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Tomomitsu Matsunaga & Yuki Ishida vs. Rukiya & Hinata Kasai  

KING OF DDT 2026 Semi-final Match: Minoru Suzuki vs. Shinya Aoki

KING OF DDT 2026 Semi-final Match: MAO vs. Danshoku Dieno 

Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul & Ilusion vs. Jun Akiyama, Naomi Yoshimura & Junta Miyawaki

Chris Brookes, HARASHIMA & Antonio Hinda vs. KANON, Yukio Naya & Veinto Maligno w/ KIMIHIRO & YUZUKI

Special Tag Match: Yuki Ueno & Kaisei Takechi vs. Kazuki Hirata & To-y 

KO-D 6-Man Tag Championship Match: [60th Champions] Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Sato vs. [Challengers] Shunma Katsumata, Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
~ 4th title defense. 

KING OF DDT 2026 Final:  

Yujiro Takahashi defeated LEONA with the “Big Juice”.

Ren Narita defeated Tatsumi Fujinami with “Hell’s Guillotine”.

After Narita vs Fujinami, Aaron Wolf would come in and intervene, beating Narita & Yujiro down. Backstage, Fujinami would tell Wolf to come down wearing ring shoes & gear, seemingly extending an invitation for Wolf to wrestle at a future Dradition show.

Also, earlier on the card, Satoshi Kojima would team with Mitsuya Nagai to take on the team of Suwama & Masakatsu Funaki, with the match ending in a time-limit draw. Afterward, Kojima would make it known he’d like to face Tenzan in a singles match for Tenzan’s Retirement, although he wasn’t sure if it was possible.

I’m sure this is nothing new but got to thinking of this, the idea that Omega & Rassilon can be seen as parallels to The Doctor and The Master.

First, we have The Doctor and Omega. While the show has had several figures that could be seen as “shadow” figures of the Doctor (The Master included), I always thought Omega really fit that criteria a lot. The Doctor is partly defined by his inquisitive nature, his desire to experience all of Time & Space, much more so than his fellow Time Lords. Omega was described in a similar way, with his inquisitive and scientific nature being what propelled he and his fellow Gallifreyans to explore the reaches of the very same Time & Space, with much of Time Lord technology and science based in Omega’s innovations and ideas (in most continuities). I think the idea of the Doctor being alone as being the worst thing possibly for him can be seen in Omega’s time in the anti-matter universe; the time there drove Omega insane and hateful towards his fellow Time Lords; I could see the Doctor possibly succumbing to his worst tendencies if he was imprisoned in the same place. The “Time Lords Victorious” is very much something in line with how Omega is.

Then we have The Master and Rassilon. While you couldn’t call Rassilon as “shadow” counterpart to the Master, I think the two shared similar traits. The Master has been largely defined by two things: his desire for power and his desire to elude death (for the most part). Rassilon had these same desires, as it was his ambition that caused the Time Lords to become as powerful (and feared) as they did, as well as having an pronounced desire to survive the Time War, which he was specifically resurrected for (IIII! WILL! NOT! DIEEE!!!). I believe that we would see similar behavior from the Master if ever achieved a position of true power.

It’s also something to look at how their relationships can be seen as parallel: Omega & Rassilon were considered the founders of Time Lords society and basically seen as brothers, same as the Doctor & Master started out as young children in Gallifrey (depending on what story is told). Then, you take into account that some stories have the idea that Rassilon tricked Omega into going into the Black Hole and ending up in the Anti-Matter universe, betraying his friend so that he, Rassilon, could take power as the head of the Time Lords. Much how The Master had time and again chosen to betray The Doctor, for the most part.

Thought? Am I just talking out of my butt? Something intriguing to think about?

CIMA in DragonGate: left in 2018, taking a good portion of the roster with him, with the promotion more or less erasing him from mention, although reports have surfaced that they are open to him coming back at the moment

Kota Ibushi in DDT: returned to the promotion in 2024, almost 10 years after he initially left to freelance and join NJPW; repeats surfaced that Ibushi felt “hurt” by comments from the current gen (Ueno, MAO) that he was an “outsider”.

