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Professional wrestling championship
DDT Universal Championship
The DDT Universal Championship belt
Promotion
CyberFight Brand
DDT Pro-Wrestling Date established December 28, 2019 Current champion(s)
Mao Date won November 12, 2023
The DDT Universal Championship (
Japanese : DDT UNIVERSAL王座 ,
Hepburn : DDT Yunibāsaru Ōza ) is a
professional wrestling
championship in the
Japanese
promotion
DDT Pro-Wrestling . Announced on December 28, 2019, at the
D-Oh Grand Prix 2020 final event, the DDT Universal Championship was created as part of DDT's plans to expand internationally and reach a larger audience.
The current champion is
Mao who is in his second reign.
History
On January 7, 2020, it was announced that the inaugural match would pit
Konosuke Takeshita against
Chris Brookes .
[1] Brookes won the title at
Into The Fight 2020 , on February 23, 2020. As he was making his victory speech, Brookes was ambushed by
Daisuke Sasaki who challenged him for the title before stealing the belt.
[2]
[3] Sasaki went on to defeat Brookes for the title at
Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary , on March 20.
[4] Brookes captured the title back in the main event of DDT TV Show! #8, on June 27. He successfully defended it against his fellow Englishman
Drew Parker on September 7, at Get Alive 2020 and then against
Naomi Yoshimura on October 10, at DDT TV Show! #9.
[5]
Yuki Ueno captured the title on November 3 at
Ultimate Party 2020 .
[6] He then successfully defended it against
Mao on November 8, at DDT TV Show! #11.
[7]
Reigns
As of April 27, 2024, there have been a total of 12 reigns shared between eight different wrestlers.
Mao is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated
Matt Cardona for the title in a
No Disqualification match at DDT's
Ultimate Party 2023 on November 12, 2023 in
Tokyo, Japan .
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific champion
Days
Number of days held
Defenses
Number of successful defenses
+
Current reign is changing daily
No.
Champion
Championship change
Reign statistics
Notes
Ref.
Date
Event
Location
Reign
Days
Defenses
1
Chris Brookes
February 23, 2020
Into The Fight 2020
Tokyo, Japan
1
26
0
Defeated
Konosuke Takeshita to win the inaugural title.
[8]
2
Daisuke Sasaki
March 20, 2020
Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary
Tokyo, Japan
1
99
3
[9]
3
Chris Brookes
June 27, 2020
DDT TV Show! #8
Tokyo, Japan
2
129
2
[10]
4
Yuki Ueno
November 3, 2020
Ultimate Party 2020
Tokyo, Japan
1
291
6
[6]
[11]
5
Daisuke Sasaki
August 21, 2021
Wrestle Peter Pan 2021
Kawasaki, Japan
2
211
4
[12]
6
Mao
March 20, 2022
Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary
Tokyo, Japan
1
73
2
This was a
hardcore three-way match also involving
Jun Kasai .
[13]
7
Masahiro Takanashi
June 1, 2022
What Are You Doing 2022
Tokyo, Japan
1
80
1
[14]
8
Yuki Ueno
August 20, 2022
Wrestle Peter Pan 2022
Tokyo, Japan
2
146
2
[15]
9
Naruki Doi
January 13, 2023
Sweet Dreams! 2023 Tour in Shinjuku: Fire!
Tokyo, Japan
1
67
1
This was a
three-way elimination match also involving
Daisuke Sasaki .
[16]
10
Tetsuya Endo
March 21, 2023
Judgement 2023
Tokyo, Japan
1
124
1
[17]
11
Matt Cardona
July 23, 2023
Wrestle Peter Pan 2023
Tokyo, Japan
1
112
1
[18]
12
Mao
November 12, 2023
Ultimate Party 2023
Tokyo, Japan
2
167+
8
This was a
No Disqualification match .
[19]
Combined reigns
As of April 27, 2024.
Inaugural and two-time champion
Chris Brookes
†
Indicates the current champions
See also
References
^
DDT Pro-Wrestling (January 7, 2020).
"2月23日後楽園大会追加カード決定/竹下とクリスが初代DDT UNIVERSAL王座を争う" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2020 .
^
"DDT "D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 THE FINAL!!" Results" . Dramatic DDT . December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^
"DDTが新たに「DDT UNIVERSAL王座」創設ほか" . Weekly Pro-Wrestling Mobile Premium (in Japanese). December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019 .
^
"DDT "JUDGEMENT 2020 ~DDT 23RD ANNIVERSARY~" Results" . Dramatic DDT . March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020 .
^
"DDT Universal Championship" . Cagematch . Retrieved November 3, 2020 .
^
a
b
"Ultimate Party 2020" .
DDT Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved November 3, 2020 .
^
"DDT TV SHOW #11" .
DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese).
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 23, 2020).
"DDT Into The Fight 2020 - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 20, 2020).
"DDT Judgement 2020 - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 27, 2020).
"DDT TV Show! #8 - TV-Show @ Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 3, 2020).
"DDT Ultimate Party 2020 - TV-Show @ Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .
^
DDT Pro-Wrestling (August 21, 2021).
"WRESTLE PETER PAN 2021" . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^
DDT Pro Wrestling (March 20, 2022).
Judgement2022~DDT旗揚げ25周年記念大会~ . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2022 .
^
DDT Pro Wrestling (June 1, 2022).
What are you doing 2022 . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2022 .
^ Jake R. (August 25, 2022).
"DDT WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022 (AUGUST 20) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
^
DDT Pro Wrestling (January 13, 2023).
Sweet Dreams!2022 TOUR in SHINJUKU~FIRE!~ . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 13, 2023 .
^
東京・後楽園ホール「Judgement2023〜後楽園史上最長5時間スペシャル〜」 .
DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved February 27, 2023 .
^ Thompson, Andrew (July 23, 2023).
"DDT Pro-Wrestling 'Wrestle Peter Pan' Results (7/23/23): Chris Brookes, Matt Cardona win titles, Desperado vs. Sasaki" . postwrestling.com . Retrieved July 23, 2023 .
^
"Ultimate Party 2023" .
DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 12, 2023.
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