DDT Audience

Audience
PromotionsDDT Pro-Wrestling
First eventAudience 2003
Last eventAudience 2022

Audience was a recurring professional wrestling event held by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in spring. Originally held by DDT as an independent promotion between 2003 and 2018, it was then held by CyberFight as DDT-branded events. The first of these was a tour of smaller events outside of Tokyo in May 2021, followed by one final main edition in 2022.

History

Between 2003 and 2018, Audience was produced by DDT Pro-Wrestling, an independent promotion founded in 1997 by Shintaro Muto and Pro Wrestling Crusaders alumni Kyohei Mikami, Kazushige Nosawa and Sanshiro Takagi. The event was held in spring. In 2020, DDT and its subsidiaries merged with Pro Wrestling Noah into a new company called CyberFight owned by the digital advertising company CyberAgent, with DDT and Noah persisting as separate brands under the CyberFight umbrella. The Audience name was then used in May 2021 for a tour of smaller events held in Hamamatsu, Fukuoka and Kumamoto. Finally, it was used for one last edition in 2022.

Events

#EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef.
1 Audience 2003 July 17, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Korakuen Hall Mikami (c) vs. Takashi Sasaki for the KO-D Openweight Championship
2 Audience 2004 July 1, 2004 Akarengers (Takashi Sasaki and Gentaro) (c) vs. Sanshiro Takagi and Ryuji Ito for the KO-D Tag Team Championship
3 Audience 2005 June 29, 2005 Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Kudo for the KO-D Openweight Championship
4 Audience 2006 June 4, 2006 Sanshiro Takagi and Poison Sawada Julie vs. Tatsutoshi Goto and Mitsuya "Who?" Nagai in a no disqualification match
5 Audience 2007 July 1, 2007 Koo (c) vs. Kudo for the KO-D Openweight Championship
6 Audience 2015 May 31, 2015 Harashima (c) vs. Kudo for the KO-D Openweight Championship
7 Audience 2016 May 29, 2016 Daisuke Sasaki (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the KO-D Openweight Championship
8 Audience 2017 May 28, 2017 Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Yasu Urano for the KO-D Openweight Championship
9 Audience 2018 May 20, 2018 Shigehiro Irie (c) vs. Keisuke Ishii for the KO-D Openweight Championship
10 Audience 2022 May 22, 2022 Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki, Kanon and MJ Paul) vs. Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi and Hideki Okatani) for the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Results

2003

Audience 2003
PromotionDramatic Dream Team
DateJuly 17, 2003
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,506
Audience chronology
← Previous
—		 Next →
2004
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Hero! defeated O.K.Revolution and Azusa KudoTwo-on-one handicap match8:20
2Thanomsak Toba and Daichi Kakimoto defeated Kudo and Shuji IshikawaTag team match10:20
3Tomohiko Hashimoto, Yuki Nishino and Miyuki Maeda defeated Super Uchuu Power, Issei Fujisawa and Yuki MiyazakiSix-person tag team match9:23
4Mr. Strawberry (Cpt), Yoshihiro Sakai and Ofune (with Showa-ko) defeated Mr. Amegican (Cpt), Seiya Morohashi and Futoshi Miwa (with Miwa Kaicho and Thunder)Captain's Fall Máscara Contra Máscara six-person tag team match17:11
5Takashi Sasaki defeated Mikami (c)Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship21:38
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2004

Audience 2004
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJuly 1, 2004
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,482
Audience chronology
← Previous
2003		 Next →
2005
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Kudo defeated Kota IbushiSingles match6:30
2NEO Machine Guns (Yuki Miyazaki and Tanny Mouse) defeated Showa-ko and CherryTag team match10:12
3Suicideboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba) defeated Daichi Kakimoto and Masahiro TakanashiTag team match8:50
4Jako Kyodan (Poison Sawada Julie, Yusuke Inokuma and Gorgeous Matsuno) defeated Hero!, Shuji Ishikawa and Futoshi MiwaSix-man tag team match12:30
5Koichiro Kimura and Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Danshoku Dino and KenshinTag team match13:18
6Kensuke Sasaki and Agira Hokuto defeated Tomohiko Hashimoto and Seiya MorohashiTag team match7:29
7Sanshiro Takagi and Ryuji Ito defeated Akarengers (Takashi Sasaki and Gentaro) (c)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship17:36
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

