Into The Fight (sometimes stylized as Into the Fight) was a recurring professional wrestling event held annually by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) around February. Originally held by DDT as an independent promotion from 2005 to 2020 (except for 2006), it was then held by CyberFight for three editions held as DDT-branded events in 2021, 2023 and 2024. The name "Into The Fight" was a reference to the 1998 Misia song "Into the Light," which was used as DDT's theme until 2014.
History
From 2005 to 2019, Into The Fight 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.[1] 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.[2] Into The Fight was then held in 2021, 2023 and 2024 as a DDT-branded event.
Events
| # |
Event |
Date |
City |
Venue |
Main event |
Ref.
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| 1
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Into The Fight 2005
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January 30, 2005
|
Tokyo, Japan
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Korakuen Hall
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Mikami (c) vs. Dick Togo for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[3]
|
| 2
|
Into The Fight 2007
|
February 25, 2007
|
Harashima (c) vs. Danshoku Dino for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[4]
|
| 3
|
Into The Fight 2008
|
February 3, 2008
|
Royal Rumble to determine the No. 1 contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[5]
|
| 4
|
Into The Fight 2009
|
February 22, 2009
|
Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[6]
|
| 5
|
Into the Fight 2010
|
February 11, 2010
|
Shuji Ishikawa (c) vs. Danshoku Dino for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[7]
|
| 6
|
Into the Fight 2011
|
February 27, 2011
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Dick Togo (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[8]
|
| 7
|
Into the Fight 2012
|
February 19, 2012
|
Danshoku Dino (c) vs. Antonio Honda for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[9]
|
| 8
|
Into The Fight 2013
|
February 17, 2013
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Kenny Omega (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[10]
|
| 9
|
Into The Fight 2014
|
February 23, 2014
|
Harashima (c) vs. Masa Takanashi for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[11]
|
| 10
|
Into the Fight 2015
|
February 21, 2015
|
Shinjuku Face
|
Golden☆Storm Riders (Daisuke Sasaki and Kota Ibushi) vs. Happy Motel (Antonio Honda and Konosuke Takeshita)
|
[12]
|
| 11
|
Into The Fight 2016
|
February 28, 2016
|
Korakuen Hall
|
Harashima vs. Shigehiro Irie to determine the No. 1 contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[13]
|
| 12
|
Into The Fight 2017
|
February 19, 2017
|
Harashima and Kudo vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Dick Togo
|
[14]
|
| 13
|
Into The Fight 2018
|
February 25, 2018
|
Daisuke Sekimoto and Shuji Ishikawa vs. Harashima and Konosuke Takeshita
|
[15]
|
| 14
|
Into the Fight 2019
|
March 21, 2019
|
Harashima (c) vs. Muscle Sakai in a two-out-of-three falls hardcore match for the DDT Extreme Championship
|
[16]
|
| 15
|
Into The Fight 2020
|
February 23, 2020
|
Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Mao for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[17]
|
| 16
|
Into The Fight 2021
|
February 28, 2021
|
Shunma Katsumata (c) vs. Mao in a Kids Room Deathmatch 37 (Sauna) Count Edition for the DDT Extreme Championship
|
[18]
|
| 17
|
Into The Fight 2023
|
February 26, 2023
|
Harashima vs. Yukio Naya to determine the No. 1 contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship
|
[19]
|
| 18
|
Into The Fight 2024
|
February 25, 2024
|
The37Kamiina (Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno) and Kaisei Takechi vs. Hideki Okatani, Takeshi Masada and Tetsuya Endo
|
[20]
|
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
|
Results
2005
2007
2008
- ^ Order of entrance: Michael Nakazawa, Sanshiro Takagi, Poison Sawada Julie, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Muscle Sakai, Yasu Urano, Masa Takanashi, Gentaro, Hoshitango, Kudo, Danshoku Dino, and Yoshiaki Yago.
