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
PromotionOsaka Pro Wrestling
Date establishedJanuary 4, 2000
Current champion(s)Tsubasa
Date wonFebruary 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
Key
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 DaysDefenses
1 Super Delfin January 4, 2000 Legend Story Osaka, Japan 1 1241 Defeated Dick Togo to become the first champion. [2][3]
2 Takehiro Murahama May 7, 2000 Osaka Pro 1st Anniversary Spicy Series Tokyo, Japan 1 420 [2][4]
3 Super Delfin June 18, 2000 Dramatic Rain Series 2000 Osaka, Japan 2 3711 [2][5]
4 Gamma June 24, 2001 Osaka Pro Story #3 Osaka, Japan 1 1931 [2][6]
5 Super Delfin January 3, 2002 Osaka Pro Story #8 Osaka, Japan 3 3943 [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 2863 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 1131 [2][9]
8 Billy Ken Kid August 8, 2004 Osaka Pro Story #25 Osaka, Japan 1 551 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 1340 [2][11]
10 Super Dolphin February 13, 2005 Osaka Hurricane 2005 Osaka, Japan 1 3783 [2][12]
11 Super Delfin February 26, 2006 Osaka Hurricane 2006 Osaka, Japan 4 1812 [2][13]
12 Billy Ken Kid August 26, 2006 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 2 1701 [2][14]
13 Tigers Mask February 12, 2007 Osaka Hurricane 2007 Osaka, Japan 1 5306 [2][15]
14 Hideyoshi July 26, 2008 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 1 2042 [2][16]
15 Billy Ken Kid February 15, 2009 Osaka Hurricane 2009 Osaka, Japan 3 1602 [2][17]
16 Dick Togo July 25, 2009 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 1 2012 [2][18]
17 Billy Ken Kid February 11, 2010 Osaka Hurricane 2010 Osaka, Japan 4 1272 [2][19]
18 Cima June 18, 2010 Hanshin Pro-Wrestling Battle: Dragon Gate vs. Osaka Pro Wrestling Osaka, Japan 1 411 This was a joint show with Dragon Gate. [2][20]
19 Tigers Mask July 29, 2010 Rainbow Gate 2010 Osaka, Japan 2 300 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 2442 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 1071 [2][23]
22 Billy Ken Kid August 14, 2011 Osaka Hurricane 2011 Osaka, Japan 5 1962 [2][24]
23 Daisuke Harada February 26, 2012 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 1 280 [2][25]
24 Black Buffalo March 25, 2012 Osaka Holiday Paradise Osaka, Japan 1 1191 [2][26]
25 Daisuke Harada July 22, 2012 Osaka Hurricane 2012 Osaka, Japan 2 2511 [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 2 630 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 1821 This was a No Disqualification match. [2][30]
28 Zeus January 19, 2014 Osaka Tornado Vol. 4 Osaka, Japan 1 911 [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 1821 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 5114 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 4191 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 Delfin451,070
2 Super Dolphin/Hub23891
3 Tigers Mask46730
4 Billy Ken Kid58708
5 Tsubasa †11722+
6 Kushikatsu Oyaji11419
7 Takehiro Murahama22328
8 Daisuke Harada21279
9 Asian Cougar/Kuuga12244
10 Hideyoshi12204
11 Dick Togo12201
12 Gamma11193
13 Quiet Storm11182
14 Tadasuke10182
15 "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma10134
16 Black Buffalo11119
17 Daio Quallt11113
18 Zeus1191
19 Cima1041

See also

References
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