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]
| KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||
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 The five belts of the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | CyberFight | ||||||||||||||
| Brand | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 30, 2017[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Schadenfreude International (Antonio Honda, Masahiro Takanashi, Takeshi Masada, Mecha Mummy and Takayuki Ueki) | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | January 5, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship (2020–2022) | |||||||||||||||
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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 and Yakan Nabe).[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]
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship | April 30, 2017–December 21, 2020 January 3, 2022–present |
| KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship | December 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
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As of June 16, 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.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| 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 Yoshihiko to become the inaugural champions. | [3][10][11] |
| — | Vacated | September 29, 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated under unknown circumstances. | [12] |
| 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. | [13] |
| — | 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, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata | February 14, 2021 | Kawasaki Strong 2021 | Kawasaki, Japan | 1 (1, 2, 1, 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, Chikara and Yakan Nabe) | 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 | 122 | 1 | [14] | |
| 6 | Toru Owashi, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Yoshihiko | November 3, 2021 | D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II in Ota-ku | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 2, 2, 1) | 137 | 1 | On January 3, 2022, the title reverted back to its original form. Owashi, Honda, Hirata and Yoshihiko continued to defend the title as a four-man team. | [15] |
| 7 | DDT Legend Army (Poison Sawada Julie, Takashi Sasaki, Gentaro, Mikami and Thanomsak Toba) | March 20, 2022 | Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 97 | 1 | This was a 5-on-4 handicap match. | [16] |
| 8 | Shinya Aoki and The37Kamiina (Mao, Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata and Toy Kojima) | June 25, 2022 | Dramatic Dream Tour 2022 in Yokohama | Yokohama, Japan | 1 (2, 1, 1, 1, 1) | 559 | 0 | [17] | |
| 9 | Schadenfreude International (Masahiro Takanashi, Antonio Honda, Takayuki Ueki, Takeshi Masada and Mecha Mummy) | January 5, 2024 | Sweet Dreams! 2024 Tour in Shinjuku | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 3, 1, 1, 1) | 163+ | 2 | Yuni and Yoshihiko filled in for Yuki Ueno and Shinya Aoki in the title defense. Ueki and Mecha Mummy are considered associates of Schadenfreude International through their affiliation with Chris Brookes' Baka Gaijin + Friends brand. | [18] |
Combined reigns
As of June 16, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| (C) | Indicates the team captain |
By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo (C), Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine | 1 | 1 | 770 |
| 2 | Shinya Aoki and The37Kamiina (Mao, Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata (C) and Toy Kojima) | 1 | 0 | 559 |
| 3 | Danshoku Dino (C), Asuka, Yuki Iino, Mizuki and Trans-Am★Hiroshi | 1 | 0 | 414 |
| 4 | Schadenfreude International (Masahiro Takanashi (C), Antonio Honda, Takayuki Ueki, Takeshi Masada and Mecha Mummy) † | 1 | 2 | 163+ |
| 5 | Toru Owashi (C), Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Yoshihiko | 1 | 1 | 137 |
| 6 | Team Olympian (Yoshiaki Yatsu (C), Akito, Hiroshi Yamato and Keigo Nakamura) | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| 7 | Team Thoroughbred (Sanshiro Takagi (C), Yukio Naya, Chikara and Yakan Nabe) | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 8 | DDT Legend Army (Poison Sawada Julie (C), Takashi Sasaki, Gentaro, Mikami and Thanomsak Toba) | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| 9 | Shinya Aoki (C), 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 | 1 | 1 | 770 | |
| LiLiCo | 1 | 1 | 770 | |
| Makoto Oishi | 1 | 1 | 770 | |
| 6 | Shinya Aoki | 2 | 0 | 601 |
| 7 | Mao | 1 | 0 | 559 |
| Shunma Katsumata | 1 | 0 | 559 | |
| Toy Kojima | 1 | 0 | 559 | |
| Yuki Ueno | 1 | 0 | 559 | |
| 11 | Asuka | 1 | 0 | 414 |
| Danshoku Dino | 1 | 0 | 414 | |
| Mizuki | 1 | 0 | 414 | |
| Trans-Am★Hiroshi | 1 | 0 | 414 | |
| Yuki Iino | 1 | 0 | 414 | |
| 16 | Antonio Honda † | 3 | 3 | 342+ |
| 17 | Kazuki Hirata | 2 | 1 | 179 |
| 18 | Masahiro Takanashi † | 1 | 2 | 163+ |
| Takeshi Masada † | 1 | 2 | 163+ | |
| Mecha Mummy † | 1 | 2 | 163+ | |
| Takayuki Ueki † | 1 | 2 | 163+ | |
| 22 | Toru Owashi | 1 | 1 | 137 |
| Yoshihiko | 1 | 1 | 137 | |
| 24 | Akito | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| Hiroshi Yamato | 1 | 1 | 122 | |
| Keigo Nakamura | 1 | 1 | 122 | |
| Yoshiaki Yatsu | 1 | 1 | 122 | |
| 28 | Chikara | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| Sanshiro Takagi | 1 | 1 | 98 | |
| Yakan Nabe | 1 | 1 | 98 | |
| Yukio Naya | 1 | 1 | 98 | |
| 32 | Gentaro | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| Mikami | 1 | 1 | 97 | |
| Poison Sawada Julie | 1 | 1 | 97 | |
| Takashi Sasaki | 1 | 1 | 97 | |
| Thanomsak Toba | 1 | 1 | 97 |