Chris Brookes (born 24 August 1991) is an English professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former two-time KO-D Openweight Champion and a two-time DDT Universal Champion. He is also known for his tenures with various promotions from the British and Japanese independent scenes.
Career
Progress Wrestling (2017–2020, 2022)
On 24 August 2019, at Progress x APC, an event organised in collaboration between Progress Wrestling and the French (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 as CCK (Commonwealth Catch Kings), Brookes won the Revolution Pro Wrestling tag team titles from Charlie Sterling and
Joel Redman in his first match for the company.
CCK successfully defended those titles against a number of teams including Ryan Smile and
Shane Strickland,
and
Danny Burch,
and
Los Ingobernables de Japón (
Tetsuya Bushi and
Hiromu Takahashi)
before losing the belts to Moustache Mountain (
Trent Seven and
Tyler Bate).
CCK had a successful Global Wars 2017, defeating Chaos (Rocky Romero and Yoshi-Hashi) on the first night of the event
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 and Mike Bailey). At Summer Vacation, Brookes lost to Konosuke Takeshita and did not win the KO-D Openweight Championship.
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 23 February 2020, at Into The Fight, he defeated Takeshita and became the inaugural DDT Universal Champion.
On 14 March 2021, at Day Dream Believer 2021 he won his first DDT Extreme Championship title by defeating Shunma Katsumata in a Barbed Wire Coffin Deathmatch.
On 20 March 2022, at , CDK defeated Disaster Box (Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura) to win their first KO-D Tag Team Championship.
On 21 May 2023, Brookes won the King of DDT Tournament, after having defeated Jun Akiyama in the semifinals and Kazusada Higuchi in the finals, granting him a title shot for the KO-D Openweight Championship.
On 4 November 2024, Brookes defeated Shinya Aoki at Sumida Dramatic Dream to regain the KO-D Openweight Championship, becoming the 84th holder of the title.
Baka Gaijin + Friends (2022–present)
On 13 December 2022, Brookes and fellow Brit
Drew Parker produced an event celebrating Brookes' 15th anniversary in wrestling. The event, titled "Baka Gaijin + Friends", was held at Arena Shimokitazawa, a curry restaurant located in
Setagaya, without a ring and in front of 50 customers. In the main event, Calamari Drunken Kings (Brookes and Takanashi) defeated Parker and Mao.
Since then, Baka Gaijin + Friends has become a brand which holds a monthly show at Arena Shimokitazawa.
Championships and accomplishments
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Attack! Pro Wrestling
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Attack! 24:7 Championship (1 time)
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Attack! Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Kid Lykos (4) and Kid Lykos II (1)
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Baka Gaijin + Friends
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BK-G Openweight Championship (1 time)
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Combat Zone Wrestling
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CZW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kid Lykos
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DDT Pro-Wrestling
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DDT Extreme Championship (1 time)
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DDT Universal Championship (2 times)
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Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (5 times)
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KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Takeshi Masada, Mecha Mummy and Takayuki Ueki
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KO-D Openweight Championship (2 times)
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KO-D Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Masahiro Takanashi (1) and Takeshi Masada (1)
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King of DDT (2023)
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King of Street Wrestling (2022)
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Good Wrestling
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Good Wrestling Grand Prize Championship (1 time)
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Fight Club: Pro
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FCP Championship (1 time)
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FCP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kid Lykos (1) and Kyle Fletcher (1)
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Dream Tag Team Invitational (2017) – with Kid Lykos
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Infinity Trophy (2014)
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Plex Wrestling
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Plex Wrestling British Championship (1 time)
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Plex Wrestling British Title Tournament (2015)
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Shropshire Wrestling Alliance
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SWA British Lions Championship (1 time, final)
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British Lions Tournament (2015)
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Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling
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Asia Dream Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masa Takanashi
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Ranked No. 89 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023
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Progress Wrestling
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Progress Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kid Lykos
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Revolution Pro Wrestling
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RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Travis Banks
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Setup Thailand Pro Wrestling
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IWA Japan Setup World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masahiro Takanashi
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Singapore Pro Wrestling
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SPW Southeast Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masa Takanashi
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Southside Wrestling Entertainment
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SWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kid Lykos
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Westside Xtreme Wrestling
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wXw Shotgun Championship (1 time)
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