The DDT Extreme Division Championship is a secondary singles championship in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) promotion. The title is defended exclusively in hardcore matches, with the defending champion being given the right to choose the match stipulation.
Overveiw[]
The championship was established on November 23, 2006 after MIKAMI defeated Sanshiro Takagi in a no-disqualification match, MIKAMI was awarded the championship. The title has also been defended at events held by Union Pro Wrestling, one of DDT's former sub-brands.
The defending champion his given the right to choose the match stipulation, with this being a Hardcore match, Cage match, Tables match and TLC match, which were defended in the past. But it has also been defended in matches specially created by the champion to play to his strengths or to expose the challenger’s weaknesses, including a “Noise Prohibition” match where you are penalized for making a noise, the “No-No DQ Ironman” match where even the slightest move that is against the rules gets you instantly disqualified, and the “World of Kiss” match, where you have to kiss your opponent while pinning or submitting him in order to win.
The gimmick matches vary from serious to comedy depending on who the champion is at the time. Depending on who the champion is at the time, this championship can be and has been treated as a hardcore title, a comedy title, a serious wrestling title and even an experimental title.
Title History[]
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Location | Length | Defenses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIKAMI | 1 | November 23, 2006 | Tokyo | 66 Days | 2 | Defeated Sanshiro Takagi in a no-disqualification match and afterwards gets awarded the title. |
| 2 | Nosawa Rongai | 1 | January 28, 2007 | Tokyo | 126 Days | 1 | |
| 3 | Muscle Sakai | 1 | June 3, 2007 | Tokyo | 84 Days | 1 | |
| 4 | Nobutaka Araya | 1 | August 26, 2007 | Tokyo | 69 Days | 0 | |
| 5 | Danshoku Dino | 1 | November 3, 2007 | Osaka | 109 Days | 4 | |
| 6 | Masa Takanashi | 1 | February 20, 2008 | Tokyo | 137 Days | 1 | This match was a three-way match, also involving Kudo. |
| 7 | Sanshiro Takagi | 1 | July 6, 2008 | Tokyo | 202 Days | 9 | This match was a three-way match, where Sanshiro Takagi (as Francoise Takagi) defeated Masa Takanashi (as Masa-ko Takanashi) and Hoshitango (as Hoshitan-ko). |
| 8 | Hoshitango | 1 | January 24, 2009 | Tokyo | 127 Days | 1 | |
| 9 | Danshoku Dino | 2 | May 31, 2009 | Osaka | 28 Days | 0 | This match was a three-way match, also involving Masa Takanashi |
| 10 | Michael Nakazawa | 1 | June 28, 2009 | Tokyo | 1 Day | 0 | This match was a four-way match, also involving Antonio Honda and Rion Mizuki. |
| 11 | Danshoku Dino | 3 | June 29, 2009 | Tokyo | 195 Days | 4 | This match was a also for Dino's Omori Dream Fair Championship. |
| — | Vacated | — | September 1, 2010 | N/A | — | — | Vacated due to Dino being sidelined with illness. |
| 12 | GENTARO | 1 | January 10, 2010 | Nagoya | 115 Days | 1 | Defeated MIKAMI to win the vacant title. |
| 13 | Danshoku Dino | 4 | May 5, 2010 | Nagoya | 176 Days | 1 | |
| 14 | Kim Nan Pun | 2 | October 28, 2010 | Ulsan | 67 Days | 0 | |
| 15 | Isami Kodaka | 1 | January 3, 2011 | Tokyo | 259
Days |
4 | This match was a captain's fall match, where Nan Pun, Cao Zhang and Cho-un Shiryu faced Kodaka, Keita Yano and Survival Tobita. |
| 16 | El Generico | 1 | September 19, 2011 | Tokyo | 106 Days | 3 | |
| 17 | Isami Kodaka | 2 | January 3, 2012 | Tokyo | 86 Days | 1 | |
| 18 | Yuko Miyamoto | 1 | March 29, 2012 | Tokyo | 111 Days | 1 | |
| 19 | Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | July 18, 2012 | Tokyo | 128 Days | 1 | |
| 20 | Keisuke Ishii | 1 | November 23, 2012 | Tokyo | 52 Days | 1 | |
| 21 | Isami Kodaka | 3 | January 14, 2013 | Tokyo | 13 Days | 0 | |
| 22 | Kenny Omega | 1 | January 27, 2013 | Tokyo | 210 Days | 4 | This match was a also contested for the KO-D Openweight Championship. |
| 23 | Danshoku Dino | 5 | August 25, 2013 | Tokyo | 29 Days | 1 | |
