Full Line-Up For DDT Pro-Wrestling KING OF DDT 2025 FINAL (5/25/2025), Yuki Ueno Says His Ambitions Are Huge

By: Lewis Carlan

The DDT Pro-Wrestling “KING OF DDT 2025 FINAL” is scheduled for May 25th at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The tournament is down to four competitors to see who will earn the right to challenge Chris Brookes for his KO-D Openweight Championship.

The four that remain are Yuki Ueno, Kazusada Higuchi, KANON & Hideki Okatani. There will be two semi-final matches and then one final match to see who will be crowned the winner of the 2025 KING OF DDT tournament.

The two semi-final matches are as follows:

• King Of DDT 2025 – Semi Final: Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yuki Ueno
• King Of DDT 2025 – Semi Final: KANON vs. Hideki Okatani

Yuki Ueno posted on X recently claiming that he has huge ambitions going into the semi-finals.

From Yuki Ueno:

“I don’t care what other people think, my ambitions are huge right now. I will work hard to become the rightful owner of a dramatic dream.”

Among the four finalists, Higuchi is the only wrestler to have won the KING OF DDT Tournament which occurred in 2022. Ueno, KANON & Okatani are all hoping to win the tournament for the first time in their careers.

Here is the full line-up of matches for KING OF DDT 2025 FINAL on May 25th courtesy of Dramatic DDT:

• SCHADENFREUDE International Vs DAMNATION T.A!: Chris Brookes, Antonio Honda & Takeshi Masada Vs Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul & Ilusion
• King Of DDT 2025 – Semi-Final: Kazusada Higuchi Vs Yuki Ueno
• King Of DDT 2025 – Semi-Final: KANON Vs Hideki Okatani
• 4 Way Tag Match: HARASHIMA & Kazuki Hirata Vs Akito & Yuya Koroku Vs Toru Owashi & Yuki Ishida Vs Yuni & Kazuma Sumi
• Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Akiyama, Yukio Naya & Daichi Sato Vs Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata & To-y
• DDT Universal Title: Minoru Suzuki (c) Vs Danshoku Dieno
• King Of DDT 2025 – Final: Semi-Final Winner vs. Semi-Final Winner

The King Of DDT 2025 Finals will air live on Wrestle Universe subscription streaming service.