Dramatic Dream Team 8/20/2022 Wrestle Peter Pan 2022

Dramatic Dream Team 8/20/2022 Wrestle Peter Pan 2022

Here's what I saw:

Burning (Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku) & Ilusion vs. Takeshi Masada, Toi Kojima & Yuki Ishida

Yuya and Masada start us off. They go to the mat. Toi and Illusion go at it. Illusion walks on his back and rolls off it. Toi armdrags him over the back and dropkicks him. Ishida slams Illusion then Masada elbow drops him. Ishida hiptosses Illusion then Illusion trades shots with Toi. Toi back elbows Illusion then Illusion bulldogs him off the cazadora.

Okada running facekicks Toi then suplexes him. Okada top rope headbutts Toi for 2. Toi and Okada trade chops then Toi step up kicks him. Masada hits forearms on Okada then chest kicks him down. Okada crabs Masada off a missed dropkick. Yuya and Masada trade forearms and Masa dropkicks him. Ishida running splashes Yuya and shoulders him over.

Yuya trips Ishida then kicks him in the arm, then sto's him for 2. Yuya kimura's Ishida into an AT lock which is broken up. Isihida does his sumo fishing throw and battering rams him. Ishida sitout spinebusters Yuya. Yuya rolls him into a strangle hold alpha and and grabs the win by twisting the wrist with it.

This was a fast paced opener and it was good with everyone getting a little time to shine. 

Keisuke Okuda, Kota Umeda & Naomi Yoshimura vs. Eruption (Hideki Okatani & Yukio Sakaguchi) & HARASHIMA

Everyone brawls to start and Yukio trades shots with Okuda. Okuda chest kicks him down. Oka back kicks Umeda and hits forearms on him. Umeda then kicks him in the back and stomps him. Naomi hits hard chops on Oka in the corner then slams him. Naomi elbow drops him for 2. Okuda kicks Oka hard then gives him a hard punch combo. He pushes on him with double boots then stands on his neck. Okuda forearms Oka down then Oka hits forearms on Umeda.

Umega front kicks Oka a bunch of times then does a flurry of those kicks. Oka 2nd rope dropkicks him. Yukio is tagged in and knocks his opponents off the apron. Umeda kicks him then Yukio kicks him back. They trade chest kicks then Umega trips him into a corner dropkick. Okuda then comes in and corner dropkicks Yukio. Okuda backdrops Yukio for 2. Okuda swings at Yukio and is rolled into a triangle + kimura combo. Harash gets in and springboard splashes Okuda for 2.

Okuda chokes Harash and Harash throws him from the choke position. Okuda flying knees Harash then Naomi chops Harash. Naomi running lariats Harash then throws him from the bearhug position. Harash legsweeps him into a knee to the head then Naomi hits a hard chop. Harash chest kicks Naomi and Naomi lariats him. Harash falcon arrows him.

Okuda double underhook suplexes Umeda then Harash buzzsaw kicks Naomi. Naomi side throws him for 2 then Harash hurricanrana's him and meteora's him to the back of the neck. Harash then meteora's him to win it.

This was another fun one here with a lot of hard shots. Umeda looked real good here and it was cool to see Okuda here.

DDT Extreme Title Hardcore Match - Joey Janela (c) vs. Shunma Katsumata

 

They trade forearms to start then Shun hurricanrana's him. Shun dropkicks him then moonsaults off the 2nd outside rope connector on him. Joey ddt's him on the floor and grabs his lego bat. Joey goes to the back and rides a bike in at Shun and Shun hits him with his bat and makes him crash. Joey then does some dangerous looking emerald flowsion type of drop on Shun on the apron.

Two tables are set up outside and barbed wire boards are put on the tables. Shun tries to tope con hilo Joey but Joey moves and he goes through the barbed wire boards and tables. Shun then gets the barbed wire put in his face and he bleeds. Shun is whipped into the bleachers outside the ring. Joey gets superkicked onto a table then Shun climbs the bleachers. Shun jumps off the bleachers and splashes Joey through the table.

Shun hits Joey with a chair then hits him with another as it is on his neck. Joey lariats him and brainbusters him for 2. Joey death valley drivers him for 2 and they trade forearms. Shun 2nd rope canadian destroyers Joey and Joey pops right back up with a running uppercut. Shun suplexes Joey then gets legos out and tacks are poured out too.

Shun takes off Joey's shoes and socks. Joey then release germans Shun onto the legos. Joey goes for a double stomp off the ladder but ends up landing in the legos and tacks barefoot. Shun goes up top, grabs his arms and footstomps him down. Shun handcuffs Joey to the ropes and chairs him. Shun dangles the key in his face and Joey low blows him and uncuffs himself. Joey handcuffs him and throws the key out then piledrivers him for 2.

Joey brings in a table and a barbed wire board. Joey throws tacks and legos at Shun and is dropkicked. Shun is uncuffed then he cuffs himself to Joey. They slap each other and climb a ladder. Joey death valley drivers him off the ladder onto the barbed wire board and table to win it.

This was total indy crap with no selling and little logic. It also went on forever.

DDT Universal Title Match - Masahiro Takanashi (c) vs. Yuki Ueno

Masa throws Ueno by the hair but he cartwheels out. Ueno armdrags him then flips out of a fireman's carry. Ueno hurricanrana's him out. Ueno tries to plancha him but gets Toi Kojima instead. Masa then throws Ueno into the post. Masa hits elbows to the neck of Ueno and Ueno overhead belly to bellies him. Ueno then hits a nice corkscrew plancha on him outside. Ueno rolls out of a sunset flip and double kneedrops Masa. Masa 2nd rope blockbusters him then does a nice submission hold into a drop.

