King of DDT

The King of DDT is an annual single eliminaion tournament held in DDT Pro-Wrestling. It's designed to determine the strongest wrestler of the year. From 2006 to 2008, the tournament was suspended and it was changed into a regular pay-per-view event. King of DDT was originally used at May but it was changed in 2009 to June following it's return as a tournament. Usually the winners of the tournament recieve a shot for the KO-D Openweight Championship at DDT's biggest event the Ryogoku Peter Pan.

The King of DDT has often been used as a platform for DDT to push their rising stars. Wins by young up-and-comers over Japanese legends would usually take their respective careers to new heights. The first tournament was specifically created to make stars out of Poison Sawada JULIE, Kudo, Kota Ibushi, HARASHIMA, Kenny Omega and Isami Kodaka.