DDT King of Kings
King of Kings: The Stormy June Showdown was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand DDT Pro-Wrestling. It took place on June 29, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall. The event aired on CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe.
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.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.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.
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.
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.