Chris Brookes

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Chris Brookes
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Brookes as the DDT Universal Champion in 2020
Personal information
Born (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 34)
Tipton, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Chris Brookes
Chris Drago
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Trained byJim Hunter
Lee Hunter
Debut2007

Chris Brookes [a] (born 24 August 1991) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a two-time KO-D Openweight Champion, two-time DDT Universal Champion, one-time DDT Extreme Champion, five-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, and the winner of the 2022 King of Street Wrestling and 2023 King of DDT tournaments.

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Before moving to Japan, Brookes also performed for European and American promotions such as Attack! Pro Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, and Westside Xtreme Wrestling.

Early life

Brookes was born in Tipton on 24 August 1991.

Career

Early career (2007–2017)

Brookes was trained by Jim Hunter and Lee Hunter. In 2007, at the age of 16, he made his debut on the British independent circuit. [1] [2]

Progress Wrestling (2017–2020, 2022)

On 24 August 2019 at Progress x APC, a joint event organised Progress Wrestling 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. [3]

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2017–2018)

Joining Revolution Pro Wrestling, Brookes formed the tag team CCK (Commonwealth Catch Kings) alongside Travis Banks, winning the Revolution Pro Wrestling tag team titles from Charlie Sterling and Joel Redman in his first match for the company. [4] CCK successfully defended those titles against a number of teams including Ryan Smile and Shane Strickland, [5] Sami Callihan and Martin Stone, [6] and Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) [7] 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 [8] and successfully teaming with Kid Lykos on the second night against the team of Gedo, Hirooki Goto, and Yoshi-Hashi. [9] CCK then attempted to regain the tag team titles from new champions Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) but lost at Epic Encounter 2018. [10]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2019–present)

Brookes started wrestling for DDT Pro-Wrestling in June 2019. He began teaming with Masahiro Takanashi, naming themselves CDK (Calamari Drunken Kings). At Wrestle Peter Pan, they defeated Moonlight Express (Mao and Mike Bailey). At Summer Vacation, Brookes lost to Konosuke Takeshita, failing to win the KO-D Openweight Championship. [11] From 29 November to 28 December 2019, he was an entrant in the D-Oh Grand Prix, where he tied Tetsuya Endo for first place in block A. He lost the subsequent tie-breaking match to Endo.

In January 2020, Brookes announced that he would spend the rest of the year in Japan, as he wanted DDT to be his primary commitment; soon after his announcement, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic rendered him unable to leave the country anyway, and he eventually decided to settle there permanently. [12] On 23 February at Into the Fight, he defeated Takeshita to become the inaugural DDT Universal Champion. [13] On 20 March at Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary, he lost the title to Daisuke Sasaki. [14]

On 14 March 2021 at Day Dream Believer 2021, Brookes won his first DDT Extreme Championship by defeating Shunma Katsumata in a barbed wire coffin deathmatch. [15]

On 20 March 2022, at Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary, CDK defeated Disaster Box (Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura) to win their first KO-D Tag Team Championship. [16] On 23 April, Brookes won the King of Street Wrestling tournament by defeating Abdullah Kobayashi in the final. [17]

On 21 May 2023, Brookes won the King of DDT Tournament, defeating Jun Akiyama in the semifinals and Kazusada Higuchi in the finals; this earned him a title shot for the KO-D Openweight Championship. [18] On 23 July at Wrestle Peter Pan 2023, he defeated Yuji Hino for the KO-D Openweight Championship. [19] After two successful defenses, against Shigehiro Irie and Saki Akai, he lost the title to Yuki Ueno at Ultimate Party 2023. When speaking to reporters immediately after the loss, Brookes announced that he had formed a new stable called Schadenfreude International with Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, and Takeshi Masada. [20]

On 4 November 2024 at Sumida Dramatic Dream, Brookes defeated Shinya Aoki to regain the KO-D Openweight Championship. [21]

Baka Gaijin + Friends (2022–present)

On 13 December 2022, Brookes and Drew Parker produced an event celebrating Brookes' 15th anniversary in wrestling. The event, Baka Gaijin + Friends, [b] was held at a curry restaurant in Shimokitazawa without a ring and in front of 50 customers. In the main event, CDK (Brookes and Takanashi) defeated Parker and Mao. [22] Since then, Baka Gaijin + Friends has become a monthly show at the restaurant. [23]

On 21 January 2025 at Baka Gaijin + Friends Vol. 19: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, Brookes defeated Ram Kaicho to become the first BK-G Openweight Champion, winning a homemade belt made of cardboard parodying the KO-D Openweight Championship. [24] [25] He lost the championship on 15 April at Baka Gaijin + Friends Vol. 21: The Beginning of the End, in a three-way match against Mr. Bueno and eventual winner Mr. Malo. [26] On 22 August, he helped stage Baka Gaijin + Friends MNL, a joint event with the Filipino promotion Dexcon in Makati. [27]

Other media

In February 2022, Brookes appeared in a video by Japan-based Welsh voice actor and YouTuber Connor Colquhoun, in which he joined wrestlers such as Konosuke Takeshita and Toy Kojima in helping Colquhoun undergo training as a professional wrestler. [12]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes

  1. ↑ クリス・ブルックス, Kurisu Burukkusu
  2. ↑ "Baka gaijin" is a Japanese phrase meaning "dumb foreigner" and is often used by foreigners in Japan as a self-deprecating joke.

