King of Street Wrestling
The King of Street Wrestling (Japanese: 路上プロレス世界一決定戦～King of Street Wrestling～, Hepburn: Rojō Puroresu Sekaiichi Ketteisen: King of Street Wrestling) was a professional wrestling tournament organised by DDT Pro-Wrestling in its sub-brand Street Pro-Wrestling (路上プロレス, Rojō Puroresu), during which eight wrestlers from different promotions competed in street fights to determine who is the "best street wrestler in the world".[1] Chris Brookes won the tournament on April 23, 2022, by defeating Abdullah Kobayashi in the final.[2]
| King of Street Wrestling | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | CyberFight |
| Brands | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| First event | King of Street Wrestling |
| Event gimmick | Street fight tournament |
Background edit
On March 20, 2022, at Judgement, it was announced that an eight-person street fight tournament would be held in April and broadcast on CyberFight's video on demand service Wrestle Universe.[3] Every participant would represent their hometown and a championship title they have held. On March 25, the bracket, the dates and locations of the first round matches were revealed during a press conference.[4]
| Entrant | Representing | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sanshiro Takagi | Setagaya | KO-D Openweight Championship |
| Shunma Katsumata | Chiba | DDT Extreme Championship |
| Chris Brookes | United Kingdom | DDT Universal Championship |
| Worawutnoi Keatchaiyong | Thailand | Surat Thani Province S Featherweight Championship |
| Hikaru Machida | Akiruno | WPMF World Super Featherweight Championship |
| Onryo | "The Spirit World" | 666 Disorder Openweight Championship |
| Suzu Suzuki | Miyazaki | ICE×∞ Championship |
| Abdullah Kobayashi | Yokohama | BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship |
Tournament edit
The tournament was held between April 10 and 23.
| First round (April 10) | Semifinals (April 16) | Final (April 23) | ||||||||
| Studio Flamme, Shin-Kiba, Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Chris Brookes | Casket[a] | |||||||||
| Fumotoppara Campground, Shizuoka | ||||||||||
| Onryo | 15:43[5] | |||||||||
| Chris Brookes | Sub | |||||||||
| Enoshima Beach, Fujisawa | ||||||||||
| Hikaru Machida | 22:24[6] | |||||||||
| Hikaru Machida | KO[b] | |||||||||
| Kawanakajima Battleground, Nagano | ||||||||||
| Worawutnoi Keatchaiyong | 3R 1:20[5] | |||||||||
| Chris Brookes | Pin | |||||||||
| BJW Dojo, Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Abdullah Kobayashi | 20:55[2] | |||||||||
| Abdullah Kobayashi | Pin | |||||||||
| Ofuronokuni Sauna, Yokohama | ||||||||||
| Sanshiro Takagi | 13:02[5] | |||||||||
| Abdullah Kobayashi | Pin | |||||||||
| Kitaya Park, Shibuya, Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Shunma Katsumata | 22:07[6] | |||||||||
| Shunma Katsumata | Pin | |||||||||
| Suzu Suzuki | 17:18[5] | |||||||||
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ This was a Casket Match.
- ^ This match was fought in rounds of 3 minutes.
References edit
- ^ 路上プロレス世界一決定戦～King of Street Wrestling～開催決定！ 世界中の王者が集結、路上プロレスの頂点を目指す！ 2022年4月、WRESTLE UNIVERSEで世界独占配信！. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ a b 路上プロレス世界一決定戦～King of Street Wrestling～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtproENG] (March 21, 2022). "King of Street Wrestling was announced yesterday‼️ It will be an 8-person tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtproENG] (March 25, 2022). "King of Street Wrestling Here's your tournament bracket!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d 路上プロレス世界一決定戦～King of Street Wrestling～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ a b 路上プロレス世界一決定戦～King of Street Wrestling～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Wrestle Universe