Chris Brookes (born 24 August 1991) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to
DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
, where he is a two-time
DDT Universal Champion.
Career
Progress Wrestling (2017–2019)
On 24 August 2019, at Progress x APC, an event organised in collaboration between
Progress Wrestling
Progress Wrestling (stylized as PROGRESS) is a British professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2011 by comedian Jim Smallman, events and comedy promoter Jon Briley, and later, actor Glen Robinson (professionally known as Glen J ...
and the French
Association les Professionels du Catch (APC), Brookes lost to Tristan Archer in a
three way match also including Aigle Blanc and failed to capture the APC Championship.
Revolution Pro Wrestling (2017–2018)
Alongside
Travis Banks
Travis Bligh (born 15 February 1987), better known by his ring name Travis Banks, is a New Zealand professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE on their NXT UK brand. He is also known for competing in promotions such as Fight C ...
as CCK (Commonwealth Catch Kings), Brookes won the
Revolution Pro Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British professional wrestling promotion founded on 26 August 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom.
Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnersh ...
tag team titles from Charlie Sterling and
Joel Redman
Joel Pettyfer (born 21 February 1987), is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Joel Redman. Pettyfer is best known for his work on the independent circuit in the United Kingdom, where he is a former Unified British T ...
in his first match for the company.
CCK successfully defended those titles against a number of teams including Ryan Smile and
Shane Strickland
Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland and is a former AEW World Tag Team Champion (with Keith Lee) ...
,
Sami Callihan
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and
Martin Stone, and ''
Los Ingobernables de Japón
(Spanish for "The Ungovernables of Japan" and often spelled without the accent as ''Los Ingobernables de Japon'' in English-speaking countries), also shortened to ''L.I.J.'', is a Japanese professional wrestling stable, based in the New Japan ...
'' (
Bushi and
Hiromu Takahashi
(born December 4, 1989) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he is a member of the ''Los Ingobernables de Japón'' stable.
Takahashi made his debut for NJPW on August 28, 2010, and worked ...
) before losing the belts to Moustache Mountain (
Trent Seven
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and
Tyler Bate
Tyler Bate (born 7 March 1997) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand.
In 2017, he became the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion (later renamed NXT United Kingdom Championshi ...
).
CCK had a successful Global Wars 2017, defeating
Chaos
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* Chaos (''Kinnikuman'')
* Chaos (''Sailor Moon'')
* Chaos (''Sesame Park'')
* Chaos (''Warhammer'')
* Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy''
* Cha ...
(
Rocky Romero
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and
Yoshi-Hashi
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Yoshi-Hashi (stylized in all capital letters), where he is a former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion alongside Hirooki Goto. As well as a former N ...
) on the first night of the event and successfully teaming with Kid Lykos on the second night against the team of
Gedo
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,
Hirooki Goto
is a Japanese professional wrestler. Since his debut, he has wrestled primarily for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He is also known for being the longest reigning NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion with his Chaos stablemates, Tomohiro Ishi ...
and Yoshi-Hashi. CCK then attempted to regain the tag team titles from new champions
Suzuki-gun (
Minoru Suzuki
(born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer. In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as twice hol ...
and
Zack Sabre Jr.) but lost to the champions at Epic Encounter 2018.
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2019–present)
Brookes started wrestling for DDT Pro-Wrestling in June 2019. He notably began teaming with
Masahiro Takanashi before naming themselves CDK (Calamari Drunken Kings). At
Wrestle Peter Pan, Brookes and Takanashi defeated Moonlight Express (
Mao
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PR ...
and
Mike Bailey). At Summer Vacation, Brookes lost to
Konosuke Takeshita
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to both All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in the United States and DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in Japan. Takeshita was named the Rookie of the Year by '' Tokyo Sports'' in 2013 and is the youngest KO ...
and did not win the
KO-D Openweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling world openweight championship and the top singles accomplishment in the Japanese promotion CyberFight currently defended in the DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand division. It is one of CyberFight's top major world ...
. From 29 November to 28 December 2019, Brookes was an entrant in the 2020 edition of the
D-Oh Grand Prix where he tied
Tetsuya Endo for first place in block A. A decision match was held between the two men which he lost. In January, Brookes announced that he would be moving to Japan for a whole year, as he wants DDT to be his number one commitment.