References

  1. ↑ "Profil de Chris Brookes". Cagematch. Retrieved 23 February 2020..
  2. ↑ "Card « Michinoku Pro Michinoku 2022 Tokyo Conference Vol. 2 ~ Kotsuniku Aihamu « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Résultats - PROGRESS X APC - 24 août 2019". forum.fnnation.com (in French). 24 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RevPro Live At The Cockpit 14 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RevPro Live At The London Cockpit 15 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RevPro Epic Encounter 2017 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RevPro British J Cup « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2017 - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2017 - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "RevPro Epic Encounter 2018 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  11. ↑ "DDT "SUMMER VACATION 2019" Results". dramaticddt.wordpress.com. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. 1 2 "I Tried Becoming a Pro Japanese Wrestler". YouTube . 9 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "193cmのイケメン"BAKA GAIJIN"クリス・ブルックスが初代DDT UNIVERSAL王者へ！". headlines.yahoo.co.jp. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  14. 1 2 サイバーエージェントグループのプロレス団体が興行再開！新型コロナウイルス対策で全来場者の検温とアルコール消毒を実施. Battle News (in Japanese). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Day dream Believer 2021". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025.
  16. ↑ DDT Pro-Wrestling (20 March 2022). 最強＆最高チームの証明、新王者誕生の瞬間！ついにタッグの頂点に輝いたクリス･ブルックス＆高梨将弘 [Testament to the strongest and best team, the birth of a new champion! Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi finally reach the pinnacle of the tag team competition.] (Television production) (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  17. 1 2 路上プロレス世界一決定戦～King of Street Wrestling～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025.
  18. 1 2 来日4年目のクリス・ブルックスが「KING OF DDT」悲願の初制覇！　「次、KO-D無差別級、獲ります！」 [Chris Brookes, in his fourth year in Japan, won the KING OF DDT for the first time! "Next time, I'm going to win the KO-D Openweight Championship!"]. Battle-News (in Japanese). 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024.
  19. ↑ KO-D無差別級王座初戴冠のクリス・ブルックスが9・9大田区でのV1戦に意欲！「イリエには絶対負けないし、ベルトを守ります」 [Chris Brookes, who was crowned KO-D Openweight Champion for the first time, is eager for a V1 fight on 9 September in Ota Ward, Tokyo! "I'll never lose to Irie and I'll defend my belt"]. Battle-News (in Japanese). 25 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024.
  20. ↑ 【DDT】上野勇希がクリス・ブルックスからKO-D無差別級王座を奪取し、DDT新時代に突入！「チャンピオンの僕に期待してください。面白がってください」 [[DDT] Yuki Ueno has captured the KO-D Openweight Championship from Chris Brookes, ushering in a new era of DDT! "Expect a lot from me as the champion. I hope you have fun."]. Proresu Today (in Japanese). 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024.
  21. ↑ 【DDT】クリス・ブルックスが青木真也を破り、KO-D無差別級王座を1年ぶりに奪還！12・28両国国技館で佐々木大輔が挑戦へ [[DDT] Chris Brookes defeats Shinya Aoki to regain the KO-D Openweight title after a one-year absence! Daisuke Sasaki will challenge for the title at Ryōgoku Kokugikan on 28 December]. Proresu Today (in Japanese). 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024.
  22. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Chris Brookes & Drew Parker Produce Chris Brookes 15th Anniversary Show ~ Baka Gaijin + Friends". cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  23. ↑ Brown, Jeff (21 March 2023). "Q&A with Chris Brookes, on life in Japan and wrestling inspiration". Monthly Puroresu. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  24. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Baka Gaijin + Friends Vol. 19". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025.
  25. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Baka Gaijin & Friends Vol. 19 ~ Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion". Wrestlingdata.com.
  26. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Baka Gaijin + Friends Vol. 21 ~ The Beginning Of The End". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025.
  27. ↑ "Baka Gaijin + Friends MNL – Prepare for Beer, Bands, and Bodyslams". Manila Concert Scene. 10 August 2025. Archived from the original on 2 December 2025.
  28. ↑ BK-G無差別級選手権 [BK-G Openweight Championship]. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). 22 January 2025. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025.
  29. ↑ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024.
  30. ↑ KO-D10人タッグ選手権（第3代～第6代は4人で防衛戦） [KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (3rd to 6th champions were 4-man teams)]. Extreme Party (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 May 2024.
  31. ↑ "KO-D (King Of DDT) Open-weight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 26 January 2025. Archived from the original on 25 February 2025.
  32. ↑ "KO-D (King Of DDT) Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 13 October 2024. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024.
  33. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2025". profightdb.com.
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