Dramatic Dream Team 2/27/2022 - Ultimate Tag League 2022 the FINAL

Dramatic Dream Team 2/27/2022 - Ultimate Tag League 2022 the FINAL

I skipped the intergender match and the Ino match, which is sad since I like Ino.

Shuji Kondo and Toru Owashi vs Kazusada Higuchi and Soma Takao

Kondo and Higuchi trade shots early. Higuchi nodowa-otoshi's him down then lariats him. Soma rolls into a dropkick on Owashi. Soma hits some forearms on Owashi but goes down to a chop.

Owashi hits a big chop on Soma and kicks him in the back. Soma dropkicks Owashi off the 2nd rope and Higuchi running lariats then suplexes Owashi. Owashi and Higuchi trade chops. Owashi shoulders him down but then Higuchi hits him with a nice dropkick. Soma 2nd rope ddt's Kondo then superkicks him in the head. Soma top rope double stomps Kondo for 2.

Soma gets sandwich lariated and enzugiri'd by his opponents then takes a big chokeslam from Owashi. Kondo and Higuchi sumo battle then Soma gets thrown on a spear by Kondo and Higuchi gets chokeslammed. Kondo hits a big chokeslam on Soma for 2 then destroys him with a nasty lariat to win.

This was a little slower at first but really got good by the end when the bombs started getting thrown. Some great hoss stuff in the last part of this match which made it good.

Mao and Shunma Katsumata vs Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanishi

Mao and Shunma attack at ring intros. They block punches with their title belts then take double dropkicks. Mao does a cartwheel elbow then helps Shunma chokebomb Masaya. Mao is on the apron and leaning over and Shunma is thrown onto him with both of their backs hitting. Brookes then topes both opponents.

Brookes hits a slingshot cutter then Shunma holds both of Masaya's arms and lands on them with his feet. Brookes double stomps Mao off the 2nd rope then shotgun dropkicks him. Chris takes a diving knee from the top from Mao then Chris chops both opponents. Mao does a rebound off the ropes into a tornado kick then him and Shunm double chokebomb Brookes. Shunma hits an air raid crash on Brookes and he goes for a top rope splash but Masaya throws Mao in there instead. Brookes then hits some kind of double underhook driver and wins it.

This was fast paced and not that long. Not bad at all.

Burning (Jun Akiyama and Tetsuya Endo) vs The 37KAMIINA (Yuki Ueno and Konosuke Takeshita)

Endo and KT trade armdrags to start then do a stand off. They chain wrestle and mat wrestle some. Jun and Ueno exchange forearms and Ueno goes down. Jun hits a big slam on him and sends him into the rails. He then traps his neck underneath the guard rail door then DDT's him inside.

Endo came clutches Ueno. Ueno tries to fight off Burning but takes a short piledriver and a top rope backdrop from Jun for 2. The beatdown on Ueno continues and he tries to do a springboard twisting crossbody, but Endo gutbusters him. Endo hits a nice dropkick and finally tags out.

KT gets in and hits a big flying lariat then DDT's Endo for 2. Akiyama hits a sliding knee for 2 on KT and they trade forearms. KT backdrops him and tags to Ueno. Ueno hits his vader bomb knees for 2 then near deadlift brainbusters him. Ueno hurricanrana's Endo then tope con hilo's both Burning members.

Ueno misses a double jump moonsault and Jun knees him in the chest. He then puts the grounded guillotine hold on him and lets him go. Jun hits some more knees to Ueno's chest then exploders him. Ueno leg lariats him. Endo gets in and hits a springboard forearm on KT for 2. He then puts him in the moss covered 3 handled family gradunza but KT hits the ropes.

KT hits a giant blue thunder bomb on Endo then superplexes him. Ueno then top rope crossbodies Endo out of nowhere.Endo headbutts Kt in the mouth then takes a major lariat. Endo flips out of a doomsday device move and Kt accidentally lariats Ueno. Endo then does a handspring backflip into a reverse DDT on KT. KT gets his knees up on a top rope Endo SSP.

