DDT Universal Championship
DDT Universal Championship | |||
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![]() The DDT Universal Championship belt | |||
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Promotion | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date established | December 28, 2019 | ||
Current champion(s) | Daisuke Sasaki | ||
Date won | August 21, 2021 | ||
Other name(s) | |||
DDT Universal Openweight Championship | |||
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The DDT Universal Championship (DDT UNIVERSAL王座, 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. There have been five reigns so far, shared between three wrestlers. Daisuke Sasaki is the current champion in his second reign.
Title history[]
On January 7, 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[]
No. | Overall reign number |
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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. | ||||
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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 | 32+ | 0 | [12] |
Combined reigns[]
As of September 22, 2021.
† | Indicates the current champions |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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1 | Yuki Ueno | 1 | 6 | 291 |
2 | Chris Brookes | 2 | 2 | 155 |
3 | Daisuke Sasaki † | 2 | 3 | 131+ |
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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
External links[]
- DDT Pro-Wrestling championships
- Openweight wrestling championships