| Barefoot King Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Pro Wrestling Freedoms | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | August 11, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Takashi Sasaki | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | July 30, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 Takashi Sasaki who is in his second reign.
Title history
As of October 28, 2026, there have been a total of twenty-one reigns shared between seventeen individual champions, four tag teams and five 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 | N/A | This was a six-way match also involving Takayuki Ueki, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei and Kyu Mogami. The exact date that Hachisu lost the championship is uncertain. | [11] |
| 11 | Takayuki Ueki | ≤ July 10, 2025 | N/A | N/A | 4 | N/A | The exact circumstances in which Ueki won the championship are uncertain. On July 10, 2025, at Freedoms/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival Vol. 1, Ueki competed as the titleholder. | |
| 12 | Jun Masaoka | July 10, 2025 | Freedoms/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2025 Vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | This was a Barefoot MJ Death Match. | [12] |
| — | Vacated | July 10, 2025 | Freedoms/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2025 Vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | After winning the title, Masaoka dropped the belt into a trash can, which was sanctioned as a vacancy of the title. | |
| 13 | Chest Hair Brothers (Takayuki Ueki and Kentaro Hachisu) |
≤ August 17, 2025 | N/A | N/A | 2 (5, 3) |
N/A | The exact circumstances in which Ueki and Hachisu won the championship are uncertain. They were billed as champions at Freedoms Feast Of The Free People on August 17, 2025. | [13] |
| 14 | Takashi Sasaki and Unagi Sayaka | August 17, 2025 | Freedoms Feast Of The Free People 2025 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 (1, 1) |
N/A | Sayaka became the first female to hold the titles. The exact length of the reign is uncertain, possibly lasting between 0 and 130 days. | [13] |
| 15 | Takayuki Ueki | ≤ August 17, 2025 | N/A | N/A | 6 | N/A | The exact circumstances in which Ueki won the championship are uncertain. He was billed as champion at Jun Kasai Produce Blood X'Mas on December 25, 2025. | [14] |
| 16 | Daisuke Masaoka | December 25, 2025 | Freedoms/Jun Kasai Produce Blood X'Mas 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | N/A | This was a Barefoot Toy Block Death Match. The exact length of the reign is uncertain, possibly lasting between 0 and 49 days. | [14] |
| 17 | Takayuki Ueki | ≤ February 12, 2026 | N/A | N/A | 7 | N/A | The exact circumstances in which Ueki won the championship are uncertain. He was billed as champion at Freedoms Go Beyond The Limit on February 12, 2026. | [15] |
| 18 | Kota Sekifuda | February 12, 2026 | Freedoms Go Beyond The Limit | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | This was a Barefoot Toy Block Death Match. | [15] |
| — | Vacated | February 12, 2026 | Freedoms Go Beyond The Limit | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Sekifuda vacated the title immediately after winning it. | |
| 19 | Yuji Hino | May 31, 2026 | Freedoms Deathmatch Festival | Kumamoto, Japan | 1 | <1 | Defeated Takayuki Ueki in a Barefoot Toy Block Death Match to win the vacant title. | [16] |
| — | Vacated | May 31, 2026 | Freedoms Deathmatch Festival | Kumamoto, Japan | — | — | Hino vacated the title immediately after winning it. | |
| 20 | Mizuki Watase | July 9, 2026 | Freedoms Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2026 Vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | Defeated Takayuki Ueki in a Barefoot Toy Block Deathmatch to win the vacant title. | [17] |
| — | Vacated | July 9, 2026 | Freedoms Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2026 Vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Watase vacated the title immediately after winning it due to also being a co-holder of the King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship. | |
| 21 | Takashi Sasaki | July 30, 2026 | Freedoms Jun Kasai Produce Shinkiba Death Match Carnival 2026 Vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 90+ | Defeated Takayuki Ueki in a Cat Repellent Sheet Death Match to win the vacant title. | [18] |
Combined reigns
As of October 28, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takayuki Ueki | 6 | 64-395¤ |
| 2 | Rekka | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | Kentaro Hachisu | 2 | 25-226¤ |
| 4 | Brahman Shu | 1 | 17 |
| Brahman Kei | 1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Takashi Sasaki † | 2 | 90-220+ |
| 7 | Unagi Sayaka | 1 | 0-130¤ |
| 8 | Daisuke Masaoka | 1 | 0-49¤ |
| 9 | Jun Masaoka | 1 | <1 |
| Kota Sekifuda | 1 | <1 | |
| Kyu Mogami | 1 | <1 | |
| Masashi Takeda | 1 | <1 | |
| Mizuki Watase | 1 | <1 | |
| Toshiyuki Sakuda | 1 | <1 | |
| Toru Sugiura | 1 | <1 | |
| Yuji Hino | 1 | <1 | |
| Yusaku Ito | 1 | <1 |
See also
References
- 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.
- 2023.8.11 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.
- 2023.8.28 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.
- 2024.2.8 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.
- 2024.7.11 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.
- "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.
- "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2025 Vol. 1". Cagematch.net. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- "FREEDOMS Feast Of The Free People 2025". Cagematch.net. August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Blood X'Mas 2025". Cagematch.net. December 25, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
- "FREEDOMS Go Beyond The Limit 2026". Cagematch.net. February 12, 2026. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 31, 2026). "FREEDOMS Deathmatch Festival". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 31, 2026). "FREEDOMS Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2026 Vol. 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 30, 2026). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Shinkiba Death Match Carnival 2026 Vol. 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
External links
- Barefoot King Championship (in Japanese)