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. 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. Into The Fight was then held in 2021, 2023 and 2024 as a DDT-branded event.

Events

#EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef.
1Into The Fight 2005January 30, 2005Tokyo, JapanKorakuen HallMikami (c) vs. Dick Togo for the KO-D Openweight Championship
2Into The Fight 2007February 25, 2007Harashima (c) vs. Danshoku Dino for the KO-D Openweight Championship
3Into The Fight 2008February 3, 2008Royal Rumble to determine the No. 1 contender for the KO-D Openweight Championship
4Into The Fight 2009February 22, 2009Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the KO-D Openweight Championship
5Into the Fight 2010February 11, 2010Shuji Ishikawa (c) vs. Danshoku Dino for the KO-D Openweight Championship
6Into the Fight 2011February 27, 2011Dick Togo (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship
7Into the Fight 2012February 19, 2012Danshoku Dino (c) vs. Antonio Honda for the KO-D Openweight Championship
8Into The Fight 2013February 17, 2013Kenny Omega (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship
9Into The Fight 2014February 23, 2014Harashima (c) vs. Masa Takanashi for the KO-D Openweight Championship
10Into the Fight 2015February 21, 2015Shinjuku FaceGolden☆Storm Riders (Daisuke Sasaki and Kota Ibushi) vs. Happy Motel (Antonio Honda and Konosuke Takeshita)
11Into The Fight 2016February 28, 2016Korakuen HallHarashima vs. Shigehiro Irie to determine the No. 1 contender for the KO-D Openweight Championship
12Into The Fight 2017February 19, 2017Harashima and Kudo vs. Konosuke Takeshita and Dick Togo
13Into The Fight 2018February 25, 2018Daisuke Sekimoto and Shuji Ishikawa vs. Harashima and Konosuke Takeshita
14Into the Fight 2019March 21, 2019Harashima (c) vs. Muscle Sakai in a two-out-of-three falls hardcore match for the DDT Extreme Championship
15Into The Fight 2020February 23, 2020Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Mao for the KO-D Openweight Championship
16Into The Fight 2021February 28, 2021Shunma Katsumata (c) vs. Mao in a Kids Room Deathmatch 37 (Sauna) Count Edition for the DDT Extreme Championship
17Into The Fight 2023February 26, 2023Harashima vs. Yukio Naya to determine the No. 1 contender for the KO-D Openweight Championship
18Into The Fight 2024February 25, 2024The37Kamiina (Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ueno) and Kaisei Takechi vs. Hideki Okatani, Takeshi Masada and Tetsuya Endo
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Results

2005

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Nobutaka Moribe defeated Daichi KakimotoSingles match7:36
2Hero! and Kudo defeated Riki Sensyu and KenshinTag team match8:23
3Taka Michinoku defeated Kota IbushiSingles match8:42
4Sanshiro Takagi and Ryuji Ito defeated Tomohiko Hashimoto and YoshiyaHardcore tag team match14:46
5MoroToba (Seiya Morohashi and Thanomsak Toba) (c) defeated Shoichi Ichimiya and YacchanReal Jungle Fight Ladder match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship8:42
6Jako Kyodan (Poison Sawada Julie, Akeomi Nitta, Inokuma Sentoin, Jaiant and Sentoin-ko) defeated Gorgeous Matsuno, Danshoku Dino, Muscle Sakai, Futoshi Miwa and Masa Takanashi (with Cherry) 2–1Ten-person best two-out-of-three falls match13:18
7Dick Togo (c) defeated MikamiSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship22:15
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match

2007

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DGorgeous Matsuno (with Yusuke Inokuma) vs. Tomomitsu Matsunaga ended in a time limit drawSingles match8:00
2Fruits Army (Mango Fukuja and Durian Sawada Julie) defeated Suicideboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba)Tag team match6:56
3Hoshitango defeated Michael NakazawaSingles match8:56
4Sanshiro Takagi defeated Yoshiaki Yago (with DJ Nira and Blue K)Hardcore Locker Room Deathmatch13:26
5Toru Owashi and Taru defeated Kudo, Muscle Sakai and Ken OhkaThree-on-two handicap match16:49
6Hawaii Army aWo (King Ala Moana, Prince Togo, Koo and Antonio "The Dragon" Honda) defeated DDT Young Main Unit (Seiya Morohashi, Masa Takanashi, Daichi Kakimoto and Kota Ibushi)Eight-man tag team match14:55
7Harashima (c) defeated Danshoku DinoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship20:21
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the matchD– this was a dark match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was a dark match

2008

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Choun Shiryu and Yukihiro Abe defeated Daisuke Sasaki and Rion MizukiTag team match9:16
2Metal Vampires (Toru Owashi and Seiya Morohashi) defeated Koo and Masami MorohashiTag team match12:39
3Dick Togo defeated Antonio HondaSingles match15:02
4Harashima and Munenori Sawa defeated Yoshihito Sasaki and Daichi KakimotoTag team match14:27
5Kota Ibushi (c) defeated Thanomsak TobaSingles match for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship As a result, Ibushi also won Toba's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.16:49
6Yasu Urano won by last eliminating Michael NakazawaRoyal Rumble to determine the No. 1 contender for the KO-D Openweight Championship31:35
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match

2009

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Sasaki & Gabbana defeated Keisuke Santa MariaSingles match9:13
2Danshoku Dino [C] defeated Michael Nakazawa and Kayako Nakazawa [C]Two-on-one handicap Captain's Fall match8:49
3Yukihiro Abe won by last eliminating HoshitangoSix-man battle royal5:25
4Jun Kasai defeated MikamiHardcore match10:24
5Hikaru Sato defeated Yasu Urano, and Thanomsak TobaThree-way match to determine the No. 1 contender for the KO-D Openweight Championship10:13
6Italian Four Horsemen (Francesco Togo, Antonio Honda and Piza Michinoku) (c) defeated French Army (Louis TakanashiXIV, Jacques de Atsushinu and Minoru Polnareff)Six-man tag team match for the UWA World Trios Championship14:40
7Sanshiro Takagi (c) defeated Kota IbushiSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship24:44
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match

