OPW Owarai Championship
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The OPW Owarai Championship is a title contested in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling
. It was created 2008 when Kanjuro Matsuyama declared himself the first Owarai upon vacating the OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction 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 nine reigns by seven wrestlers with one vacancy. The one vacancy came when Miracle Man vacated the title to defend the OPW Tag Team Championship. The current champion is Otoko Sakari who is in his first reign as champion.
Osaka Pro Wrestling
Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin.-Current champions:-External links:**...
. It was created 2008 when Kanjuro Matsuyama declared himself the first Owarai upon vacating the OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship
OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship
The OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship is a title contested in the Japanese pro wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001 when Kuishinbo Kamen defeated Ebessan to win the 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 nine reigns by seven wrestlers with one vacancy. The one vacancy came when Miracle Man vacated the title to defend the OPW Tag Team Championship. The current champion is Otoko Sakari who is in his first reign as champion.
Title history
| # | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanjuro Matsuyama | April 29, 2008 | 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... |
Matsuyama defeated Miracle Man for the World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship, retires the title immediately after the match and declares himself as the first Owarai Champion. | |||
| Kikutaro 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... |
March 28, 2009 | Osaka, Japan | ||||
| 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:... |
April 29, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Also wins the reinstated OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship The OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship is a title contested in the Japanese pro wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001 when Kuishinbo Kamen defeated Ebessan to win the championship.... . |
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| Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru | June 27, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Ranmaru wins both Owarai Championship and World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship. | |||
| 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:... |
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 OPW Tag Team Championship. | ||||
| Kanjuro 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 Kanjuro 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 Kanjuro Matsuyama in a three way match to win the title. |
List of combined reigns
| † | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kikutaro | 1 | 397 |
| 2. | Kanjuro Matsuyama | 2 | 356 |
| 3. | Otoko Sakari† | 1 | + |
| 4. | 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:... |
2 | 99 |
| 5. | Takoyakida | 1 | 40 |
| 6. | Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru | 1 | 22 |
| 7. | Miracle Man | 1 | 7 |
See also
- Osaka Pro WrestlingOsaka Pro WrestlingOsaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin.-Current champions:-External links:**...
- OPW Tag Team Championship
- OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction ChampionshipOPW World's Best Osaka Attraction ChampionshipThe OPW World's Best Osaka Attraction Championship is a title contested in the Japanese pro wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001 when Kuishinbo Kamen defeated Ebessan to win the championship....