On February 23, 2020, at
Into The Fight, he defeated Takeshita and became the inaugural
DDT Universal Champion. On March 20, at
Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary, he lost the title to
Daisuke Sasaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where is a former two-time DDT Universal Champion. In addition to that, in DDT, he is also a former three-time KO-D Openweight Champion, one-time DDT Extreme Champ ...
.
On March 14, 2021, at Day Dream Believer 2021 he won his first
DDT Extreme Championship
The is a singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was established in 2006 and it is mostly defended in stipulation matches, with the defending champion being given the right to choose the stip ...
title by defeating
Shunma Katsumata in a
Barbed Wire
A close-up view of a barbed wire
Roll of modern agricultural barbed wire
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Coffin Deathmatch.
On March 20, 2022, at
Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary, CDK defeated Disaster Box (
Harashima
Harashima (stylised in all capital letters) (born July 6, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling (formally Dramatic Dream Team), where he is a ten-time KO-D Openweight Champion and a curren ...
and
Naomi Yoshimura) to win their first
KO-D Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The title was established in ...
. On April 23, Brookes won the
King of Street Wrestling tournament by defeating
Abdullah Kobayashi
, is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name after Abdullah the Butcher, who was one of his trainers.
Professional wrestling career
He began his career in 1995 as one of the main wrestlers in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in ...
in the final.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Attack! Pro Wrestling
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Although ATTACK was originally established in 2011 by wrestler Pete Dunne and ring announcer Ji ...
:*Attack! 24:7 Championship (1 time)
:*Attack! Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Kid Lykos (4) and Kid Lykos II (1)
*
Combat Zone Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an American independent wrestling promotion. In 1998, John Zandig and five of his students, Ric Blade, T.C.K, Lobo (wrestler), Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain, along with trainer Jon Dahmer, began to run professio ...
:*
CZW World Tag Team Championship
The CZW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and copyrighted by the Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. It was created and debuted on Februa ...
(
1 time) – with Kid Lykos
*
DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
:*
DDT Extreme Championship
The is a singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was established in 2006 and it is mostly defended in stipulation matches, with the defending champion being given the right to choose the stip ...
(
1 time)
:*
DDT Universal Championship (
2 times
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)
:*
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion CyberFight in its DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand. Open to anyone, regardless of gender or DDT employment status, the championship is defended "24/7", as ...
(
2 times
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)
:*
KO-D Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The title was established in ...
(
1 time) – with
Masahiro Takanashi
:*
King of Street Wrestling (2022)
*Fight Club: Pro
:* FCP Championship (1 time)
:* FCP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kid Lykos (1) and
Kyle Fletcher
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(1)
*
Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling
:*
Asia Dream Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the '' Joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) promotion Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. Though Gatoh Move is a ''joshi puroresu'' promotion, this title has no gender restriction ...
(
1 time, current) – with Masahiro Takanashi
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
**Ranked No. 224 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500
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'' in 2021
*
Progress Wrestling
Progress Wrestling (stylized as PROGRESS) is a British professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2011 by comedian Jim Smallman, events and comedy promoter Jon Briley, and later, actor Glen Robinson (professionally known as Glen J ...
:*
Progress Tag Team Championship (
3 times) – with Kid Lykos
*
Revolution Pro Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British professional wrestling promotion founded on 26 August 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom.
Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnersh ...
:*
RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
The Undisputed British Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 17 July 2005. The inaugural champions were AK-47 (Ashe an ...
(1 time) – with
Travis Banks
Travis Bligh (born 15 February 1987), better known by his ring name Travis Banks, is a New Zealand professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE on their NXT UK brand. He is also known for competing in promotions such as Fight C ...
*
Singapore Pro Wrestling
Singapore Pro Wrestling, commonly shortened to SPW, is a professional wrestling promotion based in Singapore. It was the first modern professional wrestling promotion in Southeast Asia, and was founded by Andruew Tang (known as "The Stateme ...
**
SPW Southeast Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with
Masa Takanashi
*Southside Wrestling Entertainment
:* SWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kid Lykos
*
Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Westside Xtreme Wrestling, commonly shortened to wXw, is a German professional wrestling promotion based in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. wXw has been one of the leading professional wrestling promotions in Germany, and most of its even ...
:*
wXw Shotgun Championship (1 time)
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brookes, Chris
1991 births
Living people
21st-century professional wrestlers
English male professional wrestlers
Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan
Sportspeople from Tipton
DDT Extreme Champions
DDT Universal Champions
KO-D Tag Team Champions
PROGRESS Tag Team Champions