KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship

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.[4] The title was first announced on April 30, 2017,[1] with the inaugural champions crowned on August 20, 2017.[5] 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).

KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
Date establishedApril 30, 2017[1]
Current champion(s)Vacant
Other name(s)
KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (2017-2020)

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The title is currently vacant.

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.[6]

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.[7][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
Key
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 DaysDefenses
1 Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo, Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine August 20, 2017 Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017 Tokyo, Japan 1 7701 Defeated Joey Ryan, Kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai, Toru Owashi and Yoshihiko to become the inaugural champions. [5][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 4140 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. [7][8]


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. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. スーパー・ササダンゴ・マシン. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  3. 大石真翔. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 【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.
  7. 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.
  8. 【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.
  9. 【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.
  10. ウチコミ！presents God Bless DDT 2017. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  11. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3441
  12. "Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～". DDT Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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