The O-40 Championship (Japanese: O-40王座, Hepburn: Ōbā Fōtī Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was established in 2019 by Super Sasadango Machine in order to provide a title for wrestlers over 40 years old.[1][2] The current champion is Toru Owashi, who is in his second reign.

Title history

As of February 12, 2025, there have been a total of six reigns held between five different champions and two vacancies.[3] The current champion is Toru Owashi, who is in his second reign. He defeated Azul Dragon and Danshoku Dino at God Bless DDT 2024 Tour in Fukuoka on October 13, 2024, in Fukuoka, Japan.

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 Days Defenses
1 Sanshiro Takagi July 15, 2019 Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 Tokyo, Japan 1 76 1 Defeated Super Sasadango Machine in a Weapon Rumble match to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 Gorgeous Matsuno September 29, 2019 Who's Gonna Top? 2019 Tokyo, Japan 1 406 2 [4]
3 Toru Owashi November 8, 2020 DDT TV Show! #11 Tokyo, Japan 1 662 0 [5]
— Vacated September 1, 2022 — — — — — Owashi vacated the title to focus on his upcoming KO-D Tag Team Championship match. [6]
4 Makoto Oishi March 21, 2023 Judgement 2023 Tokyo, Japan 1 364 1 Defeated Gorgeous Matsuno and Shinichiro Kawamatsu to win the vacant title. [7]
— Vacated March 19, 2024 — — — — — Oishi was stripped of the title due to a lack of defenses. [8]
5 Azul Dragon April 13, 2024 Dramatic Dream Tour 2024 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan 1 183 1 Defeated Makoto Oishi to win the vacant title. [9]
6 Toru Owashi October 13, 2024 God Bless DDT 2024 Tour in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan 2 122+ 0 This was a three-way match also involving Danshoku Dino. [10]

Combined reigns

† Indicates the current champions
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Toru Owashi † 2 0 784+
2 Gorgeous Matsuno 1 2 406
3 Makoto Oishi 1 1 364
4 Azul Dragon 1 1 183
5 Sanshiro Takagi 1 1 76

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Wrestle Peter Pan 2019". DDT Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. ^ 【DDT】初代O-40王者決定戦で高木三四郎とスーパーササダンゴマシーンが激突！大社長の重大発表を止められるのか？クロちゃんが松本都のヒザなめる！SHOW MUST GO ON～Wrestle Peter Pan 2019～. Proresu-Today (in Japanese). July 16, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/O-40 Title". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "DDT Who's Gonna TOP? 2019". Cagematch.
  5. ^ "DDT TV SHOW #11". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese).
  6. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtpro] (September 1, 2022). その証にアイアンマンヘビーメタル級王座及びO-40王座の返上を発表！ [To prove it, he announced that he was vacating his Ironman Heavymetalweight and O-40 titles!] (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ 【DDT】KO-D無差別級王者・火野が納谷との肉弾戦を制し初V、飯野が挑戦表明も大石が拒否！ [[DDT] KO-D Openwweight champion Hino wins a physical battle against Naya for his first defense; Iino announces a challenge, but Oishi declines]. Proresu Today (in Japanese). RealCross. March 22, 2023. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtpro] (March 19, 2024). 防衛期限経過により大石から剥奪のO-40王座、大石vsアズールにて第5代王座決定戦が開催！ [The O-40 title is stripped from Oishi due to the defense deadline expiring, and a match is held to determine the 5th O-40 champion between Oishi and Azul!] (Tweet). Retrieved March 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR 2024 in FUKUOKA". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "God Bless DDT 2024 TOUR in FUKUOKA". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). October 13, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-40_Championship
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