DDT Universal Championship

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.

DDT Universal Championship
The DDT Universal Championship belt
Details
PromotionCyberFight
BrandDDT Pro-Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 28, 2019
Current champion(s)Matt Cardona
Date wonJuly 23, 2023
Other name(s)
DDT Universal Openweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Chris Brookes
Most reignsChris Brookes, Yuki Ueno, and Daisuke Sasaki
(2 reigns)
Longest reignYuki Ueno
(291 days)
Shortest reignChris Brookes
(26 days)
Oldest championNaruki Doi
(42 years, 101 days)
Youngest championMao
(25 years, 51 days)
Heaviest championMatt Cardona
(213 lb (97 kg))
Lightest championMasahiro Takanashi
(154 lb (70 kg))

As of October 25, 2023, there have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different wrestlers. Matt Cardona is the current champion in his first reign.

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
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 DaysDefenses
1 Chris Brookes February 23, 2020 Into The Fight 2020 Tokyo, Japan 1 260 Defeated Konosuke Takeshita to win the inaugural title. [8]
2 Daisuke Sasaki March 20, 2020 Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 993 [9]
3 Chris Brookes June 27, 2020 DDT TV Show! #8 Tokyo, Japan 2 1292 [10]
4 Yuki Ueno November 3, 2020 Ultimate Party 2020 Tokyo, Japan 1 2916 [6][11]
5 Daisuke Sasaki August 21, 2021 Wrestle Peter Pan 2021 Kawasaki, Japan 2 2114 [12]
6 Mao March 20, 2022 Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 732 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 1 801 [14]
8 Yuki Ueno August 20, 2022 Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 Tokyo, Japan 2 1462 [15]
9 Naruki Doi January 13, 2023 Sweet Dreams! 2023 Tour in Shinjuku: Fire! Tokyo, Japan 1 671 This was a three-way elimination match also involving Daisuke Sasaki. [16]
10 Tetsuya Endo March 21, 2023 Judgement 2023 Tokyo, Japan 1 1241 [17]
11 Matt Cardona July 23, 2023 Wrestle Peter Pan 2023 Tokyo, Japan 1 94+1 [18]

Combined reigns

As of October 25, 2023.

Inaugural and two-time champion Chris Brookes
† Indicates the current champions
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined days
1 Yuki Ueno28437
2 Daisuke Sasaki27310
3 Chris Brookes22155
4 Tetsuya Endo11124
5 Matt Cardona †1194+
6 Masahiro Takanashi1180
7 Mao1273
8 Naruki Doi1167

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. "DDT "D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 THE FINAL!!" Results". Dramatic DDT. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "DDT "JUDGEMENT 2020 ~DDT 23RD ANNIVERSARY~" Results". Dramatic DDT. March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. "DDT Universal Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. "Ultimate Party 2020". DDT Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  7. "DDT TV SHOW #11". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese).
  8. 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.
  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 20, 2020). "DDT Judgement 2020 - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. DDT Pro-Wrestling (August 21, 2021). "WRESTLE PETER PAN 2021". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  13. 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.
  14. DDT Pro Wrestling (June 1, 2022). What are you doing 2022. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  15. Jake R. (August 25, 2022). "DDT WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022 (AUGUST 20) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  16. DDT Pro Wrestling (January 13, 2023). Sweet Dreams！2022 TOUR in SHINJUKU～FIRE！～. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
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