Oz Academy Openweight Championship

Oz Academy Openweight Championship

Hiroyo Matsumoto, the current Oz Academy Openweight Champion
Details
Promotion Oz Academy
Date established October 23, 2006[1]
Current champion(s) Hiroyo Matsumoto
Date won November 13, 2016[2]

The Oz Academy Openweight Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Oz Academy promotion. The reigning champion is referred to as the "Wizard of Oz".[1] The championship, which is situated at the top of Oz Academy's championship hierarchy, was introduced on March 10, 2007, when Aja Kong defeated Chikayo Nagashima in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion.[3]

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been twenty reigns shared among thirteen different wrestlers. Hiroyo Matsumoto is the current champion in her first reign.[2]

Reigns

Aja Kong was the first champion in the title's history.[3] She also holds the records for most reigns, with three.[3][4][5] Akino holds the record for the longest reign, at 537 days, achieved on her first reign. Mio Shirai's only reign of four hours and two minutes[8] is the shortest in the title's history. Overall, there have been twenty reigns shared among thirteen different wrestlers. Hiroyo Matsumoto is the current champion in her first reign.[2]

Title history

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
Successful defenses The number of successful defenses the champion had during her reign
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Successful
defenses		 Notes Ref(s)
1 Aja Kong 1 March 10, 2007 309 Tokyo Joou Tanjou 1[9] Kong defeated Chikayo Nagashima in the finals of a five-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. [3]
2 Carlos Amano 1 January 13, 2008 364 Tokyo The Wizard of Oz 2008 2[10] [9]
3 Mayumi Ozaki 1 January 11, 2009 42 Tokyo The Wizard of Oz 2009 1[11] [10]
4 Dynamite Kansai 1 February 22, 2009 175 Tokyo Mashou no Hanasaku Oz no Kuni 0[4] [12]
5 Aja Kong 2 August 16, 2009 36 Tokyo Plum no Hanasaku Oz no Kuni 2009 0[13] [4]
6 Manami Toyota 1 September 21, 2009 93 Sapporo BJ Shop Sapporo Presents 0[14] [13]
7 Carlos Amano 2 December 23, 2009 200 Tokyo Oz no Kuni ni Christmas wa Nai! 1[15] [14]
8 Kaoru 1 July 11, 2010 273 Tokyo Summer Factor 3[5] [15]
— Vacated — April 10, 2011 — Tokyo One Night in Heaven — The title was vacated, when Kaoru suffered an injury and was unable to continue a three-way two-fall match against Aja Kong and Mayumi Ozaki, forcing the match to be ended in a no contest. [5]
9 Aja Kong 3 April 10, 2011 19 Tokyo One Night in Heaven 0[16] Kong defeated Mayumi Ozaki to win the vacant title. [5]
10 Ran Yu-Yu 1 April 29, 2011 86 Osaka Heavenly Days @ Osaka 0[17] [16]
11 Dynamite Kansai 2 July 24, 2011 28 Tokyo Gravity 0[18] [17]
12 Mayumi Ozaki 2 August 21, 2011 217 Yokohama Plum no Hanasaku Oz no Kuni 2011 Yokohama Dreams Park 0[19] This was an elimination tag team match, where Kansai and Ozaki faced Aja Kong and Shinobu Kandori. [18]
13 Chikayo Nagashima 1 March 25, 2012 395 Tokyo A Kingdom of the Chaos 2[20] This was a Dress Up Wild Fight 30-minute Time of the Trial match. [19]
14 Akino 1 April 24, 2013 537 Tokyo Kessen wa Suiyoubi!! 7[21] [20]
15 Tsubasa Kuragaki 1 October 13, 2014 216 Tokyo No Answer 2[22] [23]
16 Akino 2 May 17, 2015 21 Tokyo Reincarnation 0[24] [22]
17 Mio Shirai 1 June 7, 2015 0 Tokyo Focus 0 [24]
— Vacated — June 7, 2015 — Tokyo Ozabun Spin-off — Shirai vacated the title due to losing to Kaho Kobayashi in a non-title match. [8][25]
18 Sonoko Kato 1 August 23, 2015 245 Yokohama Plum no Hanasaku Oz no Kuni 2015 Yokohama Dreams Park 3 4[26] Kato defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto in a Last Woman Standing match to win the vacant title. The match started off as a six-woman elimination tag team match, where Kato, Akino and Tsubasa Kuragaki faced Matsumoto, Arisa Nakajima and Hikaru Shida. [27]
— Vacated — April 24, 2016 — Tokyo The Artist — Kato was stripped of the title after her title defense against Hiroyo Matsumoto ended in a no contest. [26]
19 Sonoko Kato 2 July 18, 2016 118 Tokyo Aja Kong Debut 30 Shunen Kinen Kogyo: Summer Jumbo Kotobuki 1[2] Kato defeated Mayumi Ozaki in a "No Rules" match to win the vacant title. [28]
20 Hiroyo Matsumoto 1 November 13, 2016 283+ Yokohama Yokohama Dreams Park DK 2[29] [2]