2010

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Italian Four Horsemen (Antonio Honda and Sasaki & Gabbana) defeated Gota Ihashi and Soma TakaoTag team match11:06
2Mikami defeated Tomomitsu MatsunagaSingles match8:26
3Michael Nakazawa, Masa Takanashi, Hikaru Sato and Keisuke Ishii defeated Toru Owashi, Hoshitango, Yukihiro Abe and Aika Ando (with Yoshinori Yamamoto, Gorgeous Matsuno and Junko Tashiro)Eight-person tag team match0:44
4Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) defeated Harashima and Kengo MashimoTag team match8:19
5Hentai Big Boss (Sanshiro Takagi and Munenori Sawa) defeated Kudo and Yasu Urano (c)Tag team match for the CMLL KO-D Tag Team Championship19:34
6Shuji Ishikawa (c) defeated Danshoku DinoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship19:37
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match

2011

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DSeiya Morohashi defeated HoshitangoSingles match5:14
2Keisuke Ishii and Akito defeated Mikami and Rion MizukiTag team match5:27
3From the Northern Country (Antonio Honda and Daisuke Sasaki) defeated Shit Heart♥Foundation (Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga)Tag team match12:13
4Kota Ibushi defeated Shigehiro IrieSingles match8:19
5Danshoku Dino defeated DJ Nira, Thanomsak Toba, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, and Kazuki HirataScramble Bunkhouse Falls Count Anywhere match for a match at Judgement 201113:08
6Soma Takao defeated Hikaru SatoHair vs. Hair no disqualification match14:13
7Granma (Gentaro and Yasu Urano) (c) defeated Dan's Club (Kudo and Makoto Oishi)Tag team match for the CMLL KO-D Tag Team Championship14:09
8Dick Togo (c) defeated HarashimaSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship20:43
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the matchD– this was a dark match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was a dark match

2012

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1SeXXXy Eddy and Keita Yano defeated Shigehiro Irie and DJ NiraTag team match11:56
2Masa Takanashi, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Yuiga defeated Homoiro Clover Z (Akito, Hiroshi Fukuda and Hikari Minami)Six-person tag team match8:11
3Sanshiro Takagi, Soma Takao, Shiro Koshinaka and Masashi Aoyagi defeated Hiro Saito, Tomo Matsunaga, Kei Ishii and Hoshi TangoEight-man tag team match10:02
4Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi) defeated Do-Hentai-Dan (Hikaru Sato and Michael Nakazawa)Tag team match13:02
5Crying Wolf (Yasu Urano and Yuji Hino) (c) defeated Makoto Oishi and Masao InoueTag team match16:59
6El Generico and Harashima defeated Kenny Omega and KudoTag team match21:19
7Danshoku Dino (c) defeated Antonio HondaSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship31:19
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match

2013

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DHiroshi Fukuda defeated DJ NiraSingles match6:08
2Monster Army (Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki, Hoshitango and Yuji Hino) defeated Mikami, Masa Takanashi, Tomomitsu Matsunaga and Tetsuya EndoEight-man tag team match9:23
3Sanshiro Takagi and Michael Nakazawa defeated Toru Owashi and Ken OhkaTag team match6:57
4Jushin Thunder Liger and Hiromu Takahashi defeated Yukio Sakaguchi and AkitoTag team match9:40
5Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao) defeated Golden☆Rendez-Vous (Kota Ibushi and Gota Ihashi) and YoshihikoSix-man tag team match12:18
6Urashimakudo (Kudo and Yasu Urano) defeated Danshoku Dino and Makoto OishiTag team match17:17
7Kenny Omega (c) defeated HarashimaSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship20:24
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the matchD– this was a dark match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was a dark match

2014

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Sanshiro Takagi, Toru Owashi and Mikami defeated Monster Army (Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki and Hoshitango)Six-man tag team match8:30
2Daichi Kakimoto won by last eliminating Gota IhashiTen-person Rumble rules battle royal for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship13:25
3Happy Motel (Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo) defeated Nurunuru Brothers (Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga)Tag team match10:56
4Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao) defeated Team Homo Sapiens (Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi and Aja Kong) (c)Six-person tag team match for the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship10:00
5Kudo defeated Yukio SakaguchiSingles match7:39
6Golden☆Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega) (c) defeated The Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship13:42
7Harashima (c) defeated Masa TakanashiSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship19:08
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match

2015

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1DSuguru Miyatake defeated Gota Ihashi (c)Singles match for the King of Dark Championship As a result, Ihashi retained the title.2:39
2DKazusada Higuchi and Shunma Katsumata defeated Kota Umeda and Kouki IwasakiTag team match6:10
3Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao) and Mikami defeated Shuten Doji (Kudo, Yukio Sakaguchi and Masa Takanashi) and Tomomitsu MatsunagaEight-man tag team match10:35
4Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango Machine defeated Toru Owashi and DJ NiraNo disqualification match9:26
5Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi vs. Smile Squash (Yasu Urano and Akito) ended in a drawTag team match12:50
6Harashima defeated Kazuki HirataSingles match9:55
7Tetsuya Endo defeated Yuji OkabayashiSingles match17:36
8Golden☆Storm Riders (Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sasaki) defeated Happy Motel (Antonio Honda and Konosuke Takeshita)Tag team match18:36
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the matchD– this was a dark match
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was a dark match

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 for the KO-D Openweight Championship.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 for the KO-D Openweight Championship.

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.

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