AEW Star Wins Infamous Championship

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AEW star Penelope Ford is now the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, following her title win during this weekend’s show.

During Saturday’s (February 18) DDT Pro Wrestling show in Nagoya, Japan, Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford were in the backstage interview area when they were passed by the now-former champion, Saki Akai.

Sabian distracted Akai with a conversation, before Ford rolled her up to pin her for the gold.

If you’re unfamiliar with the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, similar to the now-defunct WWE 24/7 Championship, title changes can happen anytime, anywhere, as long as a referee is there to count the fall.

Since the title’s introduction in the year 2000, almost 400 humans have held the gold.

I make the ‘human’ distinction as there have been 44 inanimate objects/animals that have held the gold.

Animals that have been DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion include Bunny the cat and Yatchan the monkey, who was the first animal to win the title, in 2004.

Inanimate objects that have metaphorically raised the title include a ladder, the Young Bucks’ ‘Killing the Business’ autobiography, and Vince McMahon’s Hall of Fame star.

Prior to Ford’s win, Akai had held the gold for 88 days.

Ford last wrestled for AEW on the February 15 edition of Dynamite, competing in a threeway bout against Britt Baker and Ruby Soho.

Stay up to date with AEW win/loss records for 2023 using our tracker right here.

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ペネロペが王者・赤井を急襲しアイアンマン王座を奪取！　DDTの至宝がAEWに流出！

👑アイアンマンヘビーメタル級選手権試合
＜王者＞●赤井沙希　vs　ペネロペ・フォード○＜挑戦者＞
19時38分　横入り式エビ固め
※赤井が防衛に失敗、ペネロペが第1557代王者となる。#ddtpro #AEW pic.twitter.com/wvr6sRLYSy

— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) February 18, 2023

 

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