Sweet Dreams! 2023
{{short description|2023 DDT Pro-Wrestling event}}
{{Infobox professional wrestling event
|name = Sweet Dreams! 2023
|image = File:DDT_Sweet_Dreams!_2023.jpg
|caption = Promotional poster featuring Kazusada Higuchi and Yuji Hino
|alt =
|promotion = CyberFight
|brand = DDT
|date = January 29, 2023
|city = Tokyo, Japan
|venue = Korakuen Hall
|buyrate =
|tagline = {{nihongo foot|30-Minute Draw; 182 Strikes; Beyond That, A Fully Decisive Battle|30分ドロー 182発 その先の完全決着戦|Sanjuppun Dorō; Hyakuhachijūni-hatsu; Sono Saki no Kanzen Ketchakusen|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}
|event = Sweet Dreams!
|lastevent = Never Mind 2022
|nextevent = Into The Fight 2023
|lastevent2 = 2022
|nextevent2 = 2024
}}
Sweet Dreams! 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It took place on January 29, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/19687|script-title=ja:Sweet Dreams！2023|work=ddtpro.com|author=DDT Pro-Wrestling|title=DDT ProWrestling|language=ja|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 29, 2023}}
Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and three of DDT's nine championships were on the line. The main event saw Yuji Hino defeat Kazusada Higuchi to win the KO-D Openweight Championship for the second time. In other prominent matches, ShunMao (Mao and Shunma Katsumata) successfully defended the KO-D Tag Team Championship against Omega (Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi), and Burning (Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki and Yusuke Okada) defeated Pheromones (Yuki "Sexy" Iino, Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and Koju "Shiningball" Takeda) to retain the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/ddt-sweet-dreams-2023-naruki-doi-es-campeon/|title=DDT: «Sweet Dreams 2023» Naruki Doi es campeón|work=Superluchas.com|author=Dark Angelita|language=Spanish|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023}}
Production
=Background=
The event featured nine professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|title=How Pro Wrestling Works|last=Grabianowski|first=Ed|access-date=January 29, 2023|work=HowStuffWorks, Inc.|date=13 January 2006 |publisher=Discovery Communications|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2013}}
Event
The preshow portraited a comedic No fee rumble match featuring cosplayers of various popular wrestlers from other consecrated promotions such as Drew McIntyre, Luke Gallows, Great-O-Khan, Asuka or Tiger Mask. It was won by Fuminori Abe who last eliminated Sanshiro Takagi. The first match of the main card saw Kanon and MJ Paul picking up a victory over the teams of Disasterbox (Kazuki Hirata and Toru Owashi), Akito and Antonio Honda, and Yuki Ishida and Yuya Koroku in four-way tag team action. Next, Hideki Okatani defeated Kazuma Sumi and Keigo Nakamura defeated Takeshi Masada in the first ever edition of the D Generations Cup, the successor of the former and folded Young Drama Cup. Next, The37Kamiina (Toui Kojima and Yuki Ueno) and Shinya Aoki defeated Hikaru Machida, Thanomsak Toba and Yukio Sakaguchi in six-man tag team action. Another six-action saw Chris Brookes, Harashima and Yukio Naya defeating Jun Akiyama, DDT Universal Champion Naruki Doi and Soma Takao. On the seventh bout of the event, Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki and Yusuke Okada marked their first successful defense of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship against Pheromones (Danshoku Dino, Koju Takeda and Yuki Iino). In the semi main event, Mao and Shunma Katsumata secured their first defense of the KO-D Tag Team Championship against Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi.{{cite web|url=https://turnheelwrestling.com/resultados-ddt-sweet-dreams-2023|title=Resultados DDT Sweet Dreams 2023|work=turnheelwrestling.com|first=Ángel|last=Moral|language=es|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130164936/https://turnheelwrestling.com/resultados-ddt-sweet-dreams-2023|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theshieldofwrestling.com/yuji-hino-titolo-ko-d-match-220-chop/|title=Yuji Hino won the title KO-D after a match with 220 chops|work=theshieldofwrestling.com|first=Roberto|last=Canale|language=it|date=January 29, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130165411/https://www.theshieldofwrestling.com/yuji-hino-titolo-ko-d-match-220-chop/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bodyslam.net/2023/01/30/ddt-sweet-dreams-results-1-29-23/|title=PPV & IPPV RESULTS AND RECAPSWRESTLING NEWS DDT Sweet Dreams! Results – 1/29/23|work=bodyslam.net|first=Brady|last=Alexander|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=February 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226190421/https://www.bodyslam.net/2023/01/30/ddt-sweet-dreams-results-1-29-23/|archive-date=February 26, 2023|url-status=live}}
