Never Mind was a recurring professional wrestling event held annually by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in December in the Tokyo Dome City. Originally held by DDT as an independent promotion from 2000 to 2017, it was brought back by CyberFight for three editions held as DDT-branded events in 2021, 2022 and 2024, with the 2021 edition being held in the Yoyogi National Stadium.
History From 2000 to 2017, Never Mind 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. Never Mind was then held in 2021, 2022 and 2024 as a DDT-branded event.
Events # Event Date City Venue Main event 1Never MindKorakuen GeopolisPoison Sawada Julie (c) vs. Super Uchuu Power vs. Tomohiko Hashimoto vs. Sanshiro Takagi in a four-way elimination match for the KO-D Openweight Championship2Never Mind 2001Sanshiro Takagi vs. Sanshiro Takagi in a Loser Forfeits His Ring Name lumberjack match3Never Mind 2002Korakuen HallGentaro (c) vs. Mikami vs. Sanshiro Takagi vs. Tomohiko Hashimoto in a four-way elimination match for the KO-D Openweight Championship4Never Mind 2003Tomohiko Hashimoto and Seiya Morohashi (c) vs. Mikami and Onryo vs. Hero! and Kudo in a three-way TLC tornado tag team match for the CMLL KO-D Tag Team Championship5Never Mind 2004DDT (Sanshiro Takagi, Mikami, Ryuji Ito, Riki Senshu and Daichi Kakimoto) vs. FEC (Dick Togo, Taka Michinoku, Tomohiko Hashimoto, Yoshiya and Sho Kanzaki) in a five-on-five elimination rumble4Never Mind 2005Danshoku Dino (c) vs. Sanshiro Takagi vs. Super Uchuu Power vs. Francesco Togo vs. Toru Owashi in a five-way ladder match for the KO-D Openweight Championship7Never Mind 2006Toru Owashi (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship8Never Mind 2007Harashima vs. Kota Ibushi9Never Mind 2008Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship10Never Mind 2009Shuji Ishikawa (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight Championship11Never Mind 2010Gentaro vs. Antonio Honda for the interim KO-D Openweight Championship12Never Mind 2011Kudo (c) vs. Mikami for the KO-D Openweight Championship13Never Mind 2012El Generico (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the KO-D Openweight Championship14Never Mind 2013Harashima (c) vs. Yukio Sakaguchi for the KO-D Openweight Championship15Never Mind 2014Harashima (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Championship16Never Mind 2015Happy Motel (Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo) vs. Yuji Okabayashi and Shigehiro Irie for the vacant KO-D Tag Team Championship17Never Mind 2016Harashima (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight Championship18Never Mind 2017Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Colt Cabana for the KO-D Openweight Championship19Never Mind 2021 in YoyogiYoyogi National Stadium 2nd GymnasiumKonosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Yuji Okabayashi for the KO-D Openweight Championship20Never Mind 2022Tokyo Dome City HallKazusada Higuchi (c) vs. Yuki Ueno for the KO-D Openweight Championship21Never Mind 2024Korakuen HallDamnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki and Kanon) vs. Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi)
Results 2000
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2014 The 2014 edition of Never Mind was held on December 23 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Harashima defeated Shigehiro Irie to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship.
2015
2016
2017 The 2017 edition of Never Mind was held on December 24 at the Korakuen Hall. In the main event, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Colt Cabana to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship.
2021 The 2021 edition of Never Mind was held on December 26 at the Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium. In the main event, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Yuji Okabayashi to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship.
2022 The 2022 edition of Never Mind was held on December 29 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall. In the main event, Kazusada Higuchi defeated Yuki Ueno to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship.
2024
References
External links The official DDT Pro-Wrestling website