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 wrestlingchampionship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestlingpromotion. 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]
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]
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: red, blue, green, yellow, and pink (temporarily retired for the 8-man version).
As of December 29, 2024, there have been a total of 10 reigns shared between 10 different teams composed of 39 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 Keigo Nakamura, To-y, Yuya Koroku [ja], Yuki Ishida and Kazuma Sumi [ja], who are in their first reign as a team, with Nakamura and To-y both being in their second individual reign. They won the title by defeating Schadenfreude International (Masahiro Takanashi, Chris Brookes, Takeshi Masada, and Mecha Mummy) and Munetatsu Nakamura at DDT Pro-Wrestling in Ikebukuro Full Moon Festival 2024 on October 19, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
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.
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.
In the title defense, Takayuki Ueki filled in for Chris Brookes, while Yuni and Yoshihiko filled in for Mao and Shinya Aoki. Mecha Mummy is considered an associate of Schadenfreude International through their affiliation with Brookes' Baka Gaijin + Friends brand.
^Brookes was scheduled to be part of the challenging team but had to pull out due to injury. Although he was replaced by Takayuki Ueki, he is still listed as an official champion.[18]
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