DDT Universal Championship explained

The 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, 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,, 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.

Combined reigns

As of, .

†	Indicates the current champions

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1		2	8	437
2		3	13	394
3		2	7	310
4		2	2	155
5		1	1	124
6		1	1	112
7		1	1	80
8		1	1	67
9		1	2	42
10	†	1	0	+
11		1	0	1

See also

• Professional wrestling in Japan

External links

• DDT Universal Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2月23日後楽園大会追加カード決定／竹下とクリスが初代DDT UNIVERSAL王座を争う. January 7, 2020. DDT Pro-Wrestling. ja. January 7, 2020.
2. Web site: DDT "D-OU GRAND PRIX 2020 THE FINAL!!" Results. December 28, 2019. Dramatic DDT. December 30, 2019.
3. Web site: ＤＤＴが新たに「ＤＤＴ ＵＮＩＶＥＲＳＡＬ王座」創設ほか. December 29, 2019. Weekly Pro-Wrestling Mobile Premium. ja. December 30, 2019.
4. Web site: DDT "JUDGEMENT 2020 ~DDT 23RD ANNIVERSARY~" Results. March 20, 2020. Dramatic DDT. May 31, 2020.
5. Web site: DDT Universal Championship. Cagematch. November 3, 2020.
6. Web site: Ultimate Party 2020. DDT Pro-Wrestling. November 3, 2020.
7. Web site: DDT TV SHOW #11. DDT Pro-Wrestling. ja.