DDT Never Mind
Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Never Mind was a recurring professional wrestling event held annually by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in December in the Tokyo Dome City . Originally held by DDT as an independent promotion from 2000 to 2017, it was brought back by CyberFight for three editions held as DDT-branded events in 2021, 2022 and 2024, with the 2021 edition being held in the Yoyogi National Stadium .
History
From 2000 to 2017, Never Mind 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 . 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. Never Mind was then held in 2021, 2022 and 2024 as a DDT-branded event.
Events
# Event Date City Venue Main event Ref.
1
Never Mind
December 14, 2000
Tokyo, Japan
Korakuen Geopolis
Poison Sawada Julie (c) vs. Super Uchuu Power vs. Tomohiko Hashimoto vs. Sanshiro Takagi in a four-way elimination match for the KO-D Openweight Championship
2
Never Mind 2001
December 12, 2001
Sanshiro Takagi vs. Sanshiro Takagi in a Loser Forfeits His Ring Name lumberjack match
3
Never Mind 2002
December 22, 2002
Korakuen Hall
Gentaro (c) vs. Mikami vs. Sanshiro Takagi vs. Tomohiko Hashimoto in a four-way elimination match for the KO-D Openweight Championship
4
Never Mind 2003
December 29, 2003
Tomohiko Hashimoto and Seiya Morohashi (c) vs. Mikami and Onryo vs. Hero! and Kudo in a three-way TLC tornado tag team match for the CMLL KO-D Tag Team Championship
5
Never Mind 2004
December 25, 2004
DDT (Sanshiro Takagi , Mikami , Ryuji Ito , Riki Senshu and Daichi Kakimoto ) vs. FEC (Dick Togo , Taka Michinoku , Tomohiko Hashimoto , Yoshiya and Sho Kanzaki) in a five-on-five elimination rumble
4
Never Mind 2005
December 28, 2005
Danshoku Dino (c) vs. Sanshiro Takagi vs. Super Uchuu Power vs. Francesco Togo vs. Toru Owashi in a five-way ladder match for the KO-D Openweight Championship
7
Never Mind 2006
December 29, 2006
Toru Owashi (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship
8
Never Mind 2007
December 30, 2007
Harashima vs. Kota Ibushi
9
Never Mind 2008
December 28, 2008
Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship
10
Never Mind 2009
December 27, 2009
Shuji Ishikawa (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship
11
Never Mind 2010
December 26, 2010
Gentaro vs. Antonio Honda for the interim KO-D Openweight Championship
12
Never Mind 2011
December 31, 2011
Kudo (c) vs. Mikami for the KO-D Openweight Championship
13
Never Mind 2012
December 23, 2012
El Generico (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the KO-D Openweight Championship
14
Never Mind 2013
December 23, 2013
Harashima (c) vs. Yukio Sakaguchi for the KO-D Openweight Championship
15
Never Mind 2014
December 23, 2014
Harashima (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Championship
16
Never Mind 2015
December 23, 2015
Happy Motel (Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo ) vs. Yuji Okabayashi and Shigehiro Irie for the vacant KO-D Tag Team Championship
17
Never Mind 2016
December 25, 2016
Harashima (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Championship
18
Never Mind 2017
December 24, 2017
Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Colt Cabana for the KO-D Openweight Championship
19
Never Mind 2021 in Yoyogi
December 26, 2021
Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium
Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Yuji Okabayashi for the KO-D Openweight Championship
20
Never Mind 2022
December 29, 2022
Tokyo Dome City Hall
Kazusada Higuchi (c) vs. Yuki Ueno for the KO-D Openweight Championship
21
Never Mind 2024
December 22, 2024
Korakuen Hall
Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki and Kanon ) vs. Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi )
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
Results
2001
↑ Shoichi Ichimiya wrestled under the name Sanshiro Takagi (高偽三四郎 , Takagi Sanshirō ) , written with gi (偽 , fake) .
2002
↑ This match began the previous day at noon in Hakone . Footage of Ichimiya's journey to Korakuen, during which he defended, lost, and regained the title several times, was shown between matches. Upon his arrival, he was challenged by Sakai, and successfully defended the title to end the match.
↑ Order of elimination: Tomohiko Hashimoto , Gentaro , and Sanshiro Takagi .
2004
↑ This match was scheduled for one round of three minutes; Yacchan was a Japanese macaque .
↑ Order of entrance: Taka Michinoku , Riki Senshu, Yoshiya, Daichi Kakimoto , Sho Kanzaki, Sanshiro Takagi , Ryuji Ito , Tomohiko Hashimoto , and Mikami . Order of elimination: Shho Kanzaki, Daichi Kakimoto, Taka Michinoku, Ryuji Ito, Yoshiya, Sanshiro Takagi, Riki Senshu, Tomohiko Hashimoto, and Dick Togo.
