KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship
| KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship | |||
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| Promotion | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date established | April 30, 2017[1] | ||
| Current champion(s) | Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato and Keigo Nakamura | ||
| Date won | July 4, 2021 | ||
| Other name(s) | |||
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The KO-D (King of DDT) 8-Man Tag Team Championship (KO-D8人タッグ王座, KO-D hachi-nin taggu ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. Originally 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] 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).
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been a total of five reigns shared between five different teams consisting of twenty one distinctive champions and two vacancies. The current holders are Akito, Hiroshi Yamato, Keigo Nakamura and Yoshiaki Yatsu.
Title 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 made the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship due to the difficulty of scheduling a proper title defense during the COVID-19 pandemic. The change is meant to be temporary.[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, and ).[8]
Names[]
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship | April 30, 2017 – December 21, 2020 |
| KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship | December 21, 2020 – present |
Reigns[]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine | August 20, 2017 | Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 770 | 1 | Defeated Joey Ryan, Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai, Toru Owashi and to become the inaugural champions. | [3][9][10] |
| — | Vacated | September 29, 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated under unknown circumstances. | [11] |
| 2 | Danshoku Dino, Asuka, Yuki Iino, Mizuki and Trans-Am★Hiroshi | November 3, 2019 | Ultimate Party 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 414 | 0 | Defeated Super Sasadango Machine, Yuna Manase, Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio, Hiroshi Yamato and Makoto Oishi to win the vacant title. | [12] |
| — | Vacated | December 21, 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated due to a lack of defenses. Due to the difficulties of scheduling a 10-person match given the COVID-19 situation, the title would temporarily become the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship. | [5][6] |
| 3 | Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine (2), Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata | February 14, 2021 | Kawasaki Strong 2021 | Kawasaki, Japan | 1 | 42 | 0 | Defeated Sanshiro Takagi, Danshoku Dino, Toru Owashi and Makoto Oishi in a No Disqualification match to win the vacant title. The title matches started being disputed between teams of four wrestlers due to the championship temporarily becoming an 8-Man Tag Team Championship. | [7] |
| 4 | Team Thoroughbred (Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, and ) |
March 28, 2021 | Judgement 2021: DDT 24th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 98 | 1 | [8] | |
| 5 | Team Olympian (Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato and Keigo Nakamura) |
July 4, 2021 | King of DDT 2021 Final!! | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 79+ | 0 | [13] | |
Combined reigns[]
As of September 21, 2021.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine | 1 | 1 | 770 |
| 2 | Danshoku Dino, Asuka, Yuki Iino Mizuki and Trans-Am★Hiroshi | 1 | 0 | 414 |
| 3 | Team Thoroughbred (Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, and ) |
1 | 1 | 98 |
| 4 | Team Olympian † (Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato and Keigo Nakamura) |
1 | 0 | 79+ |
| 5 | Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata | 1 | 0 | 42 |
By wrestler[]
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Sasadango Machine | 2 | 1 | 812 |
| 2 | Ken Ohka | 1 | 1 | 770 |
| Ladybeard | ||||
| LiLiCo | ||||
| Makoto Oishi | ||||
| 6 | Asuka | 1 | 0 | 414 |
| Danshoku Dino | ||||
| Mizuki | ||||
| Trans-Am★Hiroshi | ||||
| Yuki Iino | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 98 | |
| Sanshiro Takagi | ||||
| Yukio Naya | ||||
| 14 | Akito † | 1 | 0 | 79+ |
| Hiroshi Yamato † | ||||
| Keigo Nakamura † | ||||
| Yoshiaki Yatsu † | ||||
| 18 | Antonio Honda | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Kazuki Hirata | ||||
| Shinya Aoki |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b ＬｉＬｉＣｏが初代ＫＯ―Ｄ１０人タッグ王座奪取 股間握らせ投げ技発射. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ 【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！. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). August 21, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "DDT ProWrestling" 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！. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 【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. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "KAWASAKI STRONG 2021". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Judgement2021～DDT旗揚げ24周年記念大会～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ 【試合結果】8･20 DDT両国国技館大会 【KO-D無差別級】竹下幸之介vs遠藤哲哉 【KO-Dタッグ】入江茂弘＆樋口和貞vsHarashima＆丸藤正道. Battle News (in Japanese). August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ ウチコミ！presents God Bless DDT 2017. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3441
- ^ Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 4, 2021). "BLACK OUT presents KING OF DDT 2021 FINAL!!". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
External links[]
- DDT Pro-Wrestling championships
- Tag team wrestling championships