Judgement 2026
| Judgement 2026 | |||
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Poster for the event featuring various wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 22, 2026 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Korakuen Hall | ||
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Judgement 2026: 29th Anniversary 5-Hour Special (Japanese: Judgement2026～旗揚げ29周年記念大会5時間スペシャル～, Hepburn: Jajjimento 2026 Hataage 29-shūnen Kinen Taikai 5-jikan Supesharu) is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It will take place on March 22, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall.[1] It will be the 30th event under the Judgement name and the 14th to take place at the Korakuen Hall. The event will air domestically on Fighting TV Samurai and globally on CyberFight's video-on-demand service Wrestle Universe.
Production
Background
Judgement is an event held annually around March by DDT Pro-Wrestling since 1997. It has been marking the anniversary of the promotion since the very first official event produced by DDT on March 25, 1997. Over the years, Judgement would become the biggest show of the year until 2009 when Peter Pan became the flagship event series.
Storylines
Judgement 2026 will feature professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]
At Hybrid Performer 2026 on February 22, Kazuma Sumi defeated Takeshi Masada in the final of the D Generations Cup, thus earning a DDT Universal Championship match against Daisuke Sasaki.[3]
At the same Hybrid Performer event, it was announced that Kazuki Hirata would be seconded by John Robinson, a Japan-based Irish DJ, for his special singles match against Konosuke Takeshita.[4] Robinson produced the 1994 Avex Trax single "Tokyo, Go!," which was first used as an entrance theme by Magnum Tokyo, and is now used by Hirata.
Matches
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 東京・後楽園ホール「Judgement2026～旗揚げ29周年記念大会5時間スペシャル～」. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 26, 2026.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ 【DDT】須見和馬が“同期生”正田壮史を撃破し、「DGC」初制覇！佐々木大輔の襲撃受けるも「UNIVERSALのベルトを巻くのは俺」 [[DDT] Kazuma Sumi defeats fellow rookie Takeshi Masada to claim his first DGC win! Despite Daisuke Sasaki's attack, he declares, "I'm the one who'll wear the Universal belt!"]. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). February 23, 2026. Archived from the original on February 23, 2026.
- ^ HYBRID PERFORMER 2026～武知海青デビュー2周年記念大会～ [Hybrid Performer 2026: Kaisei Takechi 2nd Anniversary Show]. Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. February 22, 2026. Archived from the original on February 26, 2026.