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King of Street Wrestling
PromotionsCyberFight
BrandsDDT Pro-Wrestling
First eventKing of Street Wrestling
Event gimmickStreet 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

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]

Participants
Entrant Representing Title
Japan Sanshiro Takagi Setagaya KO-D Openweight Championship
Japan Shunma Katsumata Chiba DDT Extreme Championship
United Kingdom Chris Brookes United Kingdom DDT Universal Championship
Thailand Worawutnoi Keatchaiyong Thailand Surat Thani Province S Featherweight Championship
Japan Hikaru Machida Akiruno WPMF World Super Featherweight Championship
Onryo "The Spirit World" 666 Chaos Openweight Championship
Japan Suzu Suzuki Miyazaki ICE×∞ Championship
Japan Abdullah Kobayashi Yokohama BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship

Tournament

The tournament was held between April 10 and 23.

 
First round
(April 10)		Semifinals
(April 16)		Final
(April 23)
 
          
 
Studio Flamme, Shin-Kiba, Tokyo
 
 
United Kingdom Chris BrookesCasket[a]
 
Fumotoppara Campground, Shizuoka
 
 Onryo15:43[5]
 
United Kingdom Chris BrookesSub
 
Enoshima Beach, Fujisawa
 
Japan Hikaru Machida22:24[6]
 
Japan Hikaru MachidaKO[b]
 
Kawanakajima Battleground, Nagano
 
Thailand Worawutnoi Keatchaiyong3R 1:20[5]
 
United Kingdom Chris BrookesPin
 
BJW Dojo, Yokohama
 
Japan Abdullah Kobayashi20:55[2]
 
Japan Abdullah KobayashiPin
 
Ofuronokuni Sauna, Yokohama
 
Japan Sanshiro Takagi13:02[5]
 
Japan Abdullah KobayashiPin
 
Kitaya Park, Shibuya, Tokyo
 
Japan Shunma Katsumata22:07[6]
 
Japan Shunma KatsumataPin
 
 
Japan Suzu Suzuki17:18[5]
 

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ This was a Casket Match.
  2. ^ This match was fought in rounds of 3 minutes.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtproENG] (March 21, 2022). "King of Street Wrestling was announced yesterday‼️ It will be an 8-person tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtproENG] (March 25, 2022). "King of Street Wrestling Here's your tournament bracket!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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