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KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship

KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship

Professional wrestling 10-man tag team championship


The KO-D (King of DDT) 10-Man Tag Team Championship (Japanese: KO-D10人タッグ王座, Hepburn: KO-D Jū-nin Taggu Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. Meant for teams of five wrestlers, the title is believed to be the first of its kind in professional wrestling.[2] The title was first announced on April 30, 2017,[1] with the inaugural champions crowned on August 20, 2017.[3]

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Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The current holders are Schadenfreude International (Antonio Honda, Masahiro Takanashi, Takeshi Masada, Mecha Mummy and Takayuki Ueki).

History

Recognizing the difficulty of scheduling matches for the title, DDT announced that as long as the captain of the reigning champions and two other members are present, title matches can be held with two replacement members taking the other two spots in the team. These replacement members would, however, not be recognized as official champions.[4]

On December 21, 2020, the title was vacated and became the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship due to the difficulty of scheduling a proper title defense during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

On February 14, 2021, at Kawasaki Strong 2021, the team of Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata won the vacant title.[7] On March 28, at Judgement, they lost the title in their first defense against Team Thoroughbred (Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, Chikara [ja] and Yakan Nabe [ja]).[8] On December 28, it was announced that the title would revert to its original 10-man tag team form with the team of Sanshiro Takagi, Akito, Soma Takao, Gota Ihashi and Yuki Ishida challenging in a 5-on-4 handicap match on January 3, 2022.[9]

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Belt design

A unique aspect of the title is that each belt has a different color strap; one belt has a red strap, one blue, one green, one yellow and one pink (retired for the 8-man version).

Reigns

Current champions (from left to right) Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda and Takayuki Ueki. Mecha Mummy and Takeshi Masada are not pictured.

As of May 11, 2024, there have been a total of nine reigns shared between nine different teams composed of 36 individual champions and two vacancies. Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine were the inaugural champions. Their inaugural reign was also the longest at 770 days while Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata's reign is the shortest at 42 days. Honda is also a record three-time title holder. Yoshiaki Yatsu is the oldest champion, winning the title at 64, while Asuka is the youngest at 21.

The current champions are Schadenfreude International (Antonio Honda, Masahiro Takanashi, Takeshi Masada, Mecha Mummy and Takayuki Ueki), who are in their first reign as a team, with Honda being in his third individual reign. They won the title by defeating Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata, Toy Kojima, Yuni and Yoshihiko at Sweet Dreams! 2024 Tour in Shinjuku on January 5, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

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Combined reigns

As of May 11, 2024.

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By team

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By wrestler

Record three-time champion Antonio Honda
Longest reigning champion Super Sasadango Machine
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See also


References

  1. KO-D10人タッグ王座新設のお知らせ/8月20日両国国技館大会で初代王者決定戦. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017.
  2. Meltzer, Dave (May 8, 2017). "May 8, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE Payback review, WWE financials, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 63. ISSN 1083-9593.
  3. "KAWASAKI STRONG 2021". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  4. Judgement2021~DDT旗揚げ24周年記念大会~. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. ウチコミ!presents God Bless DDT 2017. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  6. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "KO-D Eight Man Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. Ultimate Party 2019~DDTグループ大集合!~. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  8. DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 4, 2021). "BLACK OUT presents KING OF DDT 2021 FINAL!!". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. DDT Pro-Wrestling (November 3, 2021). "DDT ProWrestling" D 王 GRAND PRIX 2021 II in Ota-ku. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  10. DDT Pro-Wrestling (March 20, 2022). "DDT ProWrestling" Judgement2022~DDT旗揚げ25周年記念大会~. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  11. DDT Pro-Wrestling (June 25, 2022). "DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR 2022 in YOKOHAMA". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  12. DDT Pro-Wrestling (January 5, 2024). "Sweet Dreams!2024 TOUR in SHINJUKU". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2024.

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