too (Makoto Oishi and Shunma Katsumata) and Mao Inoue, and T2Hii (Toru Owashi and Kazuki Hirata) and GuanchuloAnywhere Start four-way six-person tag team match8:01
4Shuji Ishikawa and Mad Paulie defeated Tetsuya Endo and Kazusada HiguchiTag team match8:02
5LiLiCo defeated Super Sasadango Machine (c)Singles match for the DDT Extreme Championship7:05
6Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao) (c) defeated Smile Squash (Harashima, Akito and Yasu Urano)Six-man tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship9:57
7Konosuke Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki (c)Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship24:42
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

2017

Audience 2017
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 28, 2017
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,384[11]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2016
Next →
2018
No.Results[11]StipulationsTimes[23]
1PMad Paulie defeated Tomomitsu MatsunagaSingles match5:03
2Shuten Doji (Kudo, Yukio Sakaguchi and Masahiro Takanashi) defeated T2Hii (Toru Owashi and Hirata Collection A. T.) and Hiranito Collection a. t.Italian rules match5:57
3Saki Akai and Heidi Katrina defeated Antonio Honda and Nobuhiro ShimataniTag team match3:36
4NωA (Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata and Mao) (c) defeated Fantastic Memories (Danshoku Dino and Keisuke Ishii) and Royce IsaacsSix-man tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship5:26
5Smile Squash (Harashima and Soma Takao) defeated All Out (Akito and Diego)Tag team match9:21
6Minoru Suzuki and Rocky Kawamura defeated Sanshiro Takagi and Super Sasadango MachineTag team match10:44
7Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki, Shuji Ishikawa and Tetsuya Endo) defeated Shigehiro Irie, Kazusada Higuchi and Kouki IwasakiSix-man tag team match8:55
8Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Yasu UranoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship28:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

2018

Audience 2018
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 20, 2018
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,064[12]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2017
Next →
2022
No.Results[12]StipulationsTimes[24]
1PTomomitsu Matsunaga defeated RekkaSingles match5:55
2Takatimo Dragón, Hiratino Dragón, Rihotimo Dragón and Toru Owashi defeated Shuten Doji (Kudo, Yukio Sakaguchi and Masahiro Takanashi) and Saki Akai by disqualificationEight-person tag team match7:26
3Damnation (Tetsuya Endo and Mad Paulie) defeated Kouki Iwasaki and Shota, Mike Bailey and Mao, and Jason "The Gift" Kincaid and Mizuki WataseFour-way tag team match6:30
4Kota Umeda vs. Kazusada Higuchi ended in a double knockoutSingles match6:58
5Konosuke Takeshita defeated Shunma KatsumataSingles match13:01
6Danshoku Dino, Antonio Honda and Super Sasadango Machine defeated Makoto Oishi, Nobuhiro Shimatani and Daiki Shimomura (with Yuki Iino)Six-man tag team match9:44
7Soma Takao defeated HarashimaSingles match8:41
8Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Keisuke IshiiSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship18:25
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

2022

Audience 2022
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 22, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance529[13]
Audience chronology
← Previous
2018
Next →
No.Results[13]StipulationsTimes[25]
1Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yuki IshidaSingles match5:45
2Pheromones (Yuki "Sexy" Iino, Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and Akito) (with Yumehito "Fantastic" Imanari) defeated Disaster Box (Harashima and Toru Owashi) and Antonio HondaSix-man tag team match10:52
3Yuki Ueno defeated Kazuki HirataSingles match9:13
4Prominence (Suzu Suzuki and Akane Fujita) defeated Super Hardcore Girls (Carousel♥Shun and Elizabeth♥Toi)Hardcore match12:18
5Burning (Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada and Yuya Koroku) defeated Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilusion and El UnicornEight-man tag team match14:38
6Mao and Asuka defeated Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi) (c)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship14:08
7Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki, Kanon and MJ Paul) defeated Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi and Hideki Okatani)Tournament final for the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship20:04
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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