Max Bump was a recurring professional wrestling event held annually by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) from 2001 to 2023. It was originally held from 2001 to 2019 by DDT as an independent promotion, and then by CyberFight from 2021 to 2023 as a DDT branded event. It was usually held around the holidays of the Golden Week, between April and May. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the event moved from Tokyo to Yokohama and was renamed Mega Max Bump.
History From 2001 to 2019, Max Bump was produced by DDT Pro-Wrestling, an independent promotion founded in 1997 by Shintaro Muto and Pro Wrestling Crusaders alumni Kyohei Mikami, Kazushige Nosawa and Sanshiro Takagi. In 2020, DDT and its subsidiaries merged with Pro Wrestling Noah into a new company called CyberFight owned by the digital advertising company CyberAgent, with DDT and Noah persisting as separate brands under the CyberFight umbrella. Max Bump was then held in 2021 as a DDT branded event, then in 2022 and 2023, it was renamed Mega Max Bump and held at the Yokohama Budokan.
Events #EventDateCityVenueMain eventMax BumpKorakuen GeopolisSanshiro Takagi, Mikami and Tachihikari vs. Super Uchuu Power, Exciting Yoshida and Kintaro Kanemura in a HIT matchMax Bump 2002Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Kintaro Kanemura for the KO-D Openweight and Ironman Heavymetalweight ChampionshipsMax Bump 2003Studio Dream MakerSuper Uchuu Power and Takashi Sasaki vs. Kurt Angile and Seiya Morohashi in the final of the KO-D One Night Tag Tournament for the vacant CMLL KO-D Tag Team ChampionshipMax Bump 2004Korakuen HallSuicideboyz (Mikami and Thanomsak Toba), Hero! and Kudo vs. Takashi Sasaki, Gentaro, Yusuke Inokuma and Shinrei Chiryō no Sensei in a Royal Rumble Elimination matchMax Bump 2005Dick Togo (c) vs. Sanshiro Takagi in a No Rules match for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2006Danshoku Dino and Milano Collection A. T. vs. Disaster Box (Toru Owashi and Harashima)Max Bump 2007Harashima, Kudo and Kota Ibushi vs. Aloha World Order (Prince Togo, Koo and Antonio "The Dragon" Honda) (with King Ala Moana)Max Bump 2008Harashima (c) vs. Sanshiro Takagi vs. Yoshiaki Yago vs. Dick Togo vs. Seiya Morohashi in a five-way elimination match for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2009Sanshiro Takagi (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2010Daisuke Sekimoto (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2011Dick Togo (c) vs. Shuji Ishikawa for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2012Masa Takanashi (c) vs. Yuji Hino for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2013Shigehiro Irie (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2014Kudo (c) vs. Akito for the KO-D Openweight Championship; then Kudo (c) vs. Yasu Urano for the KO-D Openweight Championship in Urano's Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere cash-in matchMax Bump 2015Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Harashima for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2016Harashima (c) vs. Kazusada Higuchi for the KO-D Openweight Championship; then Harashima (c) vs. Daisuke Sasaki for the KO-D Openweight Championship in Sasaki's Right to Challenge Anytime Anywhere cash-in matchMax Bump 2017Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Tetsuya Endo for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2018Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Shigehiro Irie for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2019Tetsuya Endo (c) vs. Makoto Oishi for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMax Bump 2021Yuki Ueno (c) vs. Soma Takao for the DDT Universal ChampionshipMega Max Bump 2022Yokohama BudokanTetsuya Endo (c) vs. Yuki Ueno for the KO-D Openweight ChampionshipMega Max Bump 2023Yuji Hino (c) vs. Yuki "not Sexy" Iino for the KO-D Openweight Championship
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2023 The 2023 edition of Max Bump was held on May 3 at the Yokohama Budokan. In the main event, Yuji Hino defeated Yuki "not Sexy" Iino to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship.
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References
External links The official DDT Pro-Wrestling website