Ultimate Party 2023 is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event will take place on November 12, 2023, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It will be the third event under the Ultimate Party chronology. The event will air live on AbemaTV and on DDT's streaming service Wrestle Universe.
Production
Background
Ultimate Party is a professional wrestling event that was established by DDT Pro-Wrestling in 2019. The event was held a second time in 2020, but was discontinued. In May 2023, DDT announced the revival of the event, with the third Ultimate Party to take place on November 12, 2023, at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, in Tokyo.
Storylines
The show will feature matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
On August 27, it was announced that New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Hiromu Takahashi would be appearing at Ultimate Party 2023. At DDT Big Bang 2023, Kazuki Hirata defended the DDT Extreme Championship while capturing the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship by defeating Naruki Doi. After the match, Takahashi appeared and reminded Hirata of their past confrontations in NJPW's NEVER brand and DDT's Wakate Tsūshin series of events. He then challenged him and the match was made official.
At Who's Gonna Top? 2023, Chris Brookes achieved his second successful defense of the KO-D Openweight Championship against Saki Akai. He was then challenged by Yuki Ueno and immediately accepted the challenge.