Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary (Judgement2018〜DDT旗揚げ21周年記念大会〜, Judgement 2018: hataage 21 shūnen kinen taikai) was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It took place on March 25, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan.[1][2] It was the twenty-second event under the Judgement name. The event aired domestically on Fighting TV Samurai and globally on DDT's video-on-demand service DDT Universe.[3]
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Promotion | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | March 25, 2018 | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | ||
Attendance | 5,796[1] | ||
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Storylines
editJudgement 2018 featured twelve professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
By winning the D-Oh Grand Prix 2018 tournament on January 28, Shuji Ishikawa earned a KO-D Openweight Championship match in the main event against Konosuke Takeshita.
Event
editThe third match on the undercard was presented by Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, a sub-brand of DDT.
Next, the gauntlet match saw the participation of Deadlift Lolita (Ladybeard and Reika Saiki) and LiLiCo, a TV personality.
The next match was a singles match between Colt Cabana (billed as Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana) and Joey Ryan dubbed "World Crazy Wrestler No. 1 Decision Battle In DDT".
Next was a second match presented by Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, featuring Yoshiko from SEAdLINNNG.
Next, Super Sasadango Machine defended the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship against Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio from Wrestle-1.
The five-way tag team match was a "Losers Get Anal Blast Weapon Rumble" in which various weapons secretly chosen by the participants beforehand were being introduced one after an other at regular intervals.
Next was a six-man tag team match that saw the participation of the Great Muta from Wrestle-1.
Results
editGauntlet match
editElimination | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Elimination move | Time | Ref. |
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1 | Ladybeard | Deadlift Lolita | Antonio Honda | Over the top rope | 03:26 | [5] |
2 | Naomi Yoshimura | Naomi Kingdom | Ethan Page | Over the top rope | 08:27 | [5] |
3 | Antonio Honda | Antonio Honda and Ethan Page | Shunma Katsumata | Pinfall | 09:27 | [5] |
4 | Shunma Katsumata | All Out | Kazuki Hirata | Pinfall | 11:31 | [5] |
5 | LiLiCo | LiLiCo and Makoto Oishi | Kazuki Hirata | Pinfall | 14:51 | [5] |
Winners: | T2Hii (Toru Owashi and Kazuki Hirata) |
References
edit- ^ a b c "DDT Pro-Wrestling Results: 2018". Purolove.net. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "DDT Judgement 2018 ~ DDT 21st Anniversary Show". Cagematch. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Voices of Wrestling (March 22, 2018). "DDT JUDGEMENT 2018 (DDT 21ST ANNIVERSARY) PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Judgement2018~DDT旗揚げ21周年記念大会~". DDT Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved February 24, 2020.