DDTeach! – Détails, épisodes et analyse

As he returns to the ring for the first time in 18 months, Mark & Kieran dive deep into the DDT portion of Kota Ibushi’s career. Arguably, one of the most important figures in the history of DDT and its exposure to western audiences.

PLUS: Munenori Sawa, BxB Hulk, Dragon Gate, the warehouse at the end of the train line, Buyuden, nuts to YouTube, the Phoenixplex, blow-up dolls, rocket launchers, Hunter x Hunter, Ninja Mack, Kazuki Hirata, Poundland Ultraman, DJ Nira, El Generico, the dual contract, Shoji Kondo, The Hollywood Blonds, attempted murder, HARASHIMA love, takoyaki, Nobunaga’s Ambition, and Mark gets stranded outside of space and time. Goodbye.

THE MATCHES

Ibushi vs. Kudo, 1st July 2004 (Ibushi debut match) - https://youtube.com/watch?v=1pcTY5VhXa4…

Ibushi vs Omega, 6th August 2008 (DDT Beer Garden at Shin Kiba 1st Ring) https://youtube.com/watch?v=BYxPCuWQjRs…

Ibushi vs Yoshihiko, 25th October 2009 (Welcome to Never Land 2009) - https://wrestle-universe.com/en/videos/gkDBSowWyZ2XxeyeCGkxH1

Ibushi vs. HARASHIMA- MAX BUMP 2015 (April 29, 2015) - https://vimeo.com/126762347

BONUS! Ibushi vs. El Generico vs. Nick Jackson vs. Jigsaw: https://youtu.be/8XesuznnHaA

THE SOCIALS

Twitter: @DDTeachpod

Web: ⁠http://linktr.ee/DDTeach⁠

Kieran: @Kieranedits

Mark: @monkey_buckles

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Rescued from a recording device that threatened to update its firmware and delete all recordings, and needing a massive edit job, it’s DDTeach! Mark and Kieran got together in the same room(!!) to FINALLY talk about former sumo and current K-OD Openweight Champion, Kazusada Higuchi.

PLUS: Mark’s guide to sumo divisions, Kieran’s loud neighbours, DNA, rookie of the year, a Konosuke Takeshita tangent, and the invisible man who isn’t in the room.

THE SOCIALS

Twitter: @DDTeachpod

Email: DDTeachpodcast@gmail.com

Web: http://linktr.ee/DDTeach

Kieran: @Kieranedits

Mark: @monkey_buckles

Follow our other podcast @MustSeeMatches and subscribe here: http://linktr.ee/mustseematches

A Christmas bonus, a present under your tree, an unexpected guest popping round to cadge some mulled wine and a slice of cake… It’s a special extra episode of DDTeach! Mark and Kieran round up this year’s D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II tournament and the finals show from Korakuen Hall. PLUS: clearing up confusing nomenclature, FIFA numbering, overachievers and underachievers, Big-Japan Pro Wrestling, Brain Claws, Barry Windham’s rope-running, that damn vertical suplex, the dubious nature of Collega Pro, katakana, The Bodger, a metaphor for MAO, Pheromones, non-tournament highlights, uncooperative gaffer tape, great rookies, Hamaguchi Gym, five star DDT wackiness, sending for the man, chanko, a critique of Yumehito Imanari’s camerawork and DDT’s in general, Sendai Girls, unspeakable acts in the back of a Honda, autocorrect issues, Yuki Hino’s belly button, Pirates of the Caribbean, wrestling Easter eggs, dog food, university wrestling clubs, a terrible pun, and the future for The Future.

Join Kieran & Mark as they talk about the career and meteoric rise of “The Future”, the ace of DDT, Konosuke Takeshita. We take an in-depth look at four big matches and the DDTeacher fills in the gaps between with some knowledge.

