OPW Battle Royal Championship
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The OPW Battle Royal Championship is a title contested in the Japanese pro wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling
. The title is won and lost in Battle Royals
. The title was established in 2001 when Miracle Man won an 11-Man Battle Royal to become the first champion. The current champion is Apple Miyuki
who is in his first reign as champion.
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 32 reigns by 17 wrestlers with two vacancies. One of the vacancies came when Black Buffalo vacated the title due to an injury.
Osaka Pro Wrestling
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. The title is won and lost in Battle Royals
Battle royal
Battle royal traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing. In recent times the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people that are not organized into factions...
. The title was established in 2001 when Miracle Man won an 11-Man Battle Royal to become the first champion. The current champion is Apple Miyuki
Apple Miyuki
, , is a female professional wrestler, who currently works for the Kaientai Dojo promotion.-Professional wrestling career:She debuted on January 14, 2002, in Puerto Rico against another Kaientai Dojo wrestler, Ofune...
who is in his first reign as champion.
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 32 reigns by 17 wrestlers with two vacancies. One of the vacancies came when Black Buffalo vacated the title due to an injury.
Title history
As of ,# | Order in reign history |
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Notes |
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Miracle Man | March 24, 2001 | Osaka, Japan | Miracle Man last eliminated Ebessan in an 11-Man Battle Royal to become the first champion. | |||
Ebessan Mitsunobu Kikuzawa , better known by his wrestling persona and formerly Ebessan, is a freelance Japanese professional wrestler primarily competing for Kensuke Office and Osaka Pro Wrestling... |
June 8, 2001 | Osaka, Japan | Ebessan last eliminated Super Delfin in a 17-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Shu | February 17, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Shu last eliminated Ebessan in a 14-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Ebessan | March 21, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Ebessan last eliminated Takashi Tachibana in a Ten-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Shu | June 16, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Shu last eliminated Takashi Tachibana in an 11-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Kuishinbo Kamen Kuishinbo Kamen Akinori Tsukioka is a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Kuishinbo Kamen. He is very distinguishable by his clown outfit.-Career:... |
June 29, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Kamen last eliminated Ebessan in an 11-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Billy Ken Kid | August 13, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Kid last eliminated Super Demekin in a Nine-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Ebessan | September 25, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Ebessan last eliminated Miracle Man in a Nine-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Yutaka Fukuda | November 10, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Fukuda last eliminated Ebessan and Kuishinbo Kamen in an 11-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Kengo Takai | December 23, 2002 | Osaka, Japan | Takai last eliminates Tigers Mask Tigers Mask (wrestler) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing for Osaka Pro Wrestling. He is a former three-time OPW Champion.- In wrestling :*Finishing moves... in a Ten-Man Battle Royal to win the title. |
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Ebessan | January 12, 2003 | Osaka, Japan | Ebessan last eliminates Billy Ken Kid in a Ten-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Billy Ken Kid | September 21, 2003 | Osaka, Japan | Kid last eliminated Jeremy Lopez in a 13-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Miracle Man | November 8, 2003 | Osaka, Japan | Miracle Man last eliminated Yutaka Fukuda in a 12-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Ebessan | June 6, 2004 | Osaka, Japan | Ebessan last eliminated Gamma Gamma (wrestler) Yoshito Sugamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gamma. He is currently working for the Dragon Gate promotion.-Professional wrestling career:... in a 9-Man Battle Royal to win the title. |
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Tsukkomi Mask | July 19, 2004 | Osaka, Japan | Mask last eliminated Kuishinbo Kamen in a 10-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Ebessan | June 6, 2004 | Osaka, Japan | Ebessan last eliminated Kuishinbo Kamen in a 9-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Tsukkomi Mask | November 23, 2004 | Osaka, Japan | Mask last eliminated Kuishinbo Kamen in an 11-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Miracle Man | January 9, 2005 | Osaka, Japan | Miracle Man last eliminated Kuishinbo Kamen and Trutuger in a 10-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Black Buffalo | July 15, 2006 | Osaka, Japan | Black Buffalo last eliminates Miracle Man in an 11-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
July 29, 2006 | Osaka, Japan | Black Buffalo vacates the title due to injury. | ||||
Mr. Carrasco | August 13, 2006 | Osaka, Japan | Mr. Carrasco last eliminates Kuishinbo Kamen in a 10-Man Battle Royal to win the vacant title. | |||
September 4, 2006 | Osaka, Japan | Mr. Carrasco vacates the title due to injury. | ||||
Kuishinbo Kamen Kuishinbo Kamen Akinori Tsukioka is a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Kuishinbo Kamen. He is very distinguishable by his clown outfit.-Career:... |
September 4, 2006 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
Santa Man | December 24, 2006 | Osaka, Japan | Santa Man last eliminates Asian Cooger in a 17-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Mr. Carrasco | June 5, 2007 | Sendai, Japan | Mr. Carrasco last eliminates Tigers Mask Tigers Mask (wrestler) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing for Osaka Pro Wrestling. He is a former three-time OPW Champion.- In wrestling :*Finishing moves... in a Seven-Man Battle Royal to win the title. |
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Ebessan III | June 6, 2007 | Sendai, Japan | Ebessan last eliminates Shinjitsu Nohashi in an Eight-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Takoyakida | June 23, 2007 | Osaka, Japan | Takoyakida last eliminates Asian Cooger in a Ten-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
N/A | Osaka, Japan | Takoyakida vacated the title due to injury. | ||||
Ebessan III | January 12, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Ebessan last eliminates Miracle Man in a Nine-Man Battle Royal to win the vacant title. | |||
Masamune | July 19, 2009 | Osaka, Japan | Masmune last eliminates Kanjuro Matsuyama in an 11-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Kanjuro Matsuyama | January 17, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Masuyama last eliminates Masamune in a Ten-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Kuishinbo Kamen Kuishinbo Kamen Akinori Tsukioka is a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Kuishinbo Kamen. He is very distinguishable by his clown outfit.-Career:... |
March 21, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Kamen last eliminates Kanjuro Matsuyama in a Nine-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Ebessan III | July 10, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Ebessan last eliminated Miracle Man in a 14-Man Battle Royal to win the title. | |||
Ultimate Spider Jr. | February 26, 2011 | Osaka, Japan | Ultimate Spider Jr. last eliminated Kuishinbo Kamen in an 11-Man Battle Royal to win the title | |||
Apple Miyuki Apple Miyuki , , is a female professional wrestler, who currently works for the Kaientai Dojo promotion.-Professional wrestling career:She debuted on January 14, 2002, in Puerto Rico against another Kaientai Dojo wrestler, Ofune... |
October 22, 2011 | + | Osaka, Japan | Miyuki last eliminated Kanjyuro Matsuyama in a 5-Person Battle Royal to win the title |
List of combined reigns
As of ,† | Indicates the current champions |
¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
<1 | Indicates that the combined total is less than one day. |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Rank | Team | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
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1. | Miracle Man | 3 | 839 |
2. | Ebessan Mitsunobu Kikuzawa , better known by his wrestling persona and formerly Ebessan, is a freelance Japanese professional wrestler primarily competing for Kensuke Office and Osaka Pro Wrestling... |
6 | 754 |
3. | Takoyakeyder | 1 | 569¤ |
4. | Tsukkomi Mask | 2 | 467 |
5. | Ebessan III | 3 | 420 |
6. | Kuishinbo Kamen Kuishinbo Kamen Akinori Tsukioka is a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Kuishinbo Kamen. He is very distinguishable by his clown outfit.-Career:... |
3 | 267 |
7. | Ultimate Spider Jr. | 1 | 238 |
8. | Masamune | 1 | 182 |
9. | Santa Man | 1 | 163 |
10. | Billy Ken Kid | 2 | 91 |
11. | Kanjuro Matsuyama | 1 | 63 |
12. | Shu | 2 | 45 |
13. | Yutaka Fukuda | 1 | 43 |
14. | Mr. Carrasco | 2 | 23 |
15. | Kengo Takai | 1 | 20 |
16. | Black Buffalo | 1 | 14 |
17. | Apple Miyuki Apple Miyuki , , is a female professional wrestler, who currently works for the Kaientai Dojo promotion.-Professional wrestling career:She debuted on January 14, 2002, in Puerto Rico against another Kaientai Dojo wrestler, Ofune... † |
1 | + |