Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship
The Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship is a title contested in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. It was created 2008 when Kanjyuro Matsuyama declared himself the first Owarai Champion upon vacating the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship.
Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. There have been eighteen reigns by twelve wrestlers with two vacancies. The first vacancy came when Miracle Man vacated the title to defend the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship and the second when Tigers Mask left Osaka Pro. The current champion is Shiro Kuma, who is in his first reign as champion.
Title history
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Notes |
Kanjyuro Matsuyama | April 29, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Matsuyama defeated Miracle Man for the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship, retires the title immediately after the match and declares himself as the first Owarai Champion. | |||
Kikutaro | March 28, 2009 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Kuishinbo Kamen | April 29, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Also wins the reinstated Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship. | |||
Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru | June 27, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Ranmaru wins both Owarai Championship and Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship. | |||
Kuishinbo Kamen | July 19, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Miracle Man | August 28, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Miracle Man wins the Owarai Championship only. | |||
September 4, 2010 | N/A | Miracle Man vacates the Owarai Championship in order to concentrate on defending the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship. | ||||
Kanjyuro Matsuyama | September 18, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Matsuyama defeated Kuishinbo Kamen, Takaku Fuke and Takoyakida in a four-way match to win the vacant title. | |||
Takoyakida | October 11, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Takoyakida defeated Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Kuishinbo Kamen, Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru, and Miracle Man in a five-way match to win the title. | |||
Otoko Sakari | November 20, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Sakari defeated Takoyakeeder and Kanjyuro Matsuyama in a three-way match to win the title. | |||
Kanjyuro Matsuyama | November 23, 2010 | Nagoya, Japan | ||||
Ebessan III | January 3, 2012 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Orochi | February 9, 2013 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Ebessan III | February 24, 2013 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Mr. #6 | July 21, 2013 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Tigers Mask | August 25, 2013 | Osaka, Japan | Tigers Mask defeated Mr. #6 and Nise Grandpa Mask in a three-way match to win the title. | |||
Hof Senyo Zeong | November 2, 2013 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Tigers Mask | November 16, 2013 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
April 20, 2014 | Osaka, Japan | Title vacated due to Tigers Mask leaving Osaka Pro | ||||
Ebessan III | July 12, 2014 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Kuishinbo Kamen | April 29, 2016 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Shiro Kuma | July 31, 2016 | + | Osaka, Japan |
List of combined reigns
Rank | Team | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
1. | Ebessan III | 3 | 1,209 |
2. | Kanjyuro Matsuyama | 3 | 762 |
3. | Shiro Kuma | 1 | + |
4. | Kikutaro | 1 | 397 |
5. | Tigers Mask | 2 | 224 |
6. | Kuishinbo Kamen | 2 | 192 |
7. | Takoyakida | 1 | 40 |
8. | Mr. #6 | 1 | 35 |
9. | Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru | 1 | 22 |
10. | Orochi | 1 | 15 |
11. | Hof Senyo Zeong | 1 | 14 |
12. | Miracle Man | 1 | 7 |
13. | Otoko Sakari | 1 | 3 |