KT and Jun each go for jumping knee's but KT wins. He hits a shotgun knee on Endo and they trade pin attempts. KT pumping knees him for 2 then does a neat chicken wing + cobra clutch submission for the win.

The beatdown on Ueno went too long and there wasn't a great story except for Burning mostly being in control. The action picked up in the latter parts of he match and almost made the wait for things to pick up worth it though. The finish was kind of random.

Akito, Yuji Hino and Yukio Naya vs DAMNATION (MJ Paul, Daisuke Sasaki and Minoru Fujita)

The fight starts at intros. Hino and Paul trade shoulders then Hino flying shoulders him and slaps his back. Sasaki sends Ito into the rails outside. Akito gets beat on for a little and drops Sasaki with forearms. Akito does a nice gutwrench on Paul and Paul hits some bolo punches on Hino. Hino then exploders Paul.

Sasaki runs into a Hino back elbow and begs for help then Hino starts hitting him with chops. Fujita tries to help then he starts getting chopped. Paul then wants some and doesn't budge on the chops initially, but gets backed up.

Naya hits a big kick to Paul's chest then he and Naya trade, Naya hits some big knees to the gut and takes a body block. Naya hit a big black hole slam then got a chair shot from Sasaki. Naya hits a nice running avalanche then Akito works on Sasaki's knee.

Akito takes a double spear then Paul splashes him off the top. Sasaki misses a top rope elbow and Akito works his knee. Fujita low blows Akita and Sasaki hits la mistica into a crossface on Akito for the win.

This was alright. It had a lot of similar spots from the Fukushima show. The Paul vs Hino and Naya sections were real good.

Sasaki throws the ref into the rails after. Mao stands on the entrance and Sasaki shakes it so he falls off.

DDT Ultimate Tag League 2022 Finals - DISASTER BOX (Naomi Yoshimura and HARASHIMA) vs The 37KAMIINA (Yuki Ueno and Konosuke Takeshita)

Ueno and Naomi trade forearms early. Ueno takes a huge back body drop from Naomi then KT leg lariats Naomi. Harashima goes for a springboard but gets double dropkicked, the Naomi and Harashima are plancha'd on.

Naomi electric chair drops Ueno and elbow drops him. Ueno clubs his chest and backdrops him for 2. Ueno hits a great dropkick on Naomi then KT hits a nice flying clothesline on Naomi. The two trade forearms in the corner then KT hits a bunch in a row on him.

Harashima rider kicks KT off the top then superplexes him for 2. Harashima drops him with chest kicks. Ueno and KT trade lariats then KT hits a great flying knee. Harashima nails KT with a falcon arrow then gorilla press gutbusters him. KT does a nice flip dive on Naomi then Ueno hits a long splash on Harashima. KT then follows with a shorter one.

Harashima takes a double team powerbomb and Ueno tries to top rope moonsault him but Harashima gets his knees up. Naomi hits a neat single arm suplex then chokeslams Ueno hard for 2. Harashima tries to jump off Naomi's back but Ueno crossbodies him off the 2nd rope. Ueno then hits a nice suplex for 2.

Ueno does a nice springboard hurricanrana on Naomi for 2. Ueno and Naomi trade forearms then Ueno takes a brutal hip throw. He then gets lariated for 2. Naomi takes a double jumping attack from Kamiina then Ueno hits a double jump moonsault for 2. Harashima poisonrana's a doomsday device attempt and Harashima hits a meteora on Ueno. Naomi then lariats Ueno for 2. Naomi then hits a stiff fireman's carry into a side slam for the win.

This was a good one with everyone going all out and hitting their big moves. We had a bunch of kickouts, the usual beautiful offense from Kamiina and some stiff shots. We had a bunch of nearfalls and they really didn't overdo it too much.

Overall thoughts: A pretty good DDT show capped off by a great main event. Once you get past the comedy stuff in DDT, they have a real skilled roster. The main is a must see match.