Into The Fight 2023
Into The Fight 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling. It took place on February 26, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at Korakuen Hall. The event aired live on Fighting TV Samurai and on DDT's streaming service Wrestle Universe.
Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and two of DDT's nine championships were on the line. The main event saw Yukio Naya defeat Harashima to become the number one contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship. Other prominent matches included Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno and Super Sasadango Machine defeat Burning to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship, and Takeshi Masada defeated Yuya Koroku to win the inaugural D Generations Cup.
Background
is an event held each year since 2005 at Korakuen Hall. The 2023 edition was the seventeenth event under that name.Storylines
The show 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.Event
The first seven matches of the show were broadcast on DDT's YouTube channel. In the first one, Damnation T.A picked up a win over Masahiro Takanashi and Antonio Honda by submission. Next, the bout between Pheromones and Toru Owashi, Gota Ihashi, Saki Akai, Kazuki Hirata, and Bonnō Dai Shachō ended in a no contest after referee stoppage. Next up, Keigo Nakamura, Toui Kojima and Kazuma Sumi defeated Hideki Okatani, Yuki Ishida and Illusion by pinfall in six-man tag team action. The fourth bout saw Kazusada Higuchi and Shishamo Power outmatching Jun Akiyama and Unagi Mask in tag team action. In the fifth match, Kip Sabian, Chris Brookes and Hagane Shinno defeated Omega and DDT Universal Champion Naruki Doi. After the match, Sabian pinned Penelope Ford who accompanied his team at ringside to strip her off the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. Next up, Takeshi Masada defeated Yuya Koroku to become the first-ever D Generations Cup Champion. The seventh bout saw Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno and Super Sasadango Machine defeating Burning to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship. After the match, Kip Sabian dropped the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship to Yoshihiko. In the semi main event, ShunMao defeated Yukio Sakaguchi and Hikaru Machida to secure their third consecutive defense over the KO-D Tag Team Championship.In the main event, Yukio Naya defeated Harashima to become the number one contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship.