Osaka Openweight Championship
The Osaka Openweight Championship (大阪無差別級王座, Ōsaka musabetsu-kyū ōza) is the top singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2000 as the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship before being renamed on January 18, 2019.[1] Super Delfin defeated Dick Togo to become the first champion. There have been a total of 19 recognized champions, who have had a combined 32 official reigns and there have been three vacancies.[2]
Osaka Openweight Championship | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Details | |||||||||||
Promotion | Osaka Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | January 4, 2000 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Tsubasa | ||||||||||
Date won | February 16, 2019 | ||||||||||
Other name(s) | |||||||||||
Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship (2000-2019) | |||||||||||
|
Title history
Names
Name | Years |
---|---|
Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship | January 4, 2000 – January 18, 2019 |
Osaka Openweight Championship | January 18, 2019 – present |
Reigns
No. | Overall reign number |
---|---|
Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
1 | Super Delfin | January 4, 2000 | Legend Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 124 | 1 | Defeated Dick Togo to become the first champion. | [2][3] |
2 | Takehiro Murahama | May 7, 2000 | Osaka Pro 1st Anniversary Spicy Series | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 42 | 0 | [2][4] | |
3 | Super Delfin | June 18, 2000 | Dramatic Rain Series 2000 | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 371 | 1 | [2][5] | |
4 | Gamma | June 24, 2001 | Osaka Pro Story #3 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 193 | 1 | [2][6] | |
5 | Super Delfin | January 3, 2002 | Osaka Pro Story #8 | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 394 | 3 | [2][7] | |
— | Vacated | February 1, 2003 | Osaka Hurricane 03.02.01 | Osaka, Japan | — | — | — | Super Delfin relinquished the title after defending it against "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma. | [2] |
6 | Takehiro Murahama | July 6, 2003 | Osaka Pro Story #18 | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 286 | 3 | Defeated Tsubasa in the finals of a 12-man tournament to win the vacant title. | [2][8] |
7 | Daio Quallt | April 17, 2004 | Osaka Pro Story #23 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 113 | 1 | [2][9] | |
8 | Billy Ken Kid | August 8, 2004 | Osaka Pro Story #25 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 55 | 1 | This was a three-way match also involving Goa. | [2][10] |
9 | "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma | October 2, 2004 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 134 | 0 | [2][11] | |
10 | Super Dolphin | February 13, 2005 | Osaka Hurricane 2005 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 378 | 3 | [2][12] | |
11 | Super Delfin | February 26, 2006 | Osaka Hurricane 2006 | Osaka, Japan | 4 | 181 | 2 | [2][13] | |
12 | Billy Ken Kid | August 26, 2006 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 170 | 1 | [2][14] | |
13 | Tigers Mask | February 12, 2007 | Osaka Hurricane 2007 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 530 | 6 | [2][15] | |
14 | Hideyoshi | July 26, 2008 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 204 | 2 | [2][16] | |
15 | Billy Ken Kid | February 15, 2009 | Osaka Hurricane 2009 | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 160 | 2 | [2][17] | |
16 | Dick Togo | July 25, 2009 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 201 | 2 | [2][18] | |
17 | Billy Ken Kid | February 11, 2010 | Osaka Hurricane 2010 | Osaka, Japan | 4 | 127 | 2 | [2][19] | |
18 | Cima | June 18, 2010 | Hanshin Pro-Wrestling Battle: Dragon Gate vs. Osaka Pro Wrestling | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 41 | 1 | This was a joint show with Dragon Gate. | [2][20] |
19 | Tigers Mask | July 29, 2010 | Rainbow Gate 2010 | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 30 | 0 | This match was also for Tigers Mask's Open the Brave Gate Championship. This was a Dragon Gate show. | [2][21] |
20 | Asian Cougar | August 28, 2010 | Summer Achoo Series | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 244 | 2 | Asian Cougar changed his name to Kuuga during this reign. | [2][22] |
21 | Tigers Mask | April 29, 2011 | Osaka Pro 12th Anniversary Show | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 107 | 1 | [2][23] | |
22 | Billy Ken Kid | August 14, 2011 | Osaka Hurricane 2011 | Osaka, Japan | 5 | 196 | 2 | [2][24] | |
23 | Daisuke Harada | February 26, 2012 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 28 | 0 | [2][25] | |
24 | Black Buffalo | March 25, 2012 | Osaka Holiday Paradise | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 119 | 1 | [2][26] | |
25 | Daisuke Harada | July 22, 2012 | Osaka Hurricane 2012 | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 251 | 1 | [2][27] | |
— | Vacated | March 30, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Harada relinquished the title when he announced his departure from the promotion effective on April 29, 2013. | [2][28] |
