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The Ironman Heavymetalweight wrestling championship operates under 24/7 rules, meaning that the titleholder must defend it at all times against all comers. This has bred some chaos, with the belt changing hands more than 1,170 times. English wrestler Laura James won the belt in June and lost it the same day to her cat, Bunny (above). Other notable winners:

• a monkey
• a miniature Dachshund
• a Hello Kitty doll
• a baseball bat
• three different ladders
• a chicken doll
• a poster
• a ringside mat
• a pint of beer
• a steel chair
• two inflatable love dolls
• Vince McMahon’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• an “invisible wrestler”
• three elementary school girls
• the entire audience of Beyond Wrestling’s Americanrana ’16

Heroically, the belt itself became the 1,000th champion. Sanshiro Takagi, the 999th titleholder, was attempting to retire when Poison Sawada knocked him out with the belt, which fell on his chest, “pinning” him. The referee counted him out.