Order of elimination: Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Muscle Sakai, Poison Sawada Julie, Hoshitango, Sanshiro Takagi, Yoshiaki Yago, Masa Takanashi, Danshoku Dino, Gentaro, Kudo, and Michael Nakazawa.
2009
2010
- ^ The match was restarted twice after it originally ended in two successive no contest decisions.
2011
2012
2013
- ^ The match was restarted after it originally ended in a 7-second win for Owashi and Ohka.
2014
- ^ Order of entrance: Daichi Kakimoto, Yasu Urano (c), Gorgeous Matsuno, DJ Nira, Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai, Emi Sakura, Gota Ihashi, Akito, and Guanchulo.
Order of elimination: Gorgeous Matsuno, Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai, Yasu Urano, Emi Sakura, DJ Nira, Akito, Guanchulo, and Gota Ihashi.
2015
2016
The 2016 edition of Into The Fight was held on February 28 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Harashima defeated Shigehiro Irie to become the No. 1 contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship.[13]
2017
The 2017 edition of Into The Fight was held on February 19 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Harashima and Kudo defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Dick Togo in a tag team match.[14]
2018
The 2018 edition of Into The Fight was held on February 25 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Shuji Ishikawa and Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Harashima in a tag team match.[15]
2019
The 2019 edition of Into The Fight was held on March 21 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Harashima defeated Muscle Sakai in a two-out-of-three falls hardcore match to retain the DDT Extreme Division Championship.[16]
2020
The 2020 edition of Into The Fight was held on February 23 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Masato Tanaka defeated Mao to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship.[17]
2021
The 2021 edition of Into The Fight was held on February 28 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Shunma Katsumata defeated Mao in a Kids Room Deathmatch 37 (Sauna) Count Edition to retain the DDT Extreme Division Championship.[18]
2023
The 2023 edition of Into The Fight was held on February 26 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Yukio Naya defeated Harashima to become the No. 1 contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship.[19]
2024
The 2024 edition of Into The Fight was held on February 25 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, The37Kamiina (Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno) and Kaisei Takechi defeated Hideki Okatani, Takeshi Masada and Tetsuya Endo in a six-man tag team match.[20]
References
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- ^ Pollock, John (July 27, 2020). "DDT and Pro Wrestling NOAH merge to form CyberFight". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c 1月30日 後楽園ホール 『 Into The Fight 2005 』. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). January 31, 2005. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005.
- ^ a b c 02.25 後楽園 『into the Fight』. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 25, 2007. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
- ^ a b c 2月3日 後楽園ホール 『Into The Fight 2008』 試合結果. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Into The Fight 2009". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 22, 2009. Archived from the original on March 14, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Into the Fight 2010". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 11, 2010. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Into the Fight 2011". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Into the Fight 2012". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Into The Fight 2013". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 17, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Into The Fight 2014". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 23, 2014. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Into the Fight 2015". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 21, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Into The Fight 2016". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 28, 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Into the fight 2017". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 19, 2017. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026.
- ^ a b "Into The Fight 2018". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 25, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026.
- ^ a b "Into the Fight 2019". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2026.
- ^ a b "Into The Fight 2020". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "Into The Fight 2021". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 28, 2021. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Into The Fight 2023". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 26, 2023. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026.
- ^ a b "Into The Fight 2024". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 25, 2024. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2005". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. January 30, 2005. Archived from the original on March 14, 2026.
- ^ DDT "Into The Fight" 2/25 後楽園ホール大会. Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 6, 2025.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2007". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 25, 2007. Archived from the original on March 14, 2026.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2008". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 3, 2008. Archived from the original on March 14, 2026.
- ^ a b "Into The Fight 2009". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 22, 2009. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2010". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 6, 2026.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2011". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 27, 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2026.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2011 [sic]". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2026.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2013". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2026.
- ^ "Into The Fight 2014". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026.
- ^ "Into the Fight 2015". wp.bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026.
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