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professional wrestling
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championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
in the
Japan
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promotion
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Marketing
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DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...
. The title was established in 2019 by
Super Sasadango Machine
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name and is working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Dramatic Dream Team/DDT Pro Wrestling (2002–present)
S ...
in order to provide a title for wrestlers over 40 years old.
The current champion is
Antonio Honda
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He is the son of actor Tetsu Watanabe.
Professional wrestling career Independent circu ...
, who is in his first reign.
Title history
As of , , there have been a total of seven reigns held between six different champions and two
vacancies.
The current champion is
Antonio Honda
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He is the son of actor Tetsu Watanabe.
Professional wrestling career Independent circu ...
, who is in his first reign. He defeated
Toru Owashi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion and two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion.
Sumo career
Initially aspiring to b ...
at DDT Spring Fist Festival: Ueno Is Still Going On, on April 23, 2025, in
Tokyo, Japan
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.
Combined reigns
See also
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IWGP U-30 Championship
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Professional wrestling in Japan
Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for several decades. The first Japanese person to involve themselves in catch wrestling (the basis of traditional professional wrestling) was former sumo wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda. There were subsequ ...
References
External links
O-40 Championship on Syu-Kaku Kombu(in Japanese)
O-40 Championship on Cagematch
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