DDT King of Kings

King of Kings: The Stormy June Showdown
Official poster of the event featuring Chris Brookes and Kazusada Higuchi
PromotionCyberFight
BrandDDT
DateJune 29, 2025
CityTokyo, Japan
VenueKorakuen Hall
TaglineAll or Nothing: The Ultimate Showdown[a]
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King of Kings: The Stormy June Showdown (Japanese: KING OF KINGS ～嵐の6月決戦～, Hepburn: King of Kings: Arashi no Rokugatsu Kessen) was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It took place on June 29, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired on CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[1]

The main event saw 2025 King of DDT Tournament winner Kazusada Higuchi defeat Chris Brookes to win the KO-D Openweight Championship .

Production

Background

The event featured professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

Storylines

On May 25, 2025, Kazusada Higuchi defeated Kanon in the final of the 2025 King of DDT Tournament to earn an opportunity to challenge for the KO-D Openweight Championship held by Chris Brookes. The challenge was made official at a press conference on May 27.[3]

June 29, 2025 marked the 25th anniversary of the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. On May 31, Poison Sawada Julie, its creator and inaugural champion, won the title back for a tenth time. He announced that he would unveil a new belt for the title at King of Kings.[4]

Event

The event started with the preshow confrontation between Akito and Kazuma Sumi, and Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ishida, solded with the victory of the latter team.

In the first main card bout, Jun Akiyama, Daichi Satoh and Soma Takao picked up a victory over Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda and Takeshi Masada in six-man tag team competition. Next up, Mansoor and Mason Madden outmatched Danshoku Dino and Kazuki Hirata in tag team action. The fourth bout saw Sanshiro Takagi defeat Poison Sawada Julie in singles competition to win the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. In the fifth bout, MJ Paul and Ilusion defeated Harashima and Kumadori. Next up, Daisuke Sasaki and Hideki Okatani picked up a victory over the teams of Mao and Kanon, and Shunma Katsumata and To-y in three-way tag team competition. Next up, Minoru Suzuki and Yuki Ueno defeated Shinya Aoki and Yuya Koroku. In the semi main event, Yuki Iino and Yukio Naya defeated Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura to win the KO-D Tag Team Championship, ending the latter teams' reign at 101 days and five defenses.[5]

In the main event, 2025 King of DDT Tournament winner Kazusada Higuchi defeated Chris Brookes to win the KO-D Openweight Championship, ending tha latters' reign at 237 days and four defenses.[6][7]

Matches

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[10]
1PHarimau (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ishida) defeated Akito and Kazuma SumiTag team match6:49
2Jun Akiyama, Daichi Satoh and Soma Takao defeated Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda and Takeshi MasadaSix-man tag team match8:53
3MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden) defeated Danshoku Dino and Kazuki HirataTag team match[8]8:57
4Sanshiro Takagi defeated Poison Sawada JulieSingles match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship—
5Damnation T.A. (MJ Paul and Ilusion) defeated Harashima and KumadoriTag team match[9]10:43
6Damnation T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki and Hideki Okatani) defeated Strange Love Connection (Mao and Kanon) (with Kimihiro) and The37Kamiina (Shunma Katsumata and To-y)Three-way tag team match8:39
7Minoru Suzuki and Yuki Ueno defeated Shinya Aoki and Yuya KorokuTag team match14:03
8The Apex (Yuki Iino and Yukio Naya) defeated Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) (c)Tag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship14:14
9Kazusada Higuchi defeated Chris Brookes (c)Singles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship[3]20:43
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 乾坤一擲 頂上決戦, Hepburn: Kenkon'itteki Chōjō Kessen

References

  1. ^ 東京・後楽園ホール「KING OF KINGS ～嵐の6月決戦～」. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). June 29, 2025.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b 【DDT】「KING OF DDT」覇者・樋口和貞、6・29後楽園でクリス・ブルックスの持つKO-D無差別級王座に挑戦！「欠場中にもう1度ベルトを巻けたらとずっと思ってました」 [King of DDT Winner Kazusada Higuchi Challenges Chris Brookes for the KO-D Openweight Championship at Korakuen on June 29! "During my time off, I kept thinking how much I wanted to wear that belt again," he says]. Proresu Today (in Japanese). May 27, 2025. Archived from the original on May 27, 2025.
  4. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtpro] (May 31, 2025). アイアンマン王座創設者・ポイズンが衝撃予告！ [Ironman title founder Poison makes a shocking announcement!] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "DDT Pro King of Kings Results: Kazusada Higuchi Wins KO-D Openweight Title". 411mania.com. 411Mania. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  6. ^ Frederick Marvin Lumba (June 29, 2025). "DDT King of Kings Storm's June Showdown Results (6/29/25)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  7. ^ Thompson, Andrew (June 29, 2025). "Kazusada Higuchi Def. Chris Brookes To Become New KO-D Openweight Champion". fightful.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  8. ^ AEWの“MxM Collection”マンスール＆メイソン参戦／DDT6・29後楽園追加カード [AEW's Mansoor and Mason Madden from MxM Collection Added to the DDT 6/29 Korakuen Hall Card]. Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. May 29, 2025. Archived from the original on May 29, 2025.
  9. ^ 【DDT】6・29後楽園、O-MENZ・隈取がHARASHIMAと初合体！ DAMNATION T.Aとの対決へ [[DDT] On June 29, Korakuen will see O-Menz's Kumadori and Harashima team up for the first time! They will face off against Damnation T.A!]. Proresu Today (in Japanese). June 1, 2025. Archived from the original on June 1, 2025.
  10. ^ Kreikenbom, Philip (June 29, 2025). "DDT King Of Kings 2025 ~ Arashi's June Showdown ~". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
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