KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship explained

Championshipname:KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship
Currentholder:Schadenfreude International (Antonio Honda, Masahiro Takanashi, Takeshi Masada, Mecha Mummy and Takayuki Ueki)
Won:January 5, 2024
Promotion:CyberFight
Brand:DDT Pro-Wrestling
Created:April 30, 2017
Mostreigns:Antonio Honda
(3 reigns)
Firstchamp:Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine
Shortestreign:Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata
(42 days)
Longestreign:Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine
(days)
Oldest:Yoshiaki Yatsu
Youngest:Asuka
Pastnames:KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship (2020 - 2022)

The 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.[1] The title was first announced on April 30, 2017,[2] with the inaugural champions crowned on August 20, 2017.

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.[3]

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.[4] [5]

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.[6] On March 28, at Judgement, they lost the title in their first defense against Team Thoroughbred (Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, and).[7] 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.[8]

Names

NameYears
KO-D 10-Man Tag Team ChampionshipApril 30, 2017 - December 21, 2020
January 3, 2022 - present
KO-D 8-Man Tag Team ChampionshipDecember 21, 2020 - January 3, 2022

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

As of,, 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.

Combined reigns

As of, .

Indicates the current champion
(C)Indicates the team captain

By team

RankTeamNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
11 1 770
2Shinya Aoki and The37Kamiina
1 0 559
31 0 414
4Schadenfreude International
1 2 +
5Toru Owashi (C), Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and 1 1 137
6Team Olympian
1 1 122
7Team Thoroughbred
1 1 98
8DDT Legend Army
1 1 97
91 0 42

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
12 1 812
21 1 770
1 1 770
1 1 770
1 1 770
62 0 601
71 0 559
1 0 559
1 0 559
1 0 559
111 0 414
1 0 414
1 0 414
1 0 414
1 0 414
16Antonio Honda3 3 +
17Masahiro Takanashi1 2 +
Takeshi Masada1 2 +
Mecha Mummy † 1 2 +
Takayuki Ueki1 2 +
212 1 179
221 1 137
1 1 137
241 1 122
1 1 122
1 1 122
1 1 122
281 1 98
1 1 98
1 1 98
1 1 98
321 1 97
1 1 97
1 1 97
1 1 97
1 1 97

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Notes and References

  1. Meltzer . Dave . Dave Meltzer . May 8, 2017 . May 8, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE Payback review, WWE financials, plus tons of news . . . 1083-9593 . 63.
  2. Web site: http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/47023/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20170820160933/https://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/47023/ . dead . August 20, 2017 . ja: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 . April 30, 2017 . . ja.
  3. Web site: http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/49858/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040512/http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/49858/ . ja:【両国ピーターパン2017一夜明け会見】9・24後楽園大会でKO-D無差別、DDT Extreme、インディージュニアを懸けた3WAYマッチ開催! 大家がガンプロ9・21新宿でYasshi相手に防衛失敗の場合は全財産66万4911円(多少の変動あり)を懸けることに!/KO-D10人タッグ王者はリーダーを含め3名以上がいれば、防衛戦でメンバーチェンジ可能に/亜門がGM復職を懸けて8・25新宿で開場直後に試合! . dead. August 21, 2017 . December 1, 2017 . . ja.
  4. Web site: DDT ProWrestling. ja:KO-D10人タッグ王座が暫定的にKO-D8人タッグ王座に! 2月14日川崎大会で高木三四郎組と青木真也組が第3代王座を争う!. December 21, 2020. DDT Pro-Wrestling. ja. December 21, 2020.
  5. Web site: https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/ddt/2536599/. ja:【DDT】密回避へ...あのLiLiCoも巻いたKO—D10人タッグ王座が暫定8人タッグ王座に. December 21, 2020. Tokyo Sports. ja. December 21, 2020.
  6. Web site: KAWASAKI STRONG 2021 . February 14, 2021 . February 14, 2021 . . ja.
  7. Web site: https://www.ddtpro.com/results/15614. ja:Judgement2021~DDT旗揚げ24周年記念大会~. March 28, 2021. DDT Pro-Wrestling. ja. March 28, 2021.
  8. Web site: http://battle-news.com/?p=78481. ja:KO-D8人タッグ王座が10人タッグ王座に再変更!22年1・3後楽園で高木、彰人、高尾、伊橋、石田が挑戦. December 28, 2021. Battle-News.com. ja. December 30, 2021.