| O-40 Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The O-40 Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | CyberFight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | DDT Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | July 15, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Daisuke Sasaki | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | November 22, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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] The current champion is Daisuke Sasaki, who is in his first reign.
Title history
As of January 13, 2026, there have been a total of eight reigns held between seven different champions and two vacancies.[2] The current champion is Daisuke Sasaki, who is in his first reign. He defeated Antonio Honda at Shout Your Love in the Ring of Hama!, on November 22, 2025 (his 40th birthday) in Yokohama, Japan.
| 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 | [3] | |
| 3 | Toru Owashi | November 8, 2020 | DDT TV Show #11 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 662 | 0 | [4] | |
| — | Vacated | September 1, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Owashi vacated the title to focus on his upcoming KO-D Tag Team Championship match. | [5] |
| 4 | Makoto Oishi | March 21, 2023 | Judgement 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 364 | 1 | Defeated Gorgeous Matsuno and Shinichiro Kawamatsu to win the vacant title. | [6] |
| — | Vacated | March 19, 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | Oishi was stripped of the title due to a lack of defenses. | [7] |
| 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. | [8] |
| 6 | Toru Owashi | October 13, 2024 | God Bless DDT 2024 Tour in Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 192 | 0 | This was a three-way match also involving Danshoku Dino. | [9] |
| 7 | Antonio Honda | April 23, 2025 | DDT Spring Fist Festival: Ueno Is Still Going On | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 213 | 0 | [10] | |
| 8 | Daisuke Sasaki | November 22, 2025 | Shout Your Love in the Ring of Hama! | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 52+ | 0 | ||
Combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champions |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toru Owashi | 2 | 0 | 854 |
| 2 | Gorgeous Matsuno | 1 | 2 | 406 |
| 3 | Makoto Oishi | 1 | 1 | 364 |
| 4 | Antonio Honda | 1 | 0 | 213 |
| 5 | Azul Dragon | 1 | 1 | 183 |
| 6 | Sanshiro Takagi | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| 7 | Daisuke Sasaki † | 1 | 0 | 52+ |
See also
References
- 1 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～ [[DDT] Sanshiro Takagi and Super Sasadango Machine clash in a match to determine the first O-40 champion! Can the president be stopped from making his big announcement? Kuro-chan licks Miyako Matsumoto's knee! Show Must Go On: Wrestle Peter Pan 2019]. Proresu Today (in Japanese). July 16, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025.
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/O-40 Title". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Who's Gonna TOP？ 2019". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). September 29, 2019. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025.
- ↑ "DDT TV SHOW #11". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 8, 2020. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 【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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "DRAMATIC DREAM TOUR 2024 in FUKUOKA". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 13, 2024. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025.
- ↑ "God Bless DDT 2024 TOUR in FUKUOKA". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). October 13, 2024. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025.
- ↑ "DDT Haru no Ken Matsuri: Madamada Ueno yaru yo" DDT春の拳祭り～まだまだ上野やるよ～ [DDT Spring Fist Festival: Ueno Is Still Going On]. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 23, 2025. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025.
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