Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship

Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship
The current belt design
Details
PromotionOsaka Pro Wrestling
Date establishedJanuary 4, 2000
Current championRyuya Matsufusa
Date wonDecember 7, 2025
Other name
  • Osaka Openweight Championship (2019–2022)
Statistics
First championSuper Delfin
Most reignsBillyken Kid
(5 reigns)
Longest reignTsubasa
(883 days)
Shortest reignDaisuke Harada
(28 days)

The Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship (Japanese: 大阪プロレス王座, Hepburn: Ōsaka Puroresu Ōza) is the top singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2000 when Super Delfin defeated Dick Togo to be crowned the inaugural champion.

There have been a total of 22 recognized champions, who have had a combined 38 official reigns and there have been four vacancies. The current champion is Ryuya Matsufusa who is in his first reign.[1]

History

Names

NameYears
Osaka Pro Wrestling ChampionshipJanuary 4, 2000–January 18, 2019
Osaka Openweight ChampionshipJanuary 18, 2019–May 1, 2022
Osaka Pro Wrestling ChampionshipMay 1, 2022–present

On January 18, 2019, the title was renamed Osaka Openweight Championship (大阪無差別級王座, Ōsaka Musabetsu-kyū Ōza).[2][3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) remained fairly inactive, having held only one event in 2020 and one in 2021. On July 30, 2021, Zeus was appointed as the owner and president of OPW. On August 26, he received a share transfer from former owner Yuji Sakagami.[4] Following the acquisition, OPW underwent a "relaunch" in early 2022. On May 1, a new belt was unveiled and Zeus defeated Kazuaki Mihara to win the title, which was now once again referred to as the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship.[5][6]

