On Friday, May 22, 2009, at American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, CA, eight of the best tag teams in professional wrestling will collide at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4, and tickets for this event are on sale now at the DDT4 Mini-Site! Front Row tickets are $25, and General Admission tickets are $20!The second opening round match for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4 will be the next chapter in the budding rivalry between The Dynasty (Scott Lost & Joey Ryan) and the Hybrid Dolphins (“American Dolphin” Bryan Danielson & “Dolphin Master” Paul London).
Scott Lost and Joey Ryan are multiple-time Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Champions, though the DDT4 has never been a part of their tag team success. Eliminated in the opening round of last year’s tournament, The Dynasty hopes to make a much better showing this year by winning it all. But with the dynamic duo of the Hybrid Dolphins as their opponents and Joey Ryan’s concern with the length of Chris Hero‘s World Championship title reign, will The Dynasty be able to focus on reclaiming their tag team glory?
Even though the team of Bryan Danielson and Paul London have yet to wrestle their first match as a tag team, the odds seem to favor the Hybrid Dolphins due to their individual skills. While Pro Wrestling Guerrilla cannot vouch for the oddsmakers at various offshore gambling websites, we can agree that both Danielson and London are incredible singles competitors. However, DDT4 marks their first test as a tag team, and due to the single elimination format of the tournament, there is very little room for error.
Will Bryan Danielson be able to put years of singles competition to the back of his mind and function as an efficient tag team partner? Will Paul London be able to consume enough bars of soap to retroactively combat the effects of Space Madness, or will his ill-fated journey to the Crab Nebula prove to be the undoing of the Hybrid Dolphins?
Also added to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4 is a non-tournament singles contest between B-Boy and Human Tornado. The rivalry between these two men goes all the way back to Card Subject to Change in January 2005, where B-Boy not only managed to defeat Human Tornado, but to dislocate Tornado’s shoulder in the process.
Then last month at One Hundred, the two met as a part of a Six-Person Tag Team Match that saw Tornado’s side picking up the victory. Human Tornado has been sending out messages via Facebook saying that B-Boy is just a shell of his former self since returning to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and that 2005 Human Tornado was nobody, but 2009 Human Tornado is a two-time World Champion.
When offered the chance for rebuttal, B-Boy declined, saying he’d prefer to give his response in the ring. Will B-Boy still have the upper hand on Human Tornado when they meet at DDT4, or will the former world champion’s grandstanding have gotten under the skin of “The New Age Punisher?” Find out on May 22 at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4!
On May 22, 2009 at American Legion Hall #308 in Reseda, CA, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4 will feature:
DDT4 Block A Opening Round Match
Los Luchas (Phoenix Star & Zokre) vs. Kenny Omega & Chuck Taylor
DDT4 Block B Opening Round Match
The Dynasty (Scott Lost & Joey Ryan) vs. “American Dolphin” Bryan Danielson & “Dolphin Master” Paul London
Non-Tournament Singles Match
B-Boy vs. Human Tornado
Also scheduled to be in action:
— Chris Hero & Roderick Strong
— The Cutler Brothers (Brandon & Dustin Cutler)
— The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
— Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)
Check back on Monday, May 4 for the complete tournament brackets of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4! Visit the DDT4 Mini-Site to get your tickets today!
Nearing the end of their tour with Dragon Gate, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Champions Matt and Nick Jackson will be putting their titles on the line Sunday, May 3rd in Japan! In a match that could have huge ramifications for DDT4, The Young Bucks will be defending the titles against KAMIKAZE members Shingo Takagi and Akira Tozawa.
While Akira Tozawa has not appeared in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla before, fans may recognize Shingo Takagi from the 2007 Battle of Los Angeles, where he advanced to the second round before being eliminated by eventual tournament winner CIMA.
This title match is the last stop for The Young Bucks before DDT4, so a loss here would essentially turn the event into a Number One Contender tournament. Huge ramifications, indeed! Check back on Monday, May 4 for results of the World Tag Team Championship title match, as well as the complete tournament brackets of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s DDT4! Visit the DDT4 Mini-Site to get your tickets today!