Ueno headscissors Masa over the top then ddt's him on the floor. Ueno then piledrivers him over the 2nd rope and pumphandle bombs him. Ueno hits a nice top rope frogsplash for 2 then Masa backdrops him. Ueno half-nelson suplexes him and they trade a variety of shots. Ueno takes a headbutt then flying knees him. Masa almost runs into the ref then does the stupid move where he has the ref sunset bomb Ueo. Masa crucifix bombs him for 2. Ueno exploders Masa then picks him up for a suplex, lifts him and sit out drops him. Ueno blocks a sunset bomb then Masa rolls out of his forward rolling ddt for 2. Ueno then hits his forward rolling ddt and wins it.

The last portion of this was messy with some real contrived spots and they didn't bother selling much of it. They kept the pace fast and the first half was okay until they started going overboard.

The 37KAMIINA (Konosuke Takeshita & MAO) & Yasu Urano vs. DAMNATION T.A (Daisuke Sasaki & KANON) & Dick Togo

Togo tries a dirty ropebreak on Mao to start and Mao gets out. Togo does a fireman's carry to Mao on the mat and Togo headlocks him. Mao gets out and they stand off. KT and Sasaki go at it. Sasaki does a nice counter off a blue thunder and they face off. Kanon then nails KT from behind. KT takes a double back elbow and is chinlocked. KT does a nice dropkick on Sasaki then Urano atomic drops Sasaki and dropkicks him as he hangs over the ropes. We get some brawling around the ring from everyone and Paul nails Urano in the gut. He throws him into the post and ref watches and does nothing. Paul then nails Urano with a table piece.

Togo hits nice punches on Urano and headstand chinlocks him. Kanon knees Urano in the gut and jumping fist drops him. Mao top rope knee drops Kanon in the back then dropkicks him off the ropes. Mao jumping sidekicks Kanon then running euros him for 2. Kanon hits a nice dropkick on Mao then Mao and Togo trade punches. Mao drops him with a straight punch.

Mao misses a split legged moonsault and is rolled up into a crossface. Mao rolls Togo into a pin off of it. Sasaki gets in and neckbreakers Mao then Mao does a jumping leg lariat. KT hits his flying lariat on Sasaki then plancha's Togo outside before clearing off Damnation. KT blue thunders Sasaki for 2. KT running facekicks Sasaki. He goes to german him then Sasaki grabs the ref to stop it. KT blocks Sasaki's spear then KT hits a big lariat. Mao dropkicks Kanon then Mao's team does triple dives onto their opponents. Sasaki gets his legs up on KT's top rope splash then hurricanrana's him.

KT does a nice deadlift wheelbarrow german then Sasaki hits la mistica on him into a crossface. Togo crossfaces Urano at the same time. Togo and Sasaki hit stereo pedigrees on their opponents and Sasaki misses a top rope elbow. Sasaki dropkicks KT into a roll-up. Kanon takes a Urano enzugiri then a Mao corkscrew kick. KT then pumping knees him. The ref is pulled out and Paul comes in. KT suplexes Paul and KT takes a chair to the back. Kanon flips KT with a lariat and volleyball spikes him. KT does a nice jumping knee on him and wins it.

Damnation should have been DQ'd a couple of times here but it was fine otherwise with the faces overcoming the heels and a quick pace.

KO-D Openweight Title Match - Kazusada Higuchi (c) vs. Tetsuya Endo

Kobashi was there to hold up the belt for the photo. They lock up and Endo tries to shoulder him but is knocked down. They grab each other by the face then Endo takes him down into a headscissors. Endo dropkicks him out of the ring. He ends up on Higuchi's shoulders out there and is dropped face first on the apron then facekicked.

They trade shots inside and Endo takes chops. Higuchi running lariats him in the corner and slams him. Higuchi misses an elbow from the 2nd rope and catches Endo's springboard with a claw. Endo suplexes him. Higuchi is seated on top then Endo runs up the buckles and dropkicks him to the floor. Endo then hits the flying space tiger drop outside. Endo then springboard forearms him inside.

Endo running back elbows him then tornado ddt's him. Endo does a nice set-up into a moss covered 3 handed family gradunza. Higuchi catches his handspring into a moonsault. Higuchi claws him as he is on the top and pushes him down hard onto the apron. Higuchi gets him in and comes off the 2nd rope to elbow drop him. They trade chops.

Higuchi backdrops him and and Endo handspring back enzugiri's him. Endo hits a sitout last ride powerbomb for 2. They fight up top and Endo front superplexes him from up there. Higuchi doctor bombs him for 2 and Endo backdrops him out of a brain claw attempt. Endo flips out of two germans then standing spanish fly's him. Endo exploder suplexes him then spinning rack bombs him for 2. Endo top rope ssp's him and Higuchi brain claws him out of the attempt. Endo then lifts him up out of it into a claw uranage.

Higuchi running dropkicks him and slaps him. Higuchi then just running shoves him. Higuchi hits a stiff lariat and hits two more stiff lariats. Higuchi running shoves him into the buckles then claw uranages him for the win.

Good match. Not so much of a story here but they paced it well and there were some good high points to it. They did do a little too much, but it is a big show so maybe some of it can be excused. They didn't go too crazy with it though, so that helps it. I would have liked to have seen Higuchi act more like a monster and Endo act more like an underdog though as that would have really made this better.

Overall thoughts: There was a lot of decent to good stuff here minus the Janela match. The main was good and the three 6-man's were also good.