King of Street Wrestling
King of Street Wrestling | |
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Promotions | CyberFight |
Brands | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
First event | King of Street Wrestling |
Event gimmick | Street fight tournament |
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]
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 |
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Setagaya | KO-D Openweight Championship | |
Chiba | DDT Extreme Championship | |
United Kingdom | DDT Universal Championship | |
Thailand | Surat Thani Province S Featherweight Championship | |
Akiruno | WPMF World Super Featherweight Championship | |
"The Spirit World" | 666 Disorder Openweight Championship | |
Miyazaki | ICE×∞ Championship | |
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 | ||||||||||
Casket[a] | ||||||||||
Fumotoppara Campground, Shizuoka | ||||||||||
15:43[5] | ||||||||||
Sub | ||||||||||
Enoshima Beach, Fujisawa | ||||||||||
22:24[6] | ||||||||||
KO[b] | ||||||||||
Kawanakajima Battleground, Nagano | ||||||||||
3R 1:20[5] | ||||||||||
Pin | ||||||||||
BJW Dojo, Yokohama | ||||||||||
20:55[2] | ||||||||||
Pin | ||||||||||
Ofuronokuni Sauna, Yokohama | ||||||||||
13:02[5] | ||||||||||
Pin | ||||||||||
Kitaya Park, Shibuya, Tokyo | ||||||||||
22:07[6] | ||||||||||
Pin | ||||||||||
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.