Osaka Owarai Championship
Details
PromotionOsaka Pro Wrestling
Date establishedApril 29, 2008
Date retiredJanuary 8, 2023
Other name(s)
Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship (2008-2019)
Statistics
First champion(s)Kanjyuro Matsuyama
Final champion(s)Billyken Kid
Most reignsKanjyuro Matsuyama]
(4 times)
Longest reignBillyken Kid
(1,050 days)
Shortest reignOtoko Sakari
(3 days)

The Osaka Owarai Championship (Japanese: 大阪お笑い王座, Hepburn: Ōsaka Owarai Ōza) was the secondary title contested in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. It was established in 2008 as the Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship (before being renamed in 2019) when Kanjyuro Matsuyama declared himself the first Owarai Champion upon vacating the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship.[1]

Being a professional wrestling championship, it was not won via direct competition; it was instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle.

History

Names

Name Years
Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship April 29, 2008 – February 16, 2019
Osaka Owarai Championship February 16, 2019 – January 8, 2023

Reigns

During the championship's existence, there have been 23 recognized reigns shared among 14 wrestlers with three vacancies. Kanjyuro Matsuyama was the inaugural champion. He also has the most reigns with four. Billyken Kid holds the record for the longest in the title's history at 1,050 days during his sole reign, but Kikutaro (who also held the title as the third incarnation of Ebessan) has the longest combined reign at 1,054 days. Billyken Kid was the final recognized champion.[2]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
N/A Unknown information
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Kanjyuro Matsuyama April 29, 2008 Osaka Pro 9th Anniversary Show Osaka, Japan 1 333 7 Matsuyama declared himself the inaugural champion after having defeated Miracle Man for the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship which he retired immediately afterwards. [2]
2 Kikutaro March 28, 2009 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 1 397 3 [2][3]
3 Kuishinbo Kamen April 29, 2010 Osaka Pro 11th Anniversary Show Osaka, Japan 1 59 1 This match was also for the vacant Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship. [2][4]
4 Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru June 27, 2010 Osaka Tag Festival 2010 Osaka, Japan 1 22 1 This match was also for Kuishinbo Kamen's Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship. [2][5]
5 Kuishinbo Kamen July 19, 2010 Summer Achoo Series Osaka, Japan 2 40 1 This match was also for Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru's Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship. [2][6]
6 Miracle Man August 28, 2010 Summer Achoo Series Osaka, Japan 1 13 0 [2][7]
— Vacated September 10, 2010 — — — — — Miracle Man vacated the title in order to focus on defending the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship. [2]
7 Kanjyuro Matsuyama September 18, 2010 Violet September Series Osaka, Japan 2 23 0 Defeated Kuishinbo Kamen, Takaku Fuke and Takoyakida in a four-way match to win the vacant title. [2][8]
8 Takoyakida October 11, 2010 Battle Autumn 2010 Osaka, Japan 1 40 1 This was a five-way match also involving Kuishinbo Kamen, Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru and Miracle Man. [2][9]
9 Otoko Sakari November 20, 2010 Fuyu ga Hajimaru yo Series Osaka, Japan 1 3 0 This was a three-way match also involving Kanjyuro Matsuyama. [2][10]
10 Kanjyuro Matsuyama November 23, 2010 Osaka Pro in Nagoya Nagoya, Japan 3 406 5 Matsuyama won the title by forfeit when Otoko Sakari failed to appear for the match. [2][11]
11 Ebessan (III) January 3, 2012 New Year Osaka Holiday Paradise Osaka, Japan 1 403 3 [2][12]
12 Orochi February 9, 2013 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 1 15 0 [2][13]
13 Ebessan (III) February 24, 2013 Osaka Holiday Paradise Osaka, Japan 2 147 0 [2][14]
14 Mr. #6 July 21, 2013 Osaka Pro-Wrestling Story Osaka, Japan 1 35 0 [2][15]
15 Tigers Mask August 25, 2013 Osaka Tornado Osaka, Japan 1 69 2 This was a three-way match also involving Nise Grandpa Mask. [2][16]
16 Hof Senyo Zeong November 2, 2013 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 1 14 0 [2][17]
17 Tigers Mask November 16, 2013 Saturday Night Story Osaka, Japan 2 155 0 [2][18]
— Vacated April 20, 2014 — — — — — Title vacated due to Tigers Mask leaving Osaka Pro. [2]
18 Ebessan (I) July 12, 2014 House show Osaka, Japan 2 657 1 Defeated Kuishinbo Kamen to win the vacant title. Previously held the title under the name Kikutaro. [2][19]
19 Kuishinbo Kamen April 29, 2016 Osaka Pro Raising an Army 17th Anniversary Show Osaka, Japan 3 93 0 [2][20]
20 Shiro Kuma July 31, 2016 Osaka Pro ga Yattekita! in Konohana Osaka, Japan 1 N/A[a] 3 [2][21]
— Vacated N/A — — — — — Title vacated due to unknown circumstances. The championship was renamed Osaka Owarai Championship on February 16, 2019. [22]
21 Kanjyuro Matsuyama March 31, 2019 Osaka Pro no Kaika Sengen 2019 Osaka, Japan 4 31 0 Defeated Miracle Man to win the vacant title. [2][23]
22 Miracle Man May 1, 2019 Osaka Pro 20th Anniversary Show Osaka, Japan 2 298 0 [2][24]
23 Billyken Kid February 23, 2020 Hero Battle Show 2020 Tokyo, Japan 1 1,050 0 This was also for Billyken Kid's Fukumen World Championship. This was an Osaka Style Wrestling event. [2][25]
† Joichiro Osaka January 8, 2023 Osaka Pro New Year Special 2023 Osaka, Japan — <1 0 Won a battle royal to win the championship. The title change was voided when Billyken Kid confessed he had lost the physical title belt prior to the match. [2][26]
— Deactivated January 8, 2023 Osaka Pro New Year Special 2023 Osaka, Japan — — — Zeus decided to retire the title and revive the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship instead. [2][27]

Combined reigns

Record four-time champion, Kanjyuro Matsuyama.
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Kikutaro/Ebessan (I) 2 4 1,054
2 Billyken Kid 1 0 1,050
3 Kanjyuro Matsuyama 4 12 793
4 Ebessan (III) 2 3 550
5 Miracle Man 2 0 311
6 Tigers Mask 2 2 224
7 Kuishinbo Kamen 3 2 192
8 Takoyakida 1 1 40
9 Mr. #6 1 0 35
10 Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru 1 1 22
11 Orochi 1 0 15
12 Hof Senyo Zeong 1 0 14
13 Otoko Sakari 1 0 3
14 Shiro Kuma 1 3 N/A¤
— Joichiro Osaka — 0 <1

Notes

  1. ^ The date of at least one of the title changes in this reign is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 973 days.

References

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  20. ^ "Osaka Pro Raising an Army 17th Anniversary Show ~ Zenshin". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "Osaka Pro Ga Yattekita! in Konohana". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  22. ^ "Champions and Championships". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  23. ^ "Osaka Pro No Kaika Sengen 2019 ~ Egao Mankai". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  24. ^ "Osaka Pro 20th Anniversary Show ~ Welcome New Era!". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  25. ^ "OSW Hero Battle Show 2020". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  26. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 8, 2023). "Osaka Pro New Year Special 2023". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  27. ^ "Osaka Pro Wrestling New Year Special 2023" 「大阪プロレス　新春スペシャル２０２３」. osakaprowres.com (in Japanese). January 8, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

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