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 Poster for the event featuring various wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | March 22, 2026[1] | ||
| 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) was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It took place on March 22, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall.[2] 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
[edit]Background
[edit]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
[edit]Judgement 2026 featured 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.
Event
[edit]The event started with the singles confrontation between Hinata Kasai and Yuni, solded with the victory of the latter. Next up, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling's Himawari, Haru Kazashiro and Chika Nanase picked up a victory over Toga, Ren Konatsu and Shion Kanzaki. The third bout saw Jun Akiyama outmatch Rukiya in singles competition. Next up, Yuki Iino and Yukio Naya defeated Evil Uno and Akito in tag team competition. In the fifth bout, Viento Maligno and Kumadori picked up a victory over the teams of MJ Paul and Ilusion, and Makoto Oishi and Masami Inahata. Next up, Mao outmatched Shunma Katsumata in singles competition. The seventh bout saw Chris Brookes and Harashima defeat Shinya Aoki and Junta Miyawaki to become the number one contenders for the KO-D Tag Team Championship.
Next up, Hideki Okatani defeated To-y in a special stipulation hardcore bout to win the DDT Extreme Championship, ending the latter's reign at 280 days and seven defenses. After the bout concluded, Okatani was challenged by Yukio Naya. Next up, the six-on-one handicap match in which Minoru Suzuki defended the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship was won by Hisaya Imabayashi's glasses by simply pinning Suzuki. Antonio Honda won the title moments after by breaking the pair of glasses. In the tenth bout, Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku and Daichi Satoh defeated Naomi Yoshimura, Ryota Nakatsu and Yuki Ishida to secure the first successful defense of the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship in that respective reign. Next up, Konosuke Takeshita and Kazuki Hirata faced each other in three different bouts. After beating Hirata twice in quick fashion, their third match had the stipulation that Takeshita needed a 20-count for the win while Hirata only needed a 2-count. The latter won all three bouts. In the semi main event, Kazuma Sumi defeated Daisuke Sasaki to win the DDT Universal Championship, ending the latter's reign at 56 days and no defenses.
In the main event, Yuki Ueno defeated Kanon to secure the sixth consecutive defense of the KO-D Openweight Championship in that respective reign. After the bout concluded, Ueno was challenged by Yuki Iino.[6]
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 22, 2026). "DDT Judgement 2026 ~ 29th Anniversary 5 Hour Special ~". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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.
- ↑ Leatherland, Noah (March 23, 2026). "DDT Judgement Celebrates the Promotion's 29th Anniversary with 5 Hour Spectacular". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
- ↑ 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 April 12, 2026.