Go Shiozaki in NOAH: left in 2025, apparently not being happy with his current place in the promotion (with Naomichi Marufuji firing shots at Shiozaki on Twitter/X) to join AJPW.

Ibushi would come back August of ‘24, back to the promotion he started in, the promotion that called him the “Golden Star”, the promotion he was intended to be the next “Ace” of, after HARASHIMA.

While Ibushi’s return was celebrated and felt like destined to an extent, it very quickly went wrong, as seemingly backstage issues led to Ibushi leaving as soon as he came back.

The biggest report was that Ibushi apparently was genuinely upset at some comments made by the younger gen guys, specifically Yuki Ueno & MAO, who said that they were essentially gonna “protect” DDT from Ibushi, who was considered an “outsider” to them.

Now, it always felt to me like Ueno & MAO were clearly working towards having singles matches against Ibushi, using the frame of him being an “outsider” and them being the “protectors” of current DDT.

Thoughts? Did Ibushi overreact and burn a bridge again? Did Ueno & MAO make a foolish decision, in not clearing what they were gonna say with Ibushi? Will Kota ever return to DDT?

1st person that Yuto selected and talked about was Hiromu Takahashi:

“Since last year, when we formed a joint fighting relationship, he has spent a lot of time in my personal life. An existence like an older brother in this industry. He's a hot person and doesn't lie. I can trust him because he tells me what's wrong.”

2nd person Yuto selected was the legendary Shinya Hashimoto:

" When he was one of the Fighting Spirit Three Musketeers, I really liked him. He conveys the most emotion. He wanted to hit everyone, kick everyone, and fight only with his feelings. He's a wrestler who made you high just by fighting," he said, "I've been told by many people, 'You look like Hashimoto." When I was a trainee, I was also told that by Liger. What if you live in the same era (Gifu Prefecture)? I think it's either really bad or fucking good.

Third wrestler that Yuto selected was Takashi Iizuka:

“The retirement match in February 2019, which was quick and could not even have a ceremony, but he’s a legend. I've never seen such a fucking dope retirement match, and only professional wrestling can work with such an unrealistic guy. He don't say anything, but his body is amazing, and he also bites... If you say it well, the crazy guy who only thinks about attacking people... The moment the old memories seemed to come back in the retirement match, it became a fucking professional wrestling high. Special beings can only be money," he said.

\- OZAWA criticized Anzai for presenting a “serious image” on the show, saying that Anzai showed a lack of wanting to seriously date or win over Rina on the show. OZAWA says that Anzai was more interested in promotion himself and AJPW than devoting himself to the premise of the show and trying to win over Rina.

\- OZAWA says that next The Bachelor Japan season should be wary of putting Anzai on the show, saying that Anzai wouldn’t pick anyone at the end of the show to keep his own image intact.

\- OZAWA says that he himself would be much more proactive, saying that instead of withholding affection, he’d give a rose to every woman on the Bachelor and be willing to start relationships with all of them (lmao).

- It was really nice to see Shots Kofuji get what I believe to be his victory in AJPW, pinning Senor Saito in the 6Man Tag Match. I really loved the fire that Kofuji had, jumping Senor before the bell rang and being determined to pin him.

- Saito Brothers will challenge TITANS OF CALAMITY in a match for the Tag Belts. Gotta imagine the Saitos take the belts back here, as I find it unlikely they’d have them lose again. Also, the eyepatch really works for Jun.

- The 8Man Tag Match was everything I hoped for, especially Suwama’s interactions with both Kento and Anzai, trying to beat down the two men who’ve taken his place atop of AJPW. I also really liked Honda being determined to get a piece of Suwama; I’m wondering if it’s leading to a single match or Ryuki trying to get two other guys to challenge EVOLUTION for the GAORA 6MAN Belts (my guess would be that he’d get Kumaarashi and maybe Seigo Tachibana to team with, all being from W-1).