Pure-J Openweight Championship

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Pure-J Openweight Championship
Current design of the title
Details
PromotionPure-J
Date establishedOctober 9, 2017[1]
Current champion(s)Hanako Nakamori
Date wonDecember 18, 2022
Statistics
First champion(s)Hanako Nakamori[1]
Most reignsHanako Nakamori
(5 reigns)
Longest reignHanako Nakamori
(5th reign, 1,417+ days)
Shortest reignLeon
(1st reign, 21 days)[2]
Oldest championLeon
(40 years, 24 days)[a][3]
Youngest championHanako Nakamori
(28 years, 312 days)
Heaviest championYuu
95 kg (209 lb)[3]
Lightest championCommand Bolshoi
45 kg (99 lb)[3]

The Pure-J Openweight Championship (Japanese: PURE-J認定無差別級王座, Hepburn: PURE-J Nintei Musabetsu Kyūōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Pure-J promotion. The championship, which is situated at the top of Pure-J's championship hierarchy, was introduced on October 9, 2017, when Hanako Nakamori defeated Manami Katsu in the finals of a 12-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion.[1] Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match.

There have been a total of thirteen reigns shared between six different wrestlers. Hanako Nakamori is the current champion in her fifth reign.

Reigns[edit]

As of April 29, 2024, there have been 13 reigns between seven champions. Hanako Nakamori was the inaugural champion, and holds the record for most reigns at five. Nakamori's third reign is the longest at 462 days, while Leon's first reign is the shortest at 21 days. Leon is the oldest champion at 40 years old,[a] while Nakamori is the youngest at 28 years old.

Nakamori is the current champion in her fifth reign. She won the title by defeating Yuu at Pure-J Climax 2022 on December 18, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan.

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 Hanako Nakamori October 9, 2017 Televised show Tokyo, Japan 1 69 0[4] Nakamori defeated Manami Katsu in the finals of a 12-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 Dash Chisako December 17, 2017 Climax Tokyo, Japan 1 63 1[1] This was a Hair vs. Hair match. [4]
3 Hanako Nakamori February 18, 2018 Rainbow Series - Day 4 Osaka, Japan 2 364 6[5] [6]
4 Command Bolshoi February 17, 2019 Bolshoi Final Series Vol. 3 Tokyo, Japan 1 42 1[7] [8]
5 Leon March 31, 2019 Bolshoi Final in Nagoya Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1 21 0[9] [2]
6 Hanako Nakamori April 21, 2019 Bolshoi Retirement ~ Thank You!! Tokyo, Japan 3 462 5[10] [11]
7 Leon July 26, 2020 Fight Together! Tokyo, Japan 2 237 3[12] [13]
8 Kaori Yoneyama March 20, 2021 Fight Together! Tokyo, Japan 1 22 4[14] [15]
9 Rydeen Hagane April 11, 2021 Fight Together! Tokyo, Japan 1 102 0 [16]
10 Leon July 22, 2021 Discover New Heroine Tag Tournament 2021 Tokyo, Japan 3 361 6 [17]
11 Hanako Nakamori July 18, 2022 Road to Pure-J 5th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 4 24 0 [18]
12 Yuu August 11, 2022 Pure-J Rainbow Mountain 2022 Tokyo, Japan 1 129 2 [19]
13 Hanako Nakamori December 18, 2022 Pure-J Climax 2022 Tokyo, Japan 5 498+ 6 [20]

Combined reigns[edit]

Inaugural, record five-time, longest single and combined reigning and current champion, Hanako Nakamori

As of April 29, 2024.

Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Hanako Nakamori 5 17 1,417+
2 Leon 3 9 619
3 Yuu 1 2 129
4 Rydeen Hagane 1 0 102
5 Dash Chisako 1 1 63
6 Command Bolshoi 1 1 42
7 Kaori Yoneyama 1 4 22

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The date of birth of Command Bolshoi is unknown, therefore, this stat might be inaccurate.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Reid, Ciara (October 12, 2017). "Ringbelles Roundup (10/11/17) – Hanako Nakamori wins PURE-J belt, Viper retains at Fierce Females, Misaki Ohata is WAVE Champ, Toni Storm wins another tourney, WWR results, SHINE 46 & more". PWPonderings.
  2. ^ a b "PURE-J Bolshoi Final In Nagoya". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  3. ^ a b c "メンバー". jwp-produce.com (in Japanese).
  4. ^ a b Michael, Casey (December 17, 2017). "DASH Chisako Wins PURE-J Openweight Championship". Squared Circle Sirens.
  5. ^ "Title Reigns". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  6. ^ "【試合結果】2月18日(日)大阪・アゼリア大正ホール 13:00". jwp-produce.com (in Japanese). February 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "Title Reigns". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  8. ^ "Pure-J: "Bolshoi Final Series Vol. 3" Command Bolshoi is new queen". Superluchas. February 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Title Reigns". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  10. ^ "Title Reigns". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  11. ^ "PURE-J Bolshoi Retirement ~ Thank You!! on 4/21/19 Review". Joshi City. May 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Title Reigns". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  13. ^ Richards, Alex (July 26, 2020). "#AndNEW: Leon Wins PURE-J Openweight Championship". Last Word on Pro Wrestling.
  14. ^ "Title Reigns". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  15. ^ "NEW CHAMPION CROWNED & MORE: 3/20 PURE-J RESULTS FROM TOKYO, JAPAN". PWInsider. March 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Dark angel (April 29, 2021). "Pure-J: «Fight Together 2021» Rydeen Hagane is crowned". superluchas.com. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  17. ^ Saalbach, Axel (April 11, 2021). "Champions and Championships/Pure-J Openweight Championship". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  18. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 18, 2022). "PURE-J Road To PURE-J 5th Anniversary - Tag 2". cagematch.ent. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  19. ^ Daly, Wayne (August 12, 2022). "PURE-J Results: Rainbow Mountain 2022 – Tokyo, Japan (8/11)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  20. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 18, 2022). "PURE-J CLIMAX 2022". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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