2005

Audience 2005
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJune 29, 2005
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,338
Audience chronology
← Previous
2004		 Next →
2006
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Tomohiko Hashimoto defeated ToshiSingles match5:59
2Cherry won by last pinning Gorgeous Matsuno10-minute Battle Royal for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship10:00
3Rey Cubano and Havana Guerrero (with Antonio Honda) defeated Daichi Kakimoto and Kota IbushiTag team match13:18
4Jako Kyodan (Poison Sawada Julie, Akeomi Nitta, Osamu Namiguchi and Jun Inomata) defeated Danshoku Dino, Yusuke Inokuma, Muscle Sakai and Shuji IshikawaDeath Fight13:18
5MoroToba (Seiya Morohashi and Thanomsak Toba) (c) defeated Shoichi Ichimya and Futoshi MiwaTag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship11:48
6Toru Owashi and Shogo Takagi defeated Mikami and Hero!No disqualification tag team match12:47
7Sanshiro Takagi (c) defeated KudoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship15:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
  1. ↑ Other participants included The Bloody (interim champion), Yuki Miyazaki, Maru, Toshie Uematsu, Yumi Ohka, and Keiko Saito.

2006

Audience 2006
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJune 4, 2006
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,588
Audience chronology
← Previous
2004		 Next →
2006
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DThe Mac defeated Antonio Honda by disqualificationSingles match5:36
2Seiya Morohashi defeated Masami MorohashiSingles match7:43
3Harashima and Guillermo "Chango" Akiba defeated Daichi Kakimoto and Tomomitsu MatsunagaTag team match10:23
4Milano Collection A. T. defeated Kota IbushiSingles match11:37
5Toru Owashi won by last eliminating King Pocoda and Muscle SakaiSix-man Disaster Box New Members Selection Battle Royal10:17
6Italian Four Horsemen (Francesco Togo and Mori Bernard) (c) defeated Suicideboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship21:18
7Sanshiro Takagi and Poison Sawada Julie defeated Tatsutoshi Goto and Mitsuya "Who?" NagaiNo disqualification match18:53
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match
  1. ↑ Other participants included Máscara Gayrrero Jr., Michael Nakazawa, and Yusuke Inokuma.

2007

Audience 2007
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateJuly 1, 2007
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,185
Audience chronology
← Previous
2006		 Next →
2015
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DGorgeous Matsuno vs. Koryuki ended in a time limit drawSingles match10:00
2Seiya Morohashi defeated Masa TakanashiSingles match9:10
3Suicideboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba) and Hoshitango defeated Fruits Army (Mango Fukuda, Durian Sawada Julie and Japanese Balloon)Six-man tag team match9:22
4Sanshiro Takagi and Kota Ibushi defeated Katsumi Usuda and Manabu HaraTag team match13:24
5Nurunuru Brothers (Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga) (c) vs. Italian Four Horsemen (Prince Togo and Antonio "The Dragon" Honda) ended in a double countoutTag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship10:17
6Toru Owashi vs. Harashima vs. Danshoku Dino vs. Muscle Sakai vs. Yusuke Inokuma ended in a no contestFive-way ladder match for the Disaster Box elder stock9:38
7Koo (c) defeated KudoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship19:06
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match
  1. ↑ The match was restarted twice, ending in a no contest decision each time.