2006
↑ This match was scheduled for five rounds of three minutes.
2008
↑ Order of entrance: DJ Nira , Makoto , Hercules Senga , Madoka , Kazuhiro Tamura , Tsutomu Oosugi , and Ricky Fuji . Order of elimination: Makoto, Hercules Senga, Ricky Fuji, Tsutomu Oosugi, DJ Nira, and Madoka.
↑ The other participants were Danshoku Dino and Michael Nakazawa .
↑ Order of elimination: Hoshitango , Piza Michinoku , Francesco Togo , Tomomitsu Matsunaga , Sasaki & Gabbana , Kudo , and Masa Takanashi .
References
↑ Cain, Michelle (2023). Dramatic Dreams and Those Who Have Them . ISBN 9798865475439 .
↑ Pollock, John (July 27, 2020). "DDT and Pro Wrestling NOAH merge to form CyberFight" . POSTWrestling . Archived from the original on September 24, 2020.
1 2 3 4 12・14『NEVER MIND』試合結果 [ 12/12 "Never Mind" match results] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 14, 2000. Archived from the original on April 16, 2002.
1 2 3 12・12ジオポリス『NEVER MIND 2001』試合結果 [ 12/12 Geopolis "Never Mind 2001" match results] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 12, 2001. Archived from the original on April 29, 2003.
1 2 3 12・22後楽園ホール『NEVER MIND 2002』試合結果 [ 12/22 Korakuen Hall "Never Mind 2002" match results] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 22, 2002. Archived from the original on April 24, 2003.
1 2 3 2003.12.29後楽園ホール大会「NEVER MIND 2003」 [ 2003/12/29 Korakuen Hall event "Never Mind 2003"] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 29, 2003. Archived from the original on December 30, 2003.
1 2 3 後楽園ホール『 NEVER MIND 2004 』 [ Korakuen Hall "Never Mind 2004"] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 25, 2004. Archived from the original on December 29, 2004.
↑ DDT "Never Mind" 2005 12.28 後楽園ホール大会その6 [ DDT "Never Mind" 2005 12.28 Korakuen Hall event Part. 6] . Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2023.
1 2 3 12.29 後楽園 『NEVER MIND2006』 [ 12/29 Korakuen "Never Mind 2006"] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 29, 2006. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007.
1 2 12月30日 後楽園ホール 『NEVER MIND 2007』トピックス [ December 30 Korakuen Hall "Never Mind 2007" topics] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008.
1 2 3 12月28日(日) 後楽園ホール大会『 NEVER MIND 2008 』対戦結果 [ December 28 (Sun.) Korakuen Hall event "Never Mind 2008" match results] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 28, 2008. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2009" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 27, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2010" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 26, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2011" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 31, 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2012" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 23, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2013" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 23, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013.
1 2 "NEVER MIND 2014" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2015" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2016" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 25, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2016.
1 2 "NEVER MIND 2017" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026.
1 2 "NEVER MIND 2021 in Yoyogi" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 26, 2021. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026.
1 2 "NEVER MIND 2022" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 29, 2022. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2024" . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 22, 2024. Archived from the original on March 2, 2026.
↑ DDT "NEVER MIND" 12/14 ジオポリス大会 [ DDT "Never Mind" 12/14 Geopolis event] . Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2021.
↑ DDT "NEVER MIND" 12/14 ジオポリス大会その2 [ DDT "Never Mind" 12/14 Geopolis event part 2] . Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2001" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 12, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2026.
↑ アイアンマンは地球を救う 24時間マラソンマッチ [ Ironman Saves the Earth 24-Hour Marathon Match] . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 22, 2002. Archived from the original on July 1, 2003.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2002" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 22, 2002. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2003" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 30, 2003. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2004" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 25, 2004. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026.
1 2 3 "NEVER MIND 2005" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 28, 2005. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026.
↑ DDT 12/29 "Never Mind" 後楽園ホール大会 [ DDT 12/29 "Never Mind" Korakuen Hall event] . Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 3, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2006" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 29, 2006. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026.
1 2 "NEVER MIND 2007" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 30, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2008" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 28, 2008. Archived from the original on March 2, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2009" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2010" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 26, 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2026.
↑ DDT “NEVER MIND 2011” 12/31 後楽園ホール大会 [ DDT "Never Mind 2011" 12/31 Korakuen Hall event] . Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 2, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2011" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 31, 2011. Archived from the original on March 2, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2012" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2013" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 23, 2013. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2015" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026.
↑ "NEVER MIND 2016" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 25, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2026.
↑ "Road to Ultimate Party 2024 in KORAKUEN" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 22, 2024. Archived from the original on March 2, 2026.