In the main event, Yuji Hino defeated Kazusada Higuchi to win the KO-D Openweight Championship for the second time in his career, ending the latter's reign at 210 days.{{cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/full-results-for-ddt-pro-wrestling-sweet-dreams-2023-1-29-new-champion-crowned|title=Full Results For DDT Pro-Wrestling Sweet Dreams 2023 (1/29); New Champion Crowned|work=PWMania.com|first=Lewis|last=Carlan|date=January 29, 2023|access-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129150027/https://www.pwmania.com/full-results-for-ddt-pro-wrestling-sweet-dreams-2023-1-29-new-champion-crowned|archive-date=January 29, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/ddt-sweet-dreams-results-129-ko-d-openweight-champion-crowned|title=DDT Sweet Dreams! Results (1/29): New KO-D Openweight Champion Crowned|website=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=January 29, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323051350/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/ddt-sweet-dreams-results-129-ko-d-openweight-champion-crowned|archive-date=March 23, 2023|url-status=live}}
Results
{{Pro Wrestling results table
|results={{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/ddt-sweet-dreams-2023-results/199266/|title=DDT Results: Sweet Dreams! 2023 – Tokyo, Japan (1/29)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130132403/https://www.wrestling-news.net/ddt-sweet-dreams-2023-results/199266/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/ddt-sweet-dreams-tour-results-1-29-23-openweight-title-changes-hands/|title=DDT Sweet Dreams! Tour Results 1.29.23: Openweight Title Changes Hands|website=411Mania|first=Jeremy|last=Thomas|date=January 29, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130165153/https://411mania.com/wrestling/ddt-sweet-dreams-tour-results-1-29-23-openweight-title-changes-hands/|archive-date=January 30, 2023|url-status=live}}
|match1= Fuminori Abe won by last eliminating Sanshiro Takagi{{efn|The other participants were Ariji Akinori, Ashuka, Big Bear, BRA-VO, Crusher Inoba, Dick Zlater, Dopyu McIntyre, Fat Kobashi, Fuck Takeda, Great-CO-Khan, Great-GO-Khan, Gundan Hitori, Hen China, Honagi Takemoto, Kaijin Mukuro 696, Kim Yocchan, Macho Gallows, Mazakon Kid, Mori Haruomi, Self-Proclaimed Tiger Mask V, Shinya, Shosaku Inoue, Tadaki Toronomi, Takuma Joshiba, Tezuka Awesome Ichiro, Thick And Hard Kankuro Hoshino and Tsutenkakuka.}}
|stip1= No fee rumble match
|time1= 12:49
|note1= pre
|match2= Damnation T.A (Kanon and MJ Paul) defeated Disaster Box (Kazuki Hirata and Toru Owashi), Akito and Antonio Honda, and Yuki Ishida and Yuya Koroku by pinfall
|stip2= Four-way tag team match
|time2= 7:11
|note2= pre
|match3= Hideki Okatani defeated Kazuma Sumi by pinfall
|stip3= D Generations Cup A Block match
|time3= 5:22
|match4= Keigo Nakamura defeated Takeshi Masada by pinfall
|stip4= D Generations Cup B Block match
|time4= 7:10
|match5= The37Kamiina (Toui Kojima and Yuki Ueno) and Shinya Aoki defeated Hikaru Machida, Thanomsak Toba and Yukio Sakaguchi by pinfall
|stip5= Six-man tag team match
|time5= 8:20
|match6= Chris Brookes, Harashima and Yukio Naya defeated Jun Akiyama, Naruki Doi and Soma Takao by pinfall
|stip6= Six-man tag team match
|time6= 10:02
|match7= Burning (Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki and Yusuke Okada) (c) defeated Pheromones (Yuki "Sexy" Iino, Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and Koju "Shiningball" Takeda) by pinfall
|stip7= Six-man tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship
|time7= 12:08
|match8= ShunMao (Mao and Shunma Katsumata) (c) defeated Omega (Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi) by pinfall
|stip8= Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship
|time8= 14:59
|match9= Yuji Hino defeated Kazusada Higuchi (c) by pinfall
|stip9= Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship
|time9= 26:27
}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.ddtpro.com/ The official DDT Pro-Wrestling website]
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Category:2023 in professional wrestling
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