Japanese wrestling promotion DDT Pro Wrestling held their 25th Anniversary Show earlier today in Tokyo, Japan. During the event, a video was aired featuring AEW Vice President of Talent Relations Christopher Daniels announcing that a working partnership between AEW and DDT was recently signed.
This new working relationship was stated by Daniels to feature top DDT talent traveling to the United States to work at AEW’s shows in the future.
🎉Announcement! 🎉
— DDT Pro-Wrestling (English) (@ddtproENG) March 20, 2022
AEW’s VP of Talent Relations Christopher Daniels has a message! @facdaniels
AEW and DDT have come to an agreement to bring DDT’s wrestlers to USA and he can’t wait to show the American audience the best of DDT!#JudgementDDT#ddtpro #AEW pic.twitter.com/BZTYabAWNv
AEW talent Michael Nakazawa also appeared at the event, competing and losing in an “I’m Sorry” match against Sanshiro Takagi. Following the match, Nakazawa revealed in his post-match promo that it was Kenny Omega and himself who had helped put together the deal for the working relationship between both companies.
Takagi: EH? Michael? What is this?
— DDT Pro-Wrestling (English) (@ddtproENG) March 20, 2022
Nak: Kenny and I worked with AEW to get DDT wrestlers to AEW. We hope we can get DDT out America and the world.#ddtpro#JudgementDDT #AEW pic.twitter.com/YIytL1rYoE

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