2015

Audience 2015
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 31, 2015
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance2,200
Audience chronology
← Previous
2007		 Next →
2016
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DKota Umeda defeated Gota Ihashi (c)Singles match for the King of Dark Championship
As a result, Ihashi retained his title.		3:43
2Shuten Doji (Yukio Sakaguchi and Masa Takanashi) and Saki Akai defeated Smile Squash (Yasu Urano and Akito) and Aja KongSix-person tag team match9:20
3T2Hii (Sanshiro Takagi and Kazuki Hirata) and Arrogant Bastards (Devin Sparks and Ric Ellis) defeated Toru Owashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, DJ Nira and Kouki IwasakiEight-man tag team match8:22
4Mikami and Shuji Ishikawa defeated Kazusada Higuchi and Shunma KatsumataTag team match9:50
5Mohoshinki (Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi) and Super Sasadango Machine defeated Happy Motel (Antonio Honda and Konosuke Takeshita) and Hiroshi FukudaSix-man tag team match11:56
6Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao) (c) defeated Golden☆Storm Riders (Kota Ibushi, Daisuke Sasaki and Suguru Miyatake)Six-man tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship13:53
7Kudo defeated Harashima (c)Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship23:27
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

2016

Audience 2016
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 29, 2016
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,633
Audience chronology
← Previous
2015		 Next →
2017
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DTomomitsu Matsunaga and Kouki Iwasaki defeated Heddi French and RekkaTag team match5:50
2Kenso (with Cherry) defeated Sanshiro TakagiSingles match
As a result, Kenso earned a spot in the 2016 King of DDT Tournament.		5:59
3Danshoku Dino, Joey Ryan and Antonio Honda defeated Shuten Doji (Masa Takanashi and Kota Umeda) and Saki Akai, Kat-Too (Makoto Oishi and Shunma Katsumata) and Mao Inoue, and T2Hii (Toru Owashi and Kazuki Hirata) and GuanchuloAnywhere Start four-way six-person tag team match8:01
4Shuji Ishikawa and Mad Paulie defeated Tetsuya Endo and Kazusada HiguchiTag team match8:02
5LiLiCo defeated Super Sasadango Machine (c)Singles match for the DDT Extreme Championship7:05
6Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao) (c) defeated Smile Squash (Harashima, Akito and Yasu Urano)Six-man tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship9:57
7Konosuke Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki (c)Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship24:42
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
D – this was a dark match

2017

Audience 2017
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 28, 2017
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,384
Audience chronology
← Previous
2016		 Next →
2018
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1PMad Paulie defeated Tomomitsu MatsunagaSingles match5:03
2Shuten Doji (Kudo, Yukio Sakaguchi and Masahiro Takanashi) defeated T2Hii (Toru Owashi and Hirata Collection A. T.) and Hiranito Collection a. t.Italian rules match5:57
3Saki Akai and Heidi Katrina defeated Antonio Honda and Nobuhiro ShimataniTag team match3:36
4NωA (Makoto Oishi, Shunma Katsumata and Mao) (c) defeated Fantastic Memories (Danshoku Dino and Keisuke Ishii) and Royce IsaacsSix-man tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship5:26
5Smile Squash (Harashima and Soma Takao) defeated All Out (Akito and Diego)Tag team match9:21
6Minoru Suzuki and Rocky Kawamura defeated Sanshiro Takagi and Super Sasadango MachineTag team match10:44
7Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki, Shuji Ishikawa and Tetsuya Endo) defeated Shigehiro Irie, Kazusada Higuchi and Kouki IwasakiSix-man tag team match8:55
8Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Yasu UranoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship28:31
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

2018

Audience 2018
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 20, 2018
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance1,064
Audience chronology
← Previous
2017		 Next →
2022
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1PTomomitsu Matsunaga defeated RekkaSingles match5:55
2Takatimo Dragón, Hiratino Dragón, Rihotimo Dragón and Toru Owashi defeated Shuten Doji (Kudo, Yukio Sakaguchi and Masahiro Takanashi) and Saki Akai by disqualificationEight-person tag team match7:26
3Damnation (Tetsuya Endo and Mad Paulie) defeated Kouki Iwasaki and Shota, Mike Bailey and Mao, and Jason "The Gift" Kincaid and Mizuki WataseFour-way tag team match6:30
4Kota Umeda vs. Kazusada Higuchi ended in a double knockoutSingles match6:58
5Konosuke Takeshita defeated Shunma KatsumataSingles match13:01
6Danshoku Dino, Antonio Honda and Super Sasadango Machine defeated Makoto Oishi, Nobuhiro Shimatani and Daiki Shimomura (with Yuki Iino)Six-man tag team match9:44
7Soma Takao defeated HarashimaSingles match8:41
8Shigehiro Irie (c) defeated Keisuke IshiiSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship18:25
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

