The 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. The title was first announced on April 30, 2017, with the inaugural champions crowned on August 20, 2017.
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The current title holders are Daisuke Sasaki, Demus, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul and Ilusion.
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.
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.
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. On March 28, at Judgement, they lost the title in their first defense against Team Thoroughbred (Sanshiro Takagi, Yukio Naya, and ). 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.
Names NameYearsKO-D 10-Man Tag Team ChampionshipApril 30, 2017–December 21, 2020January 3, 2022–presentKO-D 8-Man Tag Team ChampionshipDecember 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).
Reigns
As of , , there have been a total of 11 reigns shared between 11 different teams composed of 44 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 Daisuke Sasaki, Demus, Hideki Okatani, MJ Paul and Ilusion, who are in their first reign as a team as well as individually. They won the title by defeating Keigo Nakamura, To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida and Kazuma Sumi at DDT Year End Dramatic Parade 2025 on December 28, 2025, in Nagoya, Japan.
Combined reigns As of , .
†Indicates the current champion(C)Indicates the team captain
By team RankTeamNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays1Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo (C), Makoto Oishi and Super Sasadango Machine 1 1 7702 Shinya Aoki and The37Kamiina 1 0 5593 Keigo Nakamura (C), To-y, Yuya Koroku, Yuki Ishida and Kazuma Sumi 1 1 4354Danshoku Dino (C), Asuka, Yuki Iino, Mizuki and Trans-Am★Hiroshi 1 0 4145 Schadenfreude International 1 3 2886 Damnation T.A. † 1 0 +7Toru Owashi (C), Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Yoshihiko 1 1 1378Team Olympian 1 1 1229Team Thoroughbred 1 1 9810DDT Legend Army 1 1 9711Shinya Aoki (C), Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata 1 0 42
By wrestler
RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays1 2 1 9942Super Sasadango Machine 2 1 8123 1 1 770 Ladybeard 1 1 770 LiLiCo 1 1 770 1 1 7707 2 0 6018 Mao 1 0 559 1 0 559 1 0 55911 2 2 55712 3 3 46713 1 1 435 1 1 435 1 1 43516 Asuka 1 0 414 Danshoku Dino 1 0 414 Mizuki 1 0 414 Trans-Am★Hiroshi 1 0 414 1 0 41421 1 3 288 1 3 288 1 3 288 1 3 28825 2 1 17926 † 1 0 + Demus † 1 0 + Hideki Okatani † 1 0 + MJ Paul † 1 0 + Ilusion † 1 0 +31 1 1 137 Yoshihiko 1 1 13733 Akito 1 1 122 1 1 122 1 1 12236 1 1 98 1 1 98 1 1 98 1 1 9840 Gentaro 1 1 97 Mikami 1 1 97 1 1 97 1 1 97 1 1 97
Notes
See also KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship
References
External links DDT Pro-Wrestling's official website KO-D 10-Man/8-Man Tag Team Championship