Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). It took place on August 20, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Ota City General Gymnasium. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe. This was the fourteenth event in the Peter Pan series and the fourth promoted under the "Wrestle Peter Pan" name.
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 Promotional poster featuring Kazusada Higuchi | |||
| Promotion | CyberFight | ||
| Brand(s) | DDT | ||
| Date | August 20, 2022 | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Ota City General Gymnasium | ||
| Attendance | 1,250[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | DDT does not shy away from "strength".[a] | ||
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The event featured nine matches with three of DDT's nine championships on the line. In the main event, Kazusada Higuchi defeated Tetsuya Endo to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship. Other prominent matches saw Yuki Ueno defeat Masahiro Takanashi to win the DDT Universal Championship, and Joey Janela defeated Shunma Katsumata in a Hardcore match to retain the DDT Extreme Championship.[2]
Production
editBackground
editSince 2009, DDT began annually producing shows in the Ryōgoku Kokugikan held in the summer, following the promotions financial success of the first event. This led to the event becoming DDT's premier annual event and one of the biggest event on the independent circuit of Japanese wrestling. Since 2019, the event was renamed "Wrestle Peter Pan".
Storylines
editThe event featured nine 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.[3]
Event
editThe show portraited three title matches, one of them marking a title change. The first one saw Joey Janela retaining the DDT Extreme Championship against Shunma Katsumata to secure his fourth consecutive defense. Yuki Ueno succeeded in winning the DDT Universal Championship for the second time in his career after defeating Masahiro Takanashi. The main event saw Kazusada Higuchi defending the KO-D Openweight Championship for the first time against Tetsuya Endo who relinquished the title one month earlier due to injury, with this being considered his rightful rematch.[4][5][6]
Results
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 20, 2022). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2022". cagematch.net. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ Dark Angelita (August 24, 2022). "DDT: «Wrestle Peter Pan 2022» Kazusada Higuchi es el monarca máximo". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Jake R. (August 25, 2022). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 (August 20) Results & Review". Voices of Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Jamie (August 20, 2022). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 Review". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Pollock, John (August 20, 2022). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2022: Kazusada Higuchi retains KO-D Openweight title". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f DDT Pro-Wrestling. 東京・大田区総合体育館「WRESTLE PETER PAN 2022」. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ ""Tosei to kusei, dotchi ga tsuyoi no ka" Jimintō togikai giin to kugikai giin no puroresu batoru ga kettei!" 「都政と区政、どっちが強いのか」自民党都議会議員と区議会議員のプロレスバトルが決定！ [LDP Tokyo Metropolitan Council members and Ward Council members will engage in a wrestling battle over who is stronger in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government or the Ward Government!]. battle-news.com (in Japanese). July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtproENG] (July 8, 2022). "Akai and Akiyama teams up! His first mixed-gender match!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 9, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtproENG] (June 19, 2022). "International Special Hardcore Match! Joey Janela vs Shunma Katsumata!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 19, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (August 20, 2022). "DDT Results: Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 – Tokyo, Japan (8/20)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.