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Shohei Ohtani and the most ridiculous championship in pro wrestling
433 sats \ 4 comments \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 8 Nov Stacker_Sports
The DDT Iron Man championship is the most ridiculous one ever (one that started when the Japan-based DDT promotion was making fun of WWE's Hardcore Championship). It's a belt that can be defended 24/7, and which can be won by anyone or anything. We've had ladders and towels as champions, as well as top-tier wrestlers, and while there have been fantastic hardcore matches for the belt, there have also been many, many silly moments.
Today, a Shohoei Ohtani picture book won the belt when Rika Tatsumi (who was champ) fell asleep with the book on top of her:
She then managed to win it back almost immediately:
(I love me the athletic and brutal sides of pro wrestling, but I do love some silliness.)
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 8 Nov
Shohei dominates another sport.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Nov
Never before had I considered the potential of Japanese culture meeting professional wrestling.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears OP 9 Nov
Japan's pro wrestling scene has been huge and influential on the rest of the world for decades, so there are actually a lot of chances to see the combo.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Nov
I'm sure that's true, but I've never been a wrestling or Japanese connoisseur.
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