King of Street Wrestling
| King of Street Wrestling | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | CyberFight |
| Brands | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| Date | Unknown (aired April 10–23, 2022) |
| City | Various, Japan Final: Nagano, Japan |
| Venue | Various Final: Kawanakajima Battleground |
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 held 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 was 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
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
The tournament aired 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
Footnotes
- ^ This was a Casket Match.
- ^ This match was fought in rounds of 3 minutes.
References
- ^ "Rojō Puroresu Sekaiichi Ketteisen: King of Street Wrestling kaisai kettei! Sekaijū no ōza ga shūketsu, rojō puroresu no chōten o mezasu! 2022-nen 4-gatsu, Wrestle Universe de sekai dokusen haishin!" 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！ [King of Street Wrestling Tournament is Official! Champions from around the world will gather to compete for the ultimate street wrestling title! Streaming worldwide exclusively on Wrestle Universe in April 2022!]. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). March 20, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ 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.
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