| 24 | Antonio Honda | 1 | September 23, 2013 | Yokohama | 42 Days | 1 | This match was a three-way match, also involving Kenny Omega. |
| 25 | HARASHIMA | 1 | November 4, 2013 | Osaka | 117 Days | 4 | This match was a also contested for the KO-D Openweight and Ironman Heavymetalweight Championships. |
| 26 | Danshoku Dino | 6 | March 1, 2014 | Hiroshima | 69 Days | 1 | |
| 27 | Masa Takanashi | 2 | May 9, 2014 | Tokyo | 16 Days | 0 | |
| 28 | Makoto Oishi | 1 | May 25, 2014 | Nagoya | 48 Days | 0 | |
| 29 | Danshoku Dino | 7 | July 12, 2014 | Kawagoe | 78
Days |
2 | |
| 30 | Akito | 1 | September 28, 2014 | Tokyo | 140 Days | 5 | |
| 31 | Shiori Asahi | 1 | February 15, 2015 | Saitama | 42 Days | 0 | |
| 32 | Akito | 2 | March 29, 2015 | Tokyo | 112 Days | 3 | |
| 33 | Antonio Honda | 2 | July 19, 2015 | Tokyo | 132 Days | 3 | |
| 34 | Kendo Kashin | 1 | November 28, 2015 | Osaka | 114
Days |
3 | |
| 35 | Super Sasadango Machine | 2 | March 21, 2016 | Tokyo | 69 Days | 2 | Previously won the title under the name Muscle Sakai. |
| 36 | LiLiCo | 1 | May 29, 2016 | Tokyo | 91 Days | 1 | |
| 37 | Danshoku Dino | 8 | August 28, 2016 | Tokyo | 98 Days | 3 | |
| 38 | Jun Kasai | 1 | December 4, 2016 | Osaka | 106 Days | 3 | |
| 39 | Daisuke Sasaki | 1 | March 20, 2017 | Saitama | 285 Days | 8 | |
| 40 | Yuko Miyamoto | 2 | December 30, 2017 | Tokyo | 120 Days | 3 | |
| 41 | HARASHIMA | 2 | April 29, 2018 | Tokyo | 182 Days | 3 | |
| 42 | Shinya Aoki | 1 | October 28, 2018 | Tokyo | 112 Days | 0 | |
| 43 | HARASHIMA | 3 | February 17, 2019 | Tokyo | 70 Days | 1 | |
| 44 | Antonio Honda | 3 | April 28, 2019 | Tokyo | 27 Days | 0 | |
| 45 | Akito | 3 | May 25, 2019 | Kitazawa | 70 Days | 1 | |
| 46 | Jiro Kuroshio | 1 | August 3, 2019 | Tokyo | 57 Days | 1 | |
| 47 | HARASHIMA | 4 | September 29, 2019 | Tokyo | 164 Days | 2 | This was a three-way match, also involving Tetsuya Endo. |
| 48 | Shinya Aoki | 2 | March 11, 2020 | Saitama | 340 Days | 5 | This was a Blindfold Hidden Bra Deathmatch. |
| 49 | Sanshiro Takagi | 2 | November 3, 2020 | Tokyo | 96 Days | 9 | This was Weapon Rumble Match. |
| 50 | Shunma Katsumata | 1 | February 7, 2021 | Kumamoto | 35 Days | 1 | This was a three-way match, also involving Batten x Purapura. |
| 51 | Chris Brookes | 1 | March 14, 2021 | Tokyo | 123 Days | 2 | |
| 52 | Shinya Aoki | 3 | July 15, 2021 | Tokyo | 214 Days | 4 | |
| 53 | Yuki Iino | 1 | February 14, 2022 | Tokyo | 152 Days | 2 | |
| 54 | Akito | 4 | July 16, 2022 | Nagoya | 28 Days | 0 | |
| 55 | Joey Janela | 1 | August 14, 2022 | Tokyo | 112 Days | 6 | |
| 56 | Jun Akiyama | 1 | December 4, 2022 | Tokyo | 150 Days | 2 | This was Tables, Ladder and Chairs Match. |
| 57 | Shunma Katsumata | 2 | May 3, 2023 | Yokohama | 19 Days | 1 | This was a Toys, Ladders and Chairs Match. |
| — | Vacated | — | May 22, 2023 | N/A | 34 | — | Vacated due to a foot injury. |
| 58 | Kazuki Hirata | 1 | June 25, 2023 | Tokyo | 664+ | 5 | This was a three-way elimination match also involving MAO and Yoshihiko. |
List of combined reigns[]
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danshoku Dino | 8 | 782 |
| 2 | Shinya Aoki | 3 | 666 |
| 3 | HARASHIMA | 4 | 534 |
| 4 | Isami Kodaka | 3 | 358 |
| 5 | Akito | 4 | 322 |
| 6 | Sanshiro Takagi | 2 | 297 |
| 7 | Daisuke Sasaki | 1 | 285 |
| 8 | Super Sasadango Machine/Muscle Sakai | 2 | 281 |
| 9 | Yuko Miyamoto | 2 | 231 |
| 10 | Kenny Omega | 1 | 210 |
| 11 | Antonio Honda | 3 | 198 |
| 12 | Kazuki Hirata † | 1 | 664+ |
| 13 | Masa Takanashi | 2 | 153 |
| 14 | Yuki Iino | 1 | 152 |
| 15 | Jun Akiyama | 1 | 150 |
| 16 | Hoshitango | 1 | 127 |
| 17 | Nosawa Rongai | 1 | 126 |
| 18 | Chris Brookes | 1 | 123 |
| 19 | GENTARO | 1 | 115 |
| 20 | Kendo Kashin | 1 | 114 |
| 21 | Joey Janela | 1 | 112 |
| 22 | El Generico | 1 | 106 |
| 23 | Jun Kasai | 1 | 106 |
| 24 | LiLiCo | 1 | 91 |
| 25 | Nobutaka Araya | 1 | 69 |
| 26 | Kim Nan Pun | 1 | 67 |
| 27 | MIKAMI | 1 | 66 |
| 28 | Jiro Kuroshio | 1 | 57 |
| 29 | Shunma Katsumata | 1 | 54 |
| 30 | Keisuke Ishii | 1 | 52 |
| 31 | Makoto Oishi | 1 | 48 |
| 32 | Shiori Asahi | 1 | 42 |
| 33 | Michael Nakazawa | 1 | 1 |
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