King of Freedom World Championship

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King of Freedom World Championship
Jun Kasai with the current title design
Details
PromotionPro Wrestling Freedoms
Date establishedMay 2, 2013
Current champion(s)Masashi Takeda
Date wonDecember 25, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Takashi Sasaki
Most reignsJun Kasai (5 reigns)
Longest reignToru Sugiura (643 days)
Shortest reignViolento Jack (49 days)
Oldest championJun Kasai (47 years, 107 days)
Youngest championDrew Parker (24 years, 243 days)
Heaviest championYuji Hino (271 lbs)
Lightest championDaisuke Masaoka (154 lbs)

The King of Freedom World Championship, also referred to as the KFC Championship (Japanese: KFC王座, Hepburn: KFC Ōza), is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Freedoms. It is the top title of the company and is usually disputed in deathmatches.

Title history[edit]

There have been a total of 20 reigns shared between nine different champions and one vacancy. The current champion is Masashi Takeda who is in his third reign.[1]

Key
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.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Takashi Sasaki May 2, 2013 Freedoms Tokyo, Japan 1 365 4 Defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa to become the first champion. [2]
2 Yuji Hino May 2, 2014 Freedoms Tokyo, Japan 1 136 1 [3]
3 Jun Kasai September 15, 2014 Freedoms Iwate, Japan 1 101 1 [4]
4 Masashi Takeda December 25, 2014 Freedoms/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo, Japan 1 365 5 This was a Glass board & alpha deathmatch. [5]
5 Jun Kasai December 25, 2015 Blood X'Mas 2015 Tokyo, Japan 2 89 0 This was a Face Soka Glass Board deathmatch. [6]
— Vacated March 23, 2016 — — — — —
6 Jun Kasai May 2, 2016 We Love Freedoms! We Are Freedoms! Tokyo, Japan 3 72 0 Defeated Daisuke Masaoka in a Four Corners Of Pain deathmatch to win the vacant title. [7]
7 Violento Jack July 13, 2016 Crazy Monkey Presents Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2016 Tokyo, Japan 1 166 1 This was an Ultimate Kaiju Battle deathmatch. [8][9]
8 Daisuke Masaoka December 26, 2016 Blood X'Mas 2016 Tokyo, Japan 1 322 5 This was a Scaffold, Glass Board & Alpha deathmatch. [10]
9 Violento Jack November 13, 2017 Heel Don't Think 2017 Tokyo, Japan 2 170 2 This was a Glass Board & No Canvas Ring deathmatch. [11]
10 Masashi Takeda May 2, 2018 We Love Freedoms! We Are Freedoms! 2018 Tokyo, Japan 2 237 2 This was a Light Tubes & Double Glass Board +α Deathmatch. [12]
11 Jun Kasai December 25, 2018 Blood X'Mas 2018 Tokyo, Japan 4 280 6 This was a Surface Sleeve Glass Board & Self Board deathmatch. [13]
12 Toru Sugiura October 1, 2019 Freedoms 10th Anniversary Celebration Tokyo, Japan 1 643 9 This was a Glass Board & Fluorescent Lighttubes & Alpha deathmatch. [14]
13 Violento Jack July 5, 2021 Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2021 Vol. 1 Tokyo, Japan 3 173 2 This was a Heart blood sacrifice Glass Board Fluorescent Light Tubes Alpha deathmatch. [15]
14 Jun Kasai December 25, 2021 Blood X'Mas 2021 Tokyo, Japan 5 94 0 This was a Fluorescent Lighttubes Glass Board Alpha Death Match. [16]
15 Daisuke Masaoka March 29, 2022 The Gekokujō 2022 Tokyo, Japan 2 153 2 This was a Hell Inside and Outside Hell Glass Board +α Death Match. [17]
16 Drew Parker August 29, 2022 Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2022 Vol. 2 Tokyo, Japan 1 157 3 This was a Fluorescent Lighttubes Human Meat Slicer Board Source Death Match. [18]
17 Violento Jack February 2, 2023 Go Beyond The Limit 2023 Tokyo, Japan 4 49 0 This was a No Canvas, Glass Board & Alpha Death Match. [19]
18 Tomoya Hirata March 23, 2023 The Gekokujō 2023 Tokyo, Japan 1 141 3 This was a Glass Board Alpha Death Match. [20]
19 Toru Sugiura August 11, 2023 Yokohama Rush 2023 Yokohama, Japan 2 136 4 [21]
20 Masashi Takeda December 25, 2023 Blood X'Mas 2023 Tokyo, Japan 3 124+ 2 [22]

Combined reigns[edit]

Three-time and current champion, Masashi Takeda.

As of April 27, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Toru Sugiura 2 13 779
2 Masashi Takeda † 3 9 726+
3 Jun Kasai 5 7 636
4 Violento Jack 4 5 558
5 Daisuke Masaoka 2 7 475
6 Takashi Sasaki 1 4 365
7 Drew Parker 1 3 157
8 Tomoya Hirata 1 3 141
9 Yuji Hino 1 1 136

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "King Of FREEDOM World Championship". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Freedoms (May 2, 2013). 5.2後楽園ホール大会 2013年05月02日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Freedoms (May 2, 2014). H26.5.2後楽園ホール大会 2014年05月02日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Freedoms (September 15, 2014). H26.9.15 岩手・一関市総合体育館ﾕｰﾄﾞｰﾑﾒｲﾝｱﾘｰﾅ大会 2014年09月15日　開始時刻：14時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Freedoms (December 25, 2014). H26.12.25 後楽園ホール大会『葛西純プロデュース興行』. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Freedoms (December 25, 2015). H27.12.25　後楽園ホール大会「葛西純プロデュース興行」2015年12月25日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Freedoms (May 2, 2016). H28.5.2 後楽園ホール 2016年05月02日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Freedoms (July 13, 2016). H28.7.13 葛西純プロデュース興行『Crazy monkey presents 東京デスマッチカーニバル2016』 後楽園ホール2016年07月13日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Darl Angelita (July 14, 2016). "Freedoms: Resultados "Deathmatch Carnival 2016" – El triunfo de Violento Jack y el debut de Miedo Extremo". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Freedoms (December 26, 2016). H28.12.26 葛西純プロデュース興行　後楽園ホール 2016年12月26日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Freedoms (November 13, 2017). H29.11.13　東京・後楽園ホール 2017年11月13日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Freedoms (May 2, 2018). H30.5.2 東京・後楽園ホール大会 2018年05月02日　開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Freedoms (December 25, 2018). H30.12.25 東京・後楽園ホール大会「葛西純プロデュース興行　Blood X'mas 2018」. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Freedoms (October 1, 2019). 2019.10.1　東京・後楽園ホール 2019年10月01日　開始時刻：18時45分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  15. ^ Freedoms (July 5, 2021). 2021.7.5　東京・後楽園ホール 2021年07月05日　開始時刻：18時45分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2021). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Blood X'Mas 2021". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  17. ^ 『The 下剋上 2022』. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  18. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 29, 2022). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2022 Vol. 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  19. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 2, 2023). "FREEDOMS Go Beyond The Limit 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  20. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 23, 2023). "FREEDOMS The Gekokujo 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  21. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 11, 2023). "FREEDOMS Yokohama Rush 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  22. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2023). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Blood X'Mas 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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