Greater China Unified Zhongyuan Tag Team Championship

The Greater China Unified Zhongyuan Tag Team Championship (Japanese: 大中華統一中原タッグ王座, Hepburn: Daichūka Tōitsu Chūgen Taggu Ōza) was a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was introduced in 2011, in DDT's parodic sub-brand New Beijing Pro-Wrestling.[1][2]

Greater China Unified Zhongyuan Tag Team Championship
The Greater China Unified Zhongyuan Tag Team Championship belts
Details
PromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling
Date established2011
Date retiredNovember 4, 2011
Statistics
First champion(s)Choun Shiryu and Cao Zhang
Final champion(s)TKG48 (Munenori Sawa and Sanshiro Takagi)

History

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In storyline, this title was once held by Chinese historical figures Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who were the 17th champions, before Choun Shiryu and Cao Zhang won them in April 2011, in New Beijing Pro-Wrestling, a DDT sub-brand that parodied New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Chinese history. The titles were only contested a handful of times throughout 2011, mostly in Union Pro-Wrestling, another sub-brand of DDT, where the title belts were actually unveiled in May 2011.[3]

Reigns

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
N/A Unknown information
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
Championship history is unrecorded from 200 AD to 2011.
18 Choun Shiryu and Cao Zhang April 2011 1 [a] 0 Though the circumstances of this title win are fictional, Choun Shiryu and Cao Zhang are recognized as the 18th champions. [1][2]
19 TKG48
(Sanshiro Takagi and Munenori Sawa)
June 2, 2011 Ame ni mo Makezu Tokyo, Japan 1 31 0 [1][4][5]
20 The Great Sasuke and Ricky Fuji July 3, 2011 Tanabata, Wishes Come True Even 4 Days in Advance! 2011 Tokyo, Japan 1 21 0 Kyohei Wada was the special referee for this match. [1][6][7]
21 TKG48
(Sanshiro Takagi and Munenori Sawa)
July 24, 2011 Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2011 Tokyo, Japan 2 103 2 [1][8][9]
Deactivated November 4, 2011 DDT President Pervert!: Last Wrestling Match Tokyo, Japan Sanshiro Takagi retired the title after he and Munenori Sawa successfully defended it in a three-way falls count anywhere match against The Brahman Brothers and the team of Danshoku Dino and Choun Shiryu. [1][10]

Combined reigns

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By team

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2-time champions TKG48 (Sanshiro Takagi and Munenori Sawa)
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 TKG48
(Sanshiro Takagi and Munenori Sawa)
2 2 134
2 Choun Shiryu and Cao Zhang 1 0 33¤
3 The Great Sasuke and Ricky Fuji 1 0 21

By wrestler

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¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Munenori Sawa 2 2 134
Sanshiro Takagi 2 2 134
3 Cao Zhang 1 0 33¤
Choun Shiryu 1 0 33¤
5 Ricky Fuji 1 0 21
The Great Sasuke 1 0 21

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The exact date the championship was won has not been confirmed, putting their title reign at between 33 and 62 days.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 大中華統一中原タッグ選手権 (in Japanese). Extreme Party. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 大中華統一中原タッグ選手権 (in Japanese). Syu-Kaku Kombu. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ^ nori (April 30, 2011). 大中華統一中原タッグ王座. ameblo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ^ ユニオンプロレス “雨ニモマケズ ユニオン in 新宿” 6/2 新宿FACE大会 (in Japanese). Extreme Party. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  5. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (June 2, 2011). 雨ニモマケズ ユニオン in 新宿 (in Japanese). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  6. ^ ユニオンプロレス “七夕、4日前でも願いは叶う2011” 7/3 1st RING大会その6 (in Japanese). Extreme Party. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 3, 2011). 七夕、4日前でも願いは叶う!2011 (in Japanese). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ^ DDT “両国ピーターパン2011~二度あることは三度ある~” 7/24 両国国技館大会その2 (in Japanese). Extreme Party. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "DDT Ryogoku Peter Pan 2011". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  10. ^ DDT “変態大社長路上プロレスラストマッチ!” 11/4 花やしき大会その4 (in Japanese). Extreme Party. Retrieved September 26, 2021.