Barefoot King Championship
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Professional wrestling championship
| Barefoot King Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Pro Wrestling Freedoms | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | August 11, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Kentaro Hachisu | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | February 7, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 March 24, 2025, there have been five reigns between six champions, and three vacancies.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Takayuki Ueki | August 11, 2023 | Yokohama Mōshin 2023: Jiyūjin-tachi no Kyōen | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 17 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 (1, 1) |
17 | 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. The title briefly became the Barefoot King Tag Team Championship. | [6] |
| 6 | Chest Hair Brothers (Takayuki Ueki and Kentaro Hachisu) |
September 15, 2024 | Freedoms 15th Anniversary ~ Feast Of The Free People | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) |
25 | [7] | |
| 7 | ERE (Toshiyuki Sakuda and Kyu Mogami) |
October 10, 2024 | Freedoms Tono No Yabo 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 1) |
<1 | This was a Barefoot Chest Hair Sea Bloody Sea Hell Deathmatch. | [8] |
| — | Vacated | October 10, 2024 | Freedoms Tono No Yabo 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Sakuda and Mogami vacated the title immediately after winning it. | [8] |
| 8 | Takayuki Ueki | December 12, 2024 | Freedoms Road To Blood X'Mas 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 22 | Defeated Jun Kasai to win the vacant title. The title subsequently reverted to the Barefoot King Championship. | [9] |
| 9 | Rekka | January 3, 2025 | Freedoms Happy New Freedom 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 35 | This was a 10-man battle royal. Rekka last eliminated Kyu Mogami to win the title. | [10] |
| 10 | Kentaro Hachisu | February 7, 2025 | Freedoms Go Beyond The Limit 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 45+ | This was a six-way match also involving Takayuki Ueki, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei and Kyu Mogami. | [11] |
Combined reigns
[edit ]As of March 24, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentaro Hachisu † | 2 | 70+ |
| 2 | Takayuki Ueki | 3 | 64 |
| 3 | Rekka | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Brahman Shu | 1 | 17 |
| Brahman Kei | 1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Kyu Mogami | 1 | <1 |
| Masashi Takeda | 1 | <1 | |
| Toshiyuki Sakuda | 1 | <1 | |
| Toru Sugiura | 1 | <1 | |
| Yusaku Ito | 1 | <1 |
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年8月11日 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年8月28日 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年2月8日 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年7月11日 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.
- ^ "FREEDOMS 15th Anniversary ~ Feast Of The Free People". Cagematch.net. September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "FREEDOMS Tono No Yabo 2024". Cagematch.net. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "FREEDOMS Road To Blood X'Mas 2024". Cagematch.net. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ "FREEDOMS Happy New FREEDOM 2025". Cagematch.net. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "FREEDOMS Go Beyond The Limit 2025". Cagematch.net. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
External links
[edit ]- Barefoot King Championship (in Japanese)