Never Mind 2017

Never Mind 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It took place on December 24, 2017, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired domestically on Fighting TV Samurai. It was the seventeenth event in the Never Mind series.[2]

Never Mind 2017
Promotional poster featuring various wrestlers
PromotionDDT
DateDecember 24, 2017
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
Attendance2,014[1]
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Production

Background

Since 2001, DDT began producing their year-end shows under the branch of "Never Mind". The events' traditional venue was initially the Korakuen Hall, but during the years, the promotion moved the events to other arenas. These events conclude certain feuds and rivalries built during the year. Beginning from 2017 until 2021, the "Never Mind" series were briefly replaced by the DDT Ultimate Party as the promotion's year-closing events.

Storylines

The event featured ten 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.[3]

Event

Three titles were disputed but only two of them changed hands during the pay-per-view. The Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship was the first to do so, parting between Miyu Yamashita, Kazuki Hirata and Diego. KO-D Tag Team Champions Naomichi Marufuji and Harashima defended successfully against Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo, and in the main event, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Colt Cabana to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship, securing his tenth consecutive defense of the title.[4]

Results
No.Results[5]StipulationsTimes[1]
1PMad Paulie defeated Gota IhashiSingles match5:08
2Keisuke Okuda and Shigehiro Irie defeated Daiki Shimomura and Soma TakaoTag team match8:58
3Miyu Yamashita, Yuka Sakazaki and Yuna Manase defeated Francoise Takagi, Kazuko Hirata and Margaret OwashiSix-man tag team match9:47
4Kazuko Hirata defeated Miyu YamashitaSingles match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship—
5Shuten Doji (Kudo, Masahiro Takanashi, Yukio Sakaguchi) and Saki Akai defeated Keisuke Ishii, Nobuhiro Shimatani, Tomomitsu Matsunaga and TomoyaEight-man tag team match5:47
6New Wrestling Aidoru (Makoto Oishi, Mao and Shunma Katsumata) defeated Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango MachineSix-man tag team match10:30
7All Out (Akito & Diego) and Kazusada Higuchi defeated Kouki Iwasaki, Mizuki Watase and RekkaSix-man tag team match11:59
8Diego defeated Kazuko HirataSingles match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship—
9Harashima and Naomichi Marufuji (c) defeated Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Tetsuya Endo)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship18:47
10Konosuke Takeshita (c) defeated Colt CabanaSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship22:23
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

References
  1. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 23, 2017). "DDT Never Mind 2014". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. DDT Pro-Wrestling (December 24, 2017). NEVER MIND 2017. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. Dark Angel (December 29, 2017). "DDT: Results "Never Mind 2017" Konosuke Takeshita reaches his tenth defense". superluchas.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. Saalbach, Axel (December 24, 2017). "DDT Never Mind 2017". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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