DDT Universal Championship

DDT Universal Championship
The DDT Universal Championship belt
Details
Promotion	CyberFight
Brand	DDT Pro-Wrestling
Date established	December 28, 2019
Current champion(s)	Gringo Loco
Date won	November 10, 2024
Statistics First champion(s) Chris Brookes Most reigns Mao (3 reigns) Longest reign Mao (301 days) Shortest reign Miyu Yamashita (1 day) Oldest champion Naruki Doi (42 years, 101 days) Youngest champion Mao (25 years, 51 days) Heaviest champion Gringo Loco (253 lb (115 kg)) Lightest champion Masahiro Takanashi (154 lb (70 kg))

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. Chris Brookes was the inaugural champion. Gringo Loco is the current champion, in his first 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 Briton 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 January 22, 2025, there have been a total of 15 reigns shared between ten different wrestlers. Gringo Loco is the current champion, in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Miyu Yamashita and Nick Wayne at DDT×TJPW×Defy: Triangler DTD, on November 10, 2024, in Seattle, Washington.

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	301	11	This was a No Disqualification match.	[19]
13	Yuki Iino	September 8, 2024	Friendship, Effort, Victory in Nagoya 2024	Nagoya, Japan	1	42	2	Iino cashed in his Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere contract.	[20]
14	Mao	October 20, 2024	God Bless DDT 2024	Tokyo, Japan	3	20	0	Mao cashed in his Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere contract.	[21]
15	Miyu Yamashita	November 9, 2024	DDT×Defy: DDT In Utero	Seattle, Washington	1	1	0	This was a three-way match also involving Mike Bailey. Yamashita is the first woman to win the title.	[22]
16	Gringo Loco	November 10, 2024	DDT×TJPW×Defy: Triangler DTD	Seattle, Washington	1	73+	0	This was a three-way match also involving Nick Wayne.	[23]

Combined reigns

As of January 22, 2025.

Inaugural and two-time champion Chris Brookes

†	Indicates the current champions

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1	Yuki Ueno	2	8	437
2	Mao	3	13	394
3	Daisuke Sasaki	2	7	310
4	Chris Brookes	2	2	155
5	Tetsuya Endo	1	1	124
6	Matt Cardona	1	1	112
7	Masahiro Takanashi	1	1	80
8	Gringo Loco †	1	0	73+
9	Naruki Doi	1	1	67
10	Yuki Iino	1	2	42
11	Miyu Yamashita	1	0	1

See also

• Professional wrestling in Japan

References

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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.
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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.
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14. DDT Pro Wrestling (June 1, 2022). "DDT ProWrestling" 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.
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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. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
19. "Ultimate Party 2023". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 12, 2023.
20. 友情、努力、勝利 in NAGOYA 2024 [Friendship, Effort, Victory in Nagoya 2024]. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). September 8, 2024.
21. "God Bless DDT 2024". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). October 20, 2024.
22. Daly, Wayne (November 10, 2024). "DDT x DEFY Results: DDT In Utero – Seattle, WA (11/9)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
23. Vetter, Chris (November 11, 2024). "DDT x TJPW x Defy Wrestling "Triangular" results (11/10): Vetter's review of Mike Bailey and Mao vs. Sinner & Saint, Miyu Yamashita vs. Gringo Loco vs. Nick Wayne for the DDT Title, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuni". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

External links

• DDT Universal Championship