Combined reigns

As of August 23, 2017

† Indicates the current champion
<1 Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day
Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Carlos Amano 2 3 564
2 Akino 2 7 558
3 Chikayo Nagashima 1 2 395
4 Aja Kong 3 1 364
5 Sonoko Kato 2 5 363
6 Kaoru 1 3 273
7 Hiroyo Matsumoto† 1 2 283+
8 Mayumi Ozaki 2 1 259
9 Tsubasa Kuragaki 1 2 216
10 Dynamite Kansai 2 0 203
11 Manami Toyota 1 0 93
12 Ran Yu-Yu 1 0 86
13 Mio Shirai 1 0 <1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ozベルト設立の理由について". Oz Academy (in Japanese). October 23, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 「Ozアカデミー結成20周年記念興行～Yokohama Drams Park DK～」. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2007/03/10（土）　 第25回Oz興行「 女王誕生 」　新宿Face　19:00～". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2009/8/16（日）　Oz後楽園大会　12:00～「 プラムの花咲くOzの国　2009 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "2011/04/10（日）　Oz新宿大会　18:00～　「One Night In Heaven」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ アジャ・コング. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ 永島 千佳世. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  8. 1 2 クチは災いのもと. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Ameba. June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "2008/1/13（日）　Oz新宿大会　12：30～　「 The Wizard of Oz 2008 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "2009/01/11（日）　Oz新宿大会　12:30～　「The Wizard of Oz 2009」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  11. ↑ "2009/02/05（木）　Oz新宿大会　19:00～　「Oz-The Perfect Taboo!!」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  12. ↑ "2009/2/22（日）　Oz後楽園大会　12：00～　「魔性の花咲くOzの国」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "2009/9/21（月）　Oz札幌大会　13:00～「 BJ Shop 札幌 プレゼンツ 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  14. 1 2 "2009/12/23（水）　Oz後楽園大会　12:00～「 Ozの国にクリスマスは無い！ 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  15. 1 2 "2010/07/11（日）　Oz新宿大会　12:30～　「 Summer Factor 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  16. 1 2 試合結果. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Livedoor. April 30, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  17. 1 2 "2011/07/24（日）　Oz新宿大会　12:00～　「Gravity」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  18. 1 2 "2011/08/21(日) 16:00～「ﾌﾟﾗﾑの花咲くOzの国2011 Yokohama Dreams Park」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  19. 1 2 試合結果. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Livedoor. March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  20. 1 2 2013/04/24(水) 18:30～　「決戦は水曜日!!」. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  21. ↑ "【結果】Ozアカデミー10・13後楽園". Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  22. 1 2 "2015/05/17(日) 18:00～ 「 Reincarnation　」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  23. ↑ "2014/10/13(月) 12:00～　「 No Answer 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  24. 1 2 "2015/06/07(日) 12:00～ 「 Focus 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  25. ↑ Ozabun Spin-off～中川ともか、最後の1カウントを打ちに来たよ～. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  26. 1 2 2016/04/24（日) 12:00～ 　Oz新宿大会　「 ～The Artist～ 」. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  27. ↑ 2015/08/23(日) 16:00～ 「～プラムの花咲くOzの国2015～ Yokohama Drams Park 3」. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  28. ↑ 2016/07/18（月) 12:00～　「アジャ・コングデビュー30周年記念興行 ～Summer Jumbo 寿～」. Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  29. ↑ "2016/04/12(水) 18:30～ 　「 ～Sakura Hanasaku～ 」". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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