26 | Tigers Mask | May 19, 2013 | Osaka Holiday Paradise | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 63 | 0 | Defeated Billy Ken Kid in the finals of a 4-man tournament to win the vacant title. | [2][29] |
27 | Quiet Storm | July 21, 2013 | Osaka Pro-Wrestling Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 182 | 1 | This was a No Disqualification match. | [2][30] |
28 | Zeus | January 19, 2014 | Osaka Tornado Vol. 4 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 91 | 1 | [2][31] | |
— | Vacated | April 20, 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Title was vacated when Osaka Pro announced the promotion would fold on April 20, 2014 due to financial difficulties. | [2][32] |
29 | Tadasuke | January 31, 2016 | Tenno-zan Final Round | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 182 | 1 | Defeated Kaiju New World to win the vacant title. | [2][33] |
30 | Hub | July 31, 2016 | Osaka Pro-Wrestling Has Come to Konohana | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 511 | 4 | Hub previously held the title under the name Super Dolphin. | [2][34] |
31 | Kushikatsu Oyaji | December 24, 2017 | Big Year End Party 2017 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 419 | 1 | The championship was renamed Osaka Openweight Championship on January 18, 2019. | [2][35] |
32 | Tsubasa | February 16, 2019 | Osaka Pro-Wrestling Came Over! in Suminoe | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 722+ | 2 | [2][36] |
Combined reigns
As of February 7, 2021.
† | Indicates the current champion |
---|
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Super Delfin | 4 | 5 | 1,070 |
2 | Super Dolphin/Hub | 2 | 3 | 891 |
3 | Tigers Mask | 4 | 6 | 730 |
4 | Billy Ken Kid | 5 | 8 | 708 |
5 | Tsubasa † | 1 | 1 | 722+ |
6 | Kushikatsu Oyaji | 1 | 1 | 419 |
7 | Takehiro Murahama | 2 | 2 | 328 |
8 | Daisuke Harada | 2 | 1 | 279 |
9 | Asian Cougar/Kuuga | 1 | 2 | 244 |
10 | Hideyoshi | 1 | 2 | 204 |
11 | Dick Togo | 1 | 2 | 201 |
12 | Gamma | 1 | 1 | 193 |
13 | Quiet Storm | 1 | 1 | 182 |
14 | Tadasuke | 1 | 0 | 182 |
15 | "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma | 1 | 0 | 134 |
16 | Black Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 119 |
17 | Daio Quallt | 1 | 1 | 113 |
18 | Zeus | 1 | 1 | 91 |
19 | Cima | 1 | 0 | 41 |
References
- "NEWS&INFORMATION". Osaka Pro Wrestling. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "OPW Championship" (in German). Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Legend Story". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro 1st Year Anniversary Spicy Series - Day 8". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Dramatic Rain Series 2000 - Day 2". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Pro Story #3". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Pro Story #8". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro ~6th Osaka Pro-Wrestling Champion Determination Tournament~". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Pro Story #23". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Pro Story #25". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Saturday Night Story". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Hurricane 2005". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Hurricane 2006 ~ Starting Point Revolution". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Saturday Night Story". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Hurricane". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Saturday Night Story". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Hurricane 2009". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Saturday Night Story". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Hurricane 2010". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Dragon Gate/Osaka Pro Hanshin Puroresu Battle: Dragon Gate vs. Osaka Pro". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Dragon Gate Rainbow Gate - Day 7". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Summer Haction Series". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro 12th Anniversary Show". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Hurricane 2011". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Saturday Night Story". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Holiday Paradise". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Hurricane 2012". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Ōsaka Open-weight Title / Ōsaka Pro-Wrestling Title (Japan)". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Holiday Paradise". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Pro-Wrestling Story". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Osaka Tornado Vol. 4". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- 大阪プロ"解散"へ…所属選手ゼロに. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). March 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- "Osaka Pro Tenno-zan Final Round". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Ga Yattekita! in Konohana". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Big Year End Party 2017". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Osaka Pro Came Over! in Suminoe". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.