Introduced in February 2015, DDT Wrestling’s King of Dark Championship is among the most unique Titles in history. The newly-minted consolation prize is exclusively defended in Dark Matches and changes hands when the Champion wins his match, passing the Title on to the loser and relegating him to only being able to compete in untelevised bouts. Gota Ihashi became the inaugural holder of the Championship by losing in a tag team match on February 15, and after eight successful defenses, finally lost it by defeating Suguru Miyatake on June 6.