The King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship, also referred to as the KFC Junior Championship (Japanese: KFCジュニア王座, Hepburn: KFC Junia Ōza), is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may hold the championship.
| King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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 The King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship belt | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Pro Wrestling Freedoms | ||||||||||||
| Date established | September 18, 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Yuya Susumu | ||||||||||||
| Date won | September 15, 2024 | ||||||||||||
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There have been a total of four reigns shared between four different champions. The current titleholder is Yuya Susumu who is in his first regin.
History
editOn September 18, 2022, Pro Wrestling Freedoms announced an eight-man tournament that would crown the first King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Champion.[1] On October 28, Freedoms announced the participants would be Kamui, Dragon Libre, Jun Masaoka, Leo Isaka, Yusaku Ito, Mataro Aoki, Brahman Kei and Rekka.[2] At the "Go for it Freedoms! 2022" event, Kamui defeated Masaoka in the final to become the inaugural champion.[3]
Inaugural tournament
edit| First round November 9[4] | Semifinals November 9[4] | Final November 16 | ||||||||||||
| Rekka | 6:10[5] | |||||||||||||
| Mataro Aoki | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mataro Aoki | 12:59[5] | |||||||||||||
| Kamui | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kamui | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Yusaku Ito | 6:46[5] | |||||||||||||
| Kamui | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Jun Masaoka | 16:26[3] | |||||||||||||
| Jun Masaoka | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Brahman Kei | 7:48[5] | |||||||||||||
| Jun Masaoka | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Dragon Libre | 17:06[5] | |||||||||||||
| Leo Isaka | 8:48[5] | |||||||||||||
| Dragon Libre | Pin | |||||||||||||
Reigns
editAs of November 3, 2024.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Kamui | November 16, 2022 | Go for it Freedoms! 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 168 | 2 | Defeated Jun Masaoka in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [3][6] |
| 2 | Jun Masaoka | May 3, 2023 | We Love Freedoms! We Are Freedoms! 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 324 | 3 | [7][8] | |
| 3 | Takahiro Katori | March 22, 2024 | The Gekokujō 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 177 | 3 | [9][10] | |
| 4 | Yuya Susumu | September 15, 2024 | Freedoms 15th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 49+ | 0 | [11] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 追加試合日程のお知らせ！ 11.9(水)新木場大会よりKFCジュニア初代王者を決める闘いが開戦！ [Announcement of a new match scheduled! The battle to determine the first KFC Junior Champion will begin on 11/9 (Wed.) at Shin Kiba!]. pw-freedoms.co.jp (in Japanese). September 18, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Freedoms [@PW_FREEDOMS] (October 28, 2022). KING of FREEDOM WORLD JUNIOR HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP初代王者決定トーナメント出場選手 [Inaugural King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Participants] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c Pro Wrestling Freedoms (November 16, 2022). 2022.11.16 東京・後楽園ホール 2022年11月16日 開始時刻：18時45分. pw-freedoms.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Saalbach, Axel. "FREEDOMS Battle to Determine the Pinnacle of DOMS Junior!". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f 2022.11.9 東京・新木場1stRING [November 9, 2022 Tokyo Shin-Kiba 1st Ring]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ 2022.11.16 東京・後楽園ホール [2022.11.16 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). November 16, 2022. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "FREEDOMS We Love FREEDOMS! We are FREEDOMS! 2023". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ 2023.5.3 東京・後楽園ホール [2023.5.3 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). May 3, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 22, 2024). "FREEDOMS The Gekokujo 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ 2024.3.22 東京・後楽園ホール [2024.3.22 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). March 22, 2024. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 15, 2024). "FREEDOMS 15th Anniversary ~ Feast Of The Free People". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2024.