The was the secondary title contested in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. It was established in 2008 as the Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship (before being renamed in 2019) when Kanjyuro Matsuyama declared himself the first Owarai Champion upon vacating the Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship.
Being a professional wrestling championship, it was not won via direct competition; it was instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle.
History Names NameYearsOsaka Pro Wrestling Owarai ChampionshipApril 29, 2008 – February 16, 2019Osaka Owarai ChampionshipFebruary 16, 2019 – January 8, 2023
Reigns During the championship's existence, there have been 23 recognized reigns shared among 14 wrestlers with three vacancies. Kanjyuro Matsuyama was the inaugural champion. He also has the most reigns with four. Billyken Kid holds the record for the longest in the title's history at 1,050 days during his sole reign, but Kikutaro (who also held the title as the third incarnation of Ebessan) has the longest combined reign at 1,054 days. Billyken Kid was the final recognized champion.
Combined reigns
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays1 Kikutaro/Ebessan 2 4 2 Billyken Kid 1 0 3 Kanjyuro Matsuyama 4 12 7934 Ebessan 2 3 5505 Miracle Man 2 0 3116 Tigers Mask 2 2 2247 Kuishinbo Kamen 3 2 1928 Takoyakida 1 1 409 Mr. #6 1 0 3510 Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru 1 1 2211 Orochi 1 0 1512 Hof Senyo Zeong 1 0 1413 Otoko Sakari 1 0 314 Shiro Kuma 1 3 N/A¤— Joichiro Osaka — 0
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