The was a
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 system ...
in the
Japanese
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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. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
. The title was established in 2009 in DDT's parodic sub-brand
New Beijing Pro-Wrestling. The belt was made from cardboard and was supposedly over 4,000 years old.
Title history
In
storyline, this title was over 4,000 years old and
Choun Shiryu
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese promotions DDT Pro-Wrestling and Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. His ring name is based on the Chinese military general Zhao Yun ...
was introduced as the 4,823rd champion.
Danshoku Dino
, better known by his ring name , also written Danshoku Dieno, is a Japanese professional wrestler. Dino has spent most of his career competing for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character. His ring name ...
captured the title at What Are You Doing? 2009, on July 19.
He then defended it at
Ryōgoku Peter Pan on August 23 against
Masa Takanashi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . Takanashi was trained by Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and has worked for the promotion since his debut in September 2003, becoming a one-time KO-D Openweight Champion, a two-time ...
.
The title was then unified with Dino's
DDT Extreme Championship
The is a singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was established in 2006 and it is mostly defended in stipulation matches, with the defending champion being given the right to choose the stip ...
.
Reigns
See also
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DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
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Professional wrestling in Japan
Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for many years. The first Japanese to involve himself in catch wrestling, the basis of traditional professional wrestling, was former sumo wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda. There were subsequent attempts before ...
References
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DDT Pro-Wrestling championships
Openweight wrestling championships