King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship

King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship
The King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
PromotionPro Wrestling Freedoms
Date establishedSeptember 18, 2022
Current championKengo
Date wonAugust 17, 2025
Statistics
First championKamui
Longest reignYuya Susumu (336 days)
Shortest reignKamui (168 days)
Oldest championKamui (41 years, 162 days)
Youngest championTakahiro Katori (24 years, 283 days)
Heaviest championKengo (187 lbs)
Lightest championJun Masaoka (150 lbs)

The King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship, also referred to as the KFC Junior Championship (Japanese: KFCジュニア王座, Hepburn: KFC Junia Ōza), is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may hold the championship.

There have been a total of five reigns shared between five different champions. The current titleholder is Kengo who is in his first regin.

History

On September 18, 2022, Pro Wrestling Freedoms announced an eight-man tournament that would crown the first King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Champion.[1] On October 28, Freedoms announced the participants would be Kamui, Dragon Libre, Jun Masaoka, Leo Isaka, Yusaku Ito, Mataro Aoki, Brahman Kei and Rekka.[2] At the "Go for it Freedoms! 2022" event, Kamui defeated Masaoka in the final to become the inaugural champion.[3]

Inaugural tournament

First round
November 9[4] 		Semifinals
November 9[4] 		Final
November 16
         
Rekka 6:10[5]
Mataro Aoki Pin
Mataro Aoki 12:59[5]
Kamui Pin
Kamui Pin
Yusaku Ito 6:46[5]
Kamui Pin
Jun Masaoka 16:26[3]
Jun Masaoka Pin
Brahman Kei 7:48[5]
Jun Masaoka Pin
Dragon Libre 17:06[5]
Leo Isaka 8:48[5]
Dragon Libre Pin

Reigns

As of August 20, 2025.

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 Kamui November 16, 2022 Go for it Freedoms! 2022 Tokyo, Japan 1 168 2 Defeated Jun Masaoka in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion. [3][6]
2 Jun Masaoka May 3, 2023 We Love Freedoms! We Are Freedoms! 2023 Tokyo, Japan 1 324 3 [7][8]
3 Takahiro Katori March 22, 2024 The Gekokujō 2024 Tokyo, Japan 1 177 3 [9][10]
4 Yuya Susumu September 15, 2024 Freedoms 15th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 336 5 [11]
5 Kengo August 17, 2025 Freedoms Feast Of The Free People 2025 Yokohama, Japan 1 3+ 0 [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ 追加試合日程のお知らせ！　11.9(水)新木場大会よりKFCジュニア初代王者を決める闘いが開戦！ [Announcement of a new match scheduled! The battle to determine the first KFC Junior Champion will begin on 11/9 (Wed.) at Shin Kiba!]. pw-freedoms.co.jp (in Japanese). September 18, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Pro Wrestling Freedoms [@PW_FREEDOMS] (October 28, 2022). KING of FREEDOM WORLD JUNIOR HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP初代王者決定トーナメント出場選手 [Inaugural King of Freedom World Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Participants] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c Pro Wrestling Freedoms (November 16, 2022). 2022.11.16　東京・後楽園ホール 2022年11月16日　開始時刻：18時45分. pw-freedoms.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Saalbach, Axel. "FREEDOMS Battle to Determine the Pinnacle of DOMS Junior!". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f 2022.11.9　東京・新木場1stRING [November 9, 2022 Tokyo Shin-Kiba 1st Ring]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ^ 2022.11.16　東京・後楽園ホール [2022.11.16 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). November 16, 2022. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "FREEDOMS We Love FREEDOMS! We are FREEDOMS! 2023". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  8. ^ 2023.5.3 東京・後楽園ホール [2023.5.3 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). May 3, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 22, 2024). "FREEDOMS The Gekokujo 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  10. ^ 2024.3.22　東京・後楽園ホール [2024.3.22 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall]. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). March 22, 2024. Archived from the original on March 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 15, 2024). "FREEDOMS 15th Anniversary ~ Feast Of The Free People". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 17, 2025). "FREEDOMS Feast Of The Free People 2025". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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