2022

Audience 2022
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 22, 2022
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance529
Audience chronology
← Previous
2018		 Next →
—
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Naomi Yoshimura defeated Yuki IshidaSingles match5:45
2Pheromones (Yuki "Sexy" Iino, Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and Akito) (with Yumehito "Fantastic" Imanari) defeated Disaster Box (Harashima and Toru Owashi) and Antonio HondaSix-man tag team match10:52
3Yuki Ueno defeated Kazuki HirataSingles match9:13
4Prominence (Suzu Suzuki and Akane Fujita) defeated Super Hardcore Girls (Carousel♥Shun and Elizabeth♥Toi)Hardcore match12:18
5Burning (Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada and Yuya Koroku) defeated Yuji Hino, Yukio Naya, Ilusion and El UnicornEight-man tag team match14:38
6Mao and Asuka defeated Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi) (c)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship14:08
7Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki, Kanon and MJ Paul) defeated Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi and Hideki Okatani)Tournament final for the vacant KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship20:04
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  2. ↑ Pollock, John (July 27, 2020). "DDT and Pro Wrestling NOAH merge to form CyberFight". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nessen fu DDT" 熱戦譜 DDT [Chronicle of Fierce Battles DDT]. Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. Archived from the original on May 9, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "2003.07.17 Kōrakuen Hōru taikai "Audience 2003"" 2003.07.17　後楽園ホール大会「AUDIENCE 2003」 [2003/7/17 Korakuen Hall event "Audience 2003"]. Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). July 17, 2003. Archived from the original on August 5, 2003.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kōrakuen Hōru "Audience 2004"" 後楽園ホール『Ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ　2004』 [Korakuen Hall "Audience 2004"]. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). July 1, 2004. Archived from the original on July 10, 2004.
  6. ↑ "DDT 6/29 "Audience 2005" Kōrakuen Hōru taikai sono 5" DDT 6/29 "AUDIENCE 2005" 後楽園ホール大会その５ [DDT 6/29 "Audience 2005" Korakuen Hall event part 5]. Extreme Party (in Japanese). June 29, 2005. Archived from the original on May 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "DDT "Audience 2006" 6/4 Kōrakuen Hōru taikai sono 6" DDT "Audience 2006" 6/4 後楽園ホール大会その６ [DDT "Audience 2006" 6/4 Korakuen Hall event part 6]. Extreme Party (in Japanese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ "DDT "Audience 2007" 7/1 Kōrakuen Hōru taikai sono 6" DDT "Audience 2007" 7/1 後楽園ホール大会その６ [DDT "Audience 2007" 7/1 Korakuen Hall event part 6]. Extreme Party (in Japanese). July 1, 2007. Archived from the original on May 9, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Audience2015". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 31, 2015. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 "Audience2016". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 29, 2016. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 "Audience2017". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 28, 2017. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 "Audience 2018". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on May 9, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "Audience 2022". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 22, 2022. Archived from the original on May 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ "AUDIENCE 2003". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. July 17, 2003. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Audience 2004". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. July 1, 2004. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  16. 1 2 3 "AUDIENCE 2005". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. June 29, 2005. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 "Audience 2006". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  18. ↑ "DDT "Audience 2006" 6/4 Kōrakuen Hōru taikai" DDT "Audience 2006" 6/4 後楽園ホール大会 [DDT "Audience 2006" 6/4 Korakuen Hall event]. Extreme Party (in Japanese). June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 "Audience2007". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. July 1, 2007. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  20. ↑ "DDT "Audience 2007" 7/1 Kōrakuen Hōru taikai" DDT "Audience 2007" 7/1 後楽園ホール大会 [DDT "Audience 2007" 7/1 Korakuen Hall event]. Extreme Party (in Japanese). July 1, 2007. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Audience 2015". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. May 31, 2015. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Audience2016". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. May 29, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Audience2017". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. May 28, 2017. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Audience 2018". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. May 20, 2018. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Audience 2022". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. May 22, 2022. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026.