For those wondering where the infamous Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title has been for the last couple of weeks, the belt is currently making its way around the Osaka Pro locker room. When we last left the the title, Shigehiro Irie was the champion. He travelled down to the Osaka Minami Move On Arena on 29th December to compete on one of the small weekday Osaka Pro events to face Kanjyuro Matsuyama in the main event. Irie won that match but afterwards was pinned by Matsuyama in a sneak attack, losing the Iron Man Title to the Prima Donna kabuki wrestler.
The very next day, Tigers Mask won the belt by pinning both Matsuyama & Naoki Setoguchi at the same time in a 3 Way Match. The day after that was New Year’s Eve and the title switched hands yet again when Takoyakida defeated Tigers Mask in an impromptu challenge before that day’s show began. New Year’s Day was a break in the daily title changes as Takoyakida was on the winning side of a tag team match. The 2nd January however saw Ebessan defeat Takoyokida in the main event to win both the Iron Man Title and the Osaka Owarai Title. That title reign only lasted three days as Apple Miyuki defeated Ebessan on another weekday show.
Miyuki is still in possession of the belt as of this post and is Iron Man Champion #883. Her next match in Osaka Pro will be against Kushinbo Kamen on the 7th. Osaka Pro are holding 7 more shows until DDT visits Osaka on the 14th so there is a strong chance we will see many more title changes from now until then. However, both shows on the 14th January take place at the same time in different parts of Osaka, so chances of a DDT wrestler bringing the belt home looks slim at the moment.
Thanks to Extreme Party and Osaka Hurricane for the updates.
Dramatic DDT 