An ordinary, unremarkable red apple scored a stunning win on Friday, in what has to be the first documented instance of a piece of produce holding a pro wrestling title.
本日のアイアンマン移動劇①
— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) March 25, 2022
ゆにばーすばいぶる最終回で王座が移動！
▼アイアンマンヘビーメタル級選手権試合
＜王者＞●リンリン vs リンゴ○＜挑戦者＞
22時20分 ギブアップ勝ち
※リンリンが防衛に失敗、リンゴが第1546代王者となる。#ddtpro #ゆにばーすばいぶる #BiSH #リンリン pic.twitter.com/qMVUn3gzUs
This comes from Japan’s DDT Pro, which should be noted is a comedy wrestling company. DDT Pro’s “Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title” is the most prolifically contested and defended belt in wrestling history, with over 1,500 different title holders including school children, a donkey, a ladder and two different steel chairs. The belt was also the champion of itself at one point.
So, on Friday the champion Lingling was asked to crush an apple with her bare hand. Unfortunately it was too difficult, and after some serious attempts she said “I can’t do it, I give up.” A referee overheard the admission of defeat and sprinted in, declaring apple the winner by submission.
Sadly, it was a short-lived reign for the fruit. Wrestler Antonio Honda immediately challenged the apple, taking a bite out of it before pinning apple and becoming the new Iron Man Heavymetalweight champion.
本日のアイアンマン移動劇②
— DDT ProWrestling (@ddtpro) March 25, 2022
乱入したアントンが王者に食らいつきアイアンマンを奪還！
▼アイアンマンヘビーメタル級選手権試合
＜王者＞●リンゴ vs アントーニオ本多○＜挑戦者＞
22時23分 体固め
※リンゴが防衛に失敗、アントンが第1547代王者となる。#ddtpro #ゆにばーすばいぶる pic.twitter.com/w22s2i9XZG
However, for two glorious minutes this apple was a winner. A champion unlike any other. A true legend. Bravo apple.
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