On April 9th, The stars of DDT Pro-Wrestling return to Japan after a successful two day tour in the USA to present April Fool 2023 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.
The show will be headlined with a KO-D Tag Team Championship match as the champions MAO & Shunma Katsumata will defend the titles against HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura.
Yuki Ueno, who made a huge impression on the fans during DDT Pro’s two day USA tour, will be facing Yuni at April Fool 2023.
Newcomer Rukiya Ikeda will be making his debut as he will square off with Yuya Koroku. Ikeda is the third trainee in a recent class of five and DDT Pro has determined that he is ready for his first match on April 9th.
Joey Janela is on the card in a special 8 man tag team match as he teams with Naruki Doi, Chris Brookes, & Takeshi Masada as they face Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada
Here is the full lineup for April Fool 2023 on April 9th:
- KO-D Tag Team Titles: MAO & Shunma Katsumata (c) Vs HARASHIMA & Keigo Nakamura
- WORLD HINO CLASSIC ~Finals~: Yuji Hino, “brother” YASSHI & Makoto Oishi vs. Yuki “Sexy” Iino, Danshoku “Dandy” Dieno & Yumehito “Fantastic” Imanari
- Special 8-Man Tag Match: Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki & Yusuke Okada vs. Naruki Doi, Chris Brookes, Joey Janela & Takeshi Masada
- Special Single Match: Yuki Ueno vs. Yuni
- Harimao Vs Eruption!: Kazusada Higuchi, Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida Vs Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai & Hideki Okatani
- Toru Owashi, Kazuki Hirata & Gota Ihashi Vs Akito, Shinichiro Kawamatsu & Toi Kojima
- Rukiya Ikeda Debut Match: Yuya Koroku Vs Rukiya Ikeda
- MJ Paul & KANON Vs Antonio Honda & Kazuma Sumi
This event will stream live on Wrestle Universe.
?4月9日(日)『April Fool 2023』後楽園大会、11:30～WRESTLE UNIVERSEで完全LIVE配信‼
►しゅんまおのKO-DタッグにHARASHIMA&中村が挑戦！
►ワールド・ヒノ・クラシック、いよいよ決勝！
►マスクを脱いだ夢虹、上野と再出発の一騎打ち！https://t.co/6RIWeywy3a#ddtpro pic.twitter.com/fjXsRHuu6f— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) April 3, 2023