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW)
1Super DelfinJanuary 4, 2000Legend StoryOsaka, Japan11241Defeated Dick Togo to become the first champion.[7]
2Takehiro MurahamaMay 7, 2000Osaka Pro 1st Anniversary Spicy SeriesTokyo, Japan1420[8]
3Super DelfinJune 18, 2000Dramatic Rain Series 2000Osaka, Japan23711[9]
4GammaJune 24, 2001Osaka Pro Story #3Osaka, Japan11931[10]
5Super DelfinJanuary 3, 2002Osaka Pro Story #8Osaka, Japan33943[11]
—VacatedFebruary 1, 2003Osaka Hurricane 03.02.01Osaka, Japan———Super Delfin relinquished the title after defending it against "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma.
6Takehiro MurahamaJuly 6, 2003Osaka Pro Story #18Osaka, Japan22863Defeated Tsubasa in the finals of a 12-man tournament to win the vacant title.[12]
7Daio QuälltApril 17, 2004Osaka Pro Story #23Osaka, Japan11131[13]
8Billyken KidAugust 8, 2004Osaka Pro Story #25Osaka, Japan1551This was a three-way match also involving Goa.[14]
9"Big Boss" Ma-G-MaOctober 2, 2004Saturday Night StoryOsaka, Japan11340[15]
10Super DolphinFebruary 13, 2005Osaka Hurricane 2005Osaka, Japan13783[16]
11Super DelfinFebruary 26, 2006Osaka Hurricane 2006Osaka, Japan41812[17]
12Billyken KidAugust 26, 2006Saturday Night StoryOsaka, Japan21701[18]
13Tigers MaskFebruary 12, 2007Osaka Hurricane 2007Osaka, Japan15306[19]
14HideyoshiJuly 26, 2008Saturday Night StoryOsaka, Japan12042[20]
15Billyken KidFebruary 15, 2009Osaka Hurricane 2009Osaka, Japan31602[21]
16Dick TogoJuly 25, 2009Saturday Night StoryOsaka, Japan12012[22]
17Billyken KidFebruary 11, 2010Osaka Hurricane 2010Osaka, Japan41272[23]
18CimaJune 18, 2010Hanshin Pro-Wrestling Battle: Dragon Gate vs. Osaka Pro WrestlingOsaka, Japan1411This was a joint show with Dragon Gate.[24]
19Tigers MaskJuly 29, 2010Rainbow Gate 2010Osaka, Japan2300This match was also for Tigers Mask's Open the Brave Gate Championship. This was a Dragon Gate show.[25]
20Asian CougarAugust 28, 2010Summer Achoo SeriesOsaka, Japan12442Asian Cougar changed his name to Kuuga during this reign.[26]
21Tigers MaskApril 29, 2011Osaka Pro 12th Anniversary ShowOsaka, Japan31071[27]
22Billyken KidAugust 14, 2011Osaka Hurricane 2011Osaka, Japan51962[28]
23Daisuke HaradaFebruary 26, 2012Saturday Night StoryOsaka, Japan1280[29]
24Black BuffaloMarch 25, 2012Osaka Holiday ParadiseOsaka, Japan11191[30]
25Daisuke HaradaJuly 22, 2012Osaka Hurricane 2012Osaka, Japan22511[31]
—VacatedMarch 30, 2013—————Harada relinquished the title when he announced his departure from the promotion effective on April 29, 2013.[32]
26Tigers MaskMay 19, 2013Osaka Holiday ParadiseOsaka, Japan4630Defeated Billyken Kid in the finals of a 4-man tournament to win the vacant title.[33]
27Quiet StormJuly 21, 2013Osaka Pro-Wrestling StoryOsaka, Japan11821This was a No Disqualification match.[34]
28ZeusJanuary 19, 2014Osaka Tornado Vol. 4Osaka, Japan1911[35]
—VacatedApril 20, 2014—————Title was vacated when Osaka Pro announced the promotion would fold on April 20, 2014 due to financial difficulties.[36]
29TadasukeJanuary 31, 2016Osaka Pro's Business Is Thriving!: Tennōzan FinalOsaka, Japan11821Defeated Kaiju New World in the final of the Tennōzan to win the vacant title.[37]
30HubJuly 31, 2016Osaka Pro-Wrestling Has Come to KonohanaOsaka, Japan25114Hub previously held the title under the name Super Dolphin.[38]
31Kushikatsu OyajiDecember 24, 2017Big Year End Party 2017Osaka, Japan14191The championship was renamed Osaka Openweight Championship on January 18, 2019.[39]
32TsubasaFebruary 16, 2019Osaka Pro-Wrestling Came Over! in SuminoeOsaka, Japan18832[40]
33Kazuaki MiharaJuly 18, 2021Osaka Pro-Wrestling 22nd AnniversaryOsaka, Japan12870[41]
34ZeusMay 1, 2022Launching Business 3rd RoundOsaka, Japan24532Title reverted back to its original name of Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship.[5]
—VacatedJuly 28, 2023—————Zeus vacated the title after having suffered a broken nose on July 17, which would prevent him from defending the title as scheduled.[42]
35Quiet StormAugust 20, 2023Osaka Pro Summer Festival 2023Osaka, Japan23702Defeated Tigers Mask to win the vacant title.[43]
36ZeusAugust 24, 2024Osaka Pro Summer Festival 2024Osaka, Japan31270[44]
37ToruDecember 29, 2024Osaka Pro Excalibur 2024Osaka, Japan13435[45]
38Ryuya MatsufusaDecember 7, 2025Osaka Pro Excalibur 2025Osaka, Japan129+0[46]

Combined reigns

As of January 5, 2026.

Former one-time champion Toru.
†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1Super Delfin451,070
2Super Dolphin/Hub23891
3Tsubasa12883
4Tigers Mask46730
5Billyken Kid58708
6Zeus33671
7Quiet Storm23552
8Kushikatsu Oyaji11419
9Toru15343
10Takehiro Murahama22328
11Kazuaki Mihara10287
12Daisuke Harada21279
13Asian Cougar/Kuuga12244
14Hideyoshi12204
15Dick Togo12201
16Gamma11193
17Tadasuke10182
18"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma10134
19Black Buffalo11119
20Daio Quällt11113
21Cima1041
22Ryuya Matsufusa †1029+

See also

References

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  3. ^ 大阪無差別級選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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