1. vs. Tatusumi Fujinami (DDT Judgement - March 20, 2013)
2. vs. HARASHIMA (DDT Judgement - March 20, 2017)
3. vs. Tetsuya Endo (DDT Wrestle Peter Pan - July 15, 2019)
4. vs. Yuki Ueno (DDT D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II Final - December 5, 2021)

PLUS: HARASHIMA’s fountain of youth, getting banned from Budokan, elections, profitable market research, DDT live, Dragon Gate, the underhanded nature of Daisuke Sasaki, stats and figures, The Big Dog, the “Indiscriminate Class Championship”, El Generico’s image rights, the limits of Kieran’s Japanese, coffee mugs, New Year Lucky Bags, Kieran’s future wrestling persona, CIMA’s telephone technique, WCW, Nottingham, Mil Muertes, the Trantucanrana, a stern telling off, the Cheeky Nando’s Driver, Chekov’s Exposed Turnbuckle, stars, the Boneyard, Shadow Explosion, Kaito Kiyamiya, Kota Ibushi cosplay, a battle over a vertical suplex, weird moves, and handsome young men who like saunas.

“Tonight will be legend show! You will be witness! Let’s party!”

In episode 1 of DDTeach!, Kieran and Mark discuss DDT’s first foray to American shores with their English language New York show, DDT is Coming to America from April 4, 2019.

WARNING: This show contains discussion of a wrestler who was the subject of many accusations during #SpeakingOut between 01:02:13 and 01:12:00

PLUS: New-Japan presidents, train lines, Magnum Tokyo, banging theme tunes, tall people and short people, Jim Ross Syndrome, Eric Cartman, vanishing title belts, unlikely champions, non-sentient wrestlers, Mexican deities, marshmallow hedgehogs, handshake heat, odd weapons, choking on porcelain, Anette at WrestleMania, Masaaki Mochizuki, surprise affection, Gon the fox’s fairytale, Damned Nation, admittedly lazy comparisons and the history of the huracanrana as a finish in Japan.

We lied to you. Sorry. Rather than the promised profile of Kazusada Higuchi, Mark & Kieran are back with their rundown of what it traditionally DDT's biggest show of the year, Wrestle Peter Pan 2022.

PLUS: phallic championships, the current state of Kieran’s relationship, “chops are tequila”, wasted talent, experiments in facial hair, conservative old men, Joey Janela’s Battle Bicycle, Mark’s unusual notepads, Black Swan: the wrestler, fear of a one-hour draw, the return of The Kieran, some intriguing debuts coming up for DDT, and Mark comes clean about his secret identity.

THE SOCIALS

Subscribe and more: http://linktr.ee/DDTeach

Twitter: @DDTeachpod

Email: DDTeachpodcast@gmail.com

Kieran: @Kieranedits

Mark: @monkey_buckles

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With this year's King of DDT tournament now unexpectedly crowning a new K-OD Openweight Champion, Mark and Kieran run down the whole tournament and some notable non-tournament developments, give their views on the goings-on, as well as what’s next for the winner.

PLUS: Takeshita Watch, PARTNER BATTLE~!, too many Takanashis, SEXY INVADER, sink plungers, upside-down Tokyo Go, Shadow of the Colossus, “brain slaw clam”, actual politics in wrestling, a new “giant”, Osaka Reggae Town, and a meaty coat hanger.

Watch Takeshita vs. Mike Bailey here: https://youtu.be/h0MlLCCmaTw

Watch Takeshita vs. Lee Moriarty here: https://youtu.be/gDnnZw65JTk

THE SOCIALS

Subscribe and more: http://linktr.ee/DDTeach

Twitter: @DDTeachpod

Email: DDTeachpodcast@gmail.com

Kieran: @Kieranedits

Mark: @monkey_buckles

Follow our other podcast @MustSeeMatches and subscribe here: http://linktr.ee/mustseematches

Just to keep you on your toes, Kieran & Mark are back earlier than expected with a completely different show to the one they promised last episode! A full review of the combined DDT, NOAH, TJPW and Ganbare Pro show, Cyberfight Festival and the DDT related fallout. If you want to blame/thank anyone for this episode, please direct all enquiries to Katsuhiko Nakajima.

