Ultimate Party 2023

Ultimate Party 2023 is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event will take place on November 12, 2023, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It will be the third event under the Ultimate Party chronology. The event will air live on AbemaTV and on DDT's streaming service Wrestle Universe.[1]

Ultimate Party 2023
Promotional poster featuring most of the participants
PromotionCyberFight
Brand(s)DDT Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 12, 2023[1]
CityTokyo, Japan[1]
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan[1]
Ultimate Party chronology
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Production

Background

Ultimate Party is a professional wrestling event that was established by DDT Pro-Wrestling in 2019. The event was held a second time in 2020, but was discontinued. In May 2023, DDT announced the revival of the event, with the third Ultimate Party to take place on November 12, 2023, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, in Tokyo.[1]

Storylines

The show will feature matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

On August 27, it was announced that New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Hiromu Takahashi would be appearing at Ultimate Party 2023.[3] At DDT Big Bang 2023, Kazuki Hirata defended the DDT Extreme Championship while capturing the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship by defeating Naruki Doi. After the match, Takahashi appeared and reminded Hirata of their past confrontations in NJPW's NEVER brand and DDT's Wakate Tsūshin series of events. He then challenged him and the match was made official.[4]

At Who's Gonna Top? 2023, Chris Brookes achieved his second successful defense of the KO-D Openweight Championship against Saki Akai. He was then challenged by Yuki Ueno and immediately accepted the challenge.[5]

Matches
No.Matches*Stipulations
1Damnnation T.A (Kanon and MJ Paul) vs. Naruki Doi and Kazuma Sumi vs. Burning (Yusuke Okada and Yuya Koroku) vs. Toy Kojima and Yuki Ishida vs. Yuni and RukiyaFive-way tag team match
2Yuki Arai, Moka Miyamoto and Shino Suzuki vs. Suzume, Arisu Endo and Wakana UeharaSix-woman tag team match
3Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Makoto Oishi and Shinichiro Kawamatsu vs. Yoshitatsu, Yoshihiko, Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango MachineEight-man tag team match
4Jun Akiyama, Harashima and Yukio Naya vs. Voodoo-Murders (Jun Saito, Rei Saito and Toshizo)Six-man tag team match
5Kuroshio Tokyo Japan vs. Takeshi MasadaSingles match
6Daisuke Sasaki vs. Tetsuya EndoSingles match
7Romance Dawn (Soma Takao and Shota) (c) vs. Masahiro Takanashi and Antonio HondaTag team match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship
8Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Kazuki HirataSingles match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
9Matt Cardona (c) (with Steph De Lander) vs. MaoSingles match for the DDT Universal Championship
10Eruption (Saki Akai, Yukio Sakaguchi and Hideki Okatani) vs. Naomichi Marufuji, Kazusada Higuchi and Miyu YamashitaSix-person tag team match
This will be Akai's retirement match.
11Chris Jericho vs. Konosuke TakeshitaSingles match
12Chris Brookes (c) vs. Yuki UenoSingles match for the KO-D Openweight Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References
  1. "Tokyo Ryōgoku Kokugikan "Ultimate Party 2023"" 東京・両国国技館「Ultimate Party 2023」 (in Japanese). DDT Pro-Wrestling. May 3, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. "Hiromu Takahashi will participate in DDT Pro Wrestling's "Ultimate Party 2023" on November 12 (Sun.) at Ryogoku Kokugikan!" DDTプロレスリング「Ultimate Party 2023」11月12日（日）両国国技館大会に高橋ヒロム選手が電撃参戦決定！. njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  4. "Hiromu Takahashi requests a match against the opponent of his first victory 12 years ago! The two fighters become champions, and a rematch is scheduled for Ryogoku Kokugikan!" 高橋ヒロムが12年前の初勝利の相手に対戦要求！お互い王者になって両国国技館で再戦決定！. battle-news.com (in Japanese). September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. "Saki Akai's first and last challenge for the KO-D Openweight Title, but regrettably lost!" 赤井沙希が最初で最後のKO-D無差別級王座挑戦も無念の惜敗！11・12両国で王者クリス・ブルックスに上野勇希がチャレンジ. battle-news.com (in Japanese). September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
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