Barefoot King Championship
Appearance
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Promotion | Pro Wrestling Freedoms | ||||||||||||||
Date established | August 11, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei) | ||||||||||||||
Date won | August 29, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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The Barefoot King Championship (Japanese: 裸足王王座, Hepburn: Hadashi-ō Ōza) is a title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Freedoms.[1] The title was established in 2023 and is defended in hardcore matches involving various weapons in which the competitors are barefoot. The title can be held by both individual wrestlers and by tag teams. The champion is simply being referred to as the Barefoot King.
The title is currently held by the Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei).
Title history
[edit]As of November 24, 2024, there have been five reigns between six champions, and three vacancies.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
<1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
1 | Takayuki Ueki | August 11, 2023 | Yokohama Mōshin 2023: Jiyūjin-tachi no Kyōen | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 17 | 0 | Defeated Minoru Fujita in a Barefoot Toy Block Deathmatch to become the inaugural champion. | [2] |
2 | Yusaku Ito | August 28, 2023 | Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2023 vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | 0 | This was a Barefoot R-Designation Hentai Cat Deathmatch. | [3] |
— | Vacated | August 28, 2023 | Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2023 vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Ito vacated the title immediately after winning it. | [3] |
3 | Masashi Takeda | February 8, 2024 | Go Beyond the Limit 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | 0 | Defeated Takayuki Ueki in a Barefoot Fluorescent Light Tubes & Thumbtacks + α Deathmatch in which Takeda's King of Freedom World Championship was also on the line to win the vacant title. | [4] |
— | Vacated | February 8, 2024 | Go Beyond the Limit 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Takeda vacated the title immediately after winning it. | [4] |
4 | Toru Sugiura | July 11, 2024 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | 0 | Defeated Takayuki Ueki in a Barefoot Healthy Foot Reflexology Deathmatch in which Sugiura's King of Sugiuraman World Junior Heavyweight Championship was also on the line to win the vacant title. | [5] |
— | Vacated | July 11, 2024 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Sugiura vacated the title immediately after winning it. | [5] |
5 | Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei) |
August 29, 2024 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 87+ | 0 | Defeated Takayuki Ueki, Minoru Fujita, and Rina Yamashita in a Barefoot Five-Way Freestyle Deathmatch to win the vacant title. With this victory, the Brahman Brothers became the first tag team to hold the championship. | [6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 裸足王|タイトル名鑑|収穫昆布|新日好きプロレス全般ファンサイト. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ 2023.8.11 神奈川・横浜武道館. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). August 11, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ a b 2023.8.28 東京・後楽園ホール. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). August 28, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ a b 2024.2.8 東京・後楽園ホール. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). February 8, 2024. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ a b 2024.7.11 東京・後楽園ホール. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). July 11, 2024. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 Vol. 2". Cagematch.net. August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Barefoot King Championship (in Japanese)