We’ve also got some quick chat about the King of DDT tournament. This was recorded the day of the first round, so if you haven’t seen it yet and want to remain unspoiled, feel free to dip out at about the 1 hour, 15 minute mark.

PLUS: gormless Yoshi-Hashi face, sponsorship, roosters, master of disguise Kendo Kashin, cameras and commentators that should never be used again, SEXY EXORCISTO, “questionable chaos”, the college bitch, the NOAH gaikokujin team, Jonny Storm, the celebration of mediocrity, MAO doing MAO things, remixes of Power Hall, Jericho Cocky Pin, invasion angles, a detour into the morass that is AEW vs. New-Japan, the greatest entrance, Masakatsu Funaki: cycling enthusiast, inflatable dinosaurs, Kieran goes off on a wrestling TV production tangent/rant, on-air Google-assisted maths, Kojima’s Krumping Krew,  being shamed by Shakespearean actors on Twitter, Go Shiozaki’s identity crisis, TAKA Michinoku’s rubbish trainees, and overuse of the word “prick”.

THE SOCIALS

Twitter: @DDTeachpod

Email: DDTeachpodcast@gmail.com

Kieran: @Kieranedits

Mark: @monkey_buckles

Follow our other podcast @MustSeeMatches and subscribe here: http://linktr.ee/mustseematches

WE’RE BACK, slightly later than planned, to profile the man with the hardest knees and shiniest trousers in DDT, HARASHIMA. Kieran and Mark run through the longtime Ace’s history with the company, with focus on four matches.

PLUS: eyebrow woes, Takeshita Watch, Connor Soaky, Togi Makabe, boats, fake Chyna, fashion, JUDGE SUPPORT, Hawaiian Kane, Metal Vampires, Tokyo tourism tips including Kieran’s encounter with a man in a Tokyo museum elevator, GENE ENTERTAINMENT, “arse-based offence”, divorced dad energy, Tony Jaa, takoyaki, Kieran goes for extra credit, and a rookie auction.

THE MATCHES

HERO vs Poison Sawada Julie 18th April 2004 – Sapporo Taisen Hall in Sapporo

https://wrestle-universe.com/videos/iQE7WZjWdnDfVE7YCttLYt…

Harashima vs Daisuke Sekimoto (DDT Peter Pan 2010)

https://wrestle-universe.com/videos/8mWgR9dfZhAFoTuTmJ3Qtq…

Harashima vs Shigehiro Irie (DDT Peter Pan 2013)

https://wrestle-universe.com/videos/bFwQ9JPQG7BC1d5qjkMecY…

HARASHIMA vs Yukio Sakaguchi (Oct 25, 2015)

https://wrestle-universe.com/videos/bZPGuxo7QDKtD4dsUNJT5t…

THE SOCIALS

Twitter: @DDTeachpod

Email: DDTeachpodcast@gmail.com

Kieran: @Kieranedits

Mark: @monkey_buckles

Follow our other podcast @MustSeeMatches and subscribe here: http://linktr.ee/mustseematches

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Mark & Kieran take a look at the prizes fought over in DDT, paying particular attention to the Extreme and, of course, the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championships.

PLUS: A technological upgrade, Japanese wrestling’s seniors’ tours, on-air research, stained-glass windows, Mark vs. the rain, Pat Patterson, outdated notes, Ladybeard, charming rubbish, Mark Buckeldee: Friend of Champions, a meal preparation scenario, woman vs. apple, a flurry of maraca waving, The Florida Bros., when is a Last Man Standing match not a Last Man Standing match, Vader vs. Cactus Jack, Shigehiro Irie’s wardrobe choices, an inebriated El Samurai, Blahblah-san, some wildly incorrect maths, and a fully working train set.

Twitter: @DDTeachpod

Email: DDTeachpodcast@gmail.com

Kieran: @Kieranedits

Mark: @monkey_buckles

Keep an eye on @MustSeeMatches