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High Speed Championship
The High Speed Championship (ハイスピード王座, Hai Supīdo Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title was originally created on May 5, 2009, in the NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling promotion, where Natsuki☆Taiyo defeated Ray to become the inaugural champion.[1] As the name of the title suggests, it is meant for fast and high-flying wrestlers.[6] On November 19, 2010, Stardom acquired the rights to the High Speed Championship from NEO, which had announced it would be folding after December 31.[7] On July 24, 2011, Natsuki☆Taiyo, now affiliated with Stardom, defeated JWP Joshi Puroresu's Leon to officially bring the title over to the promotion.[2]
| High Speed Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling (2009–2010) World Wonder Ring Stardom (2010–present) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 5, 2009[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Saya Kamitani | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | April 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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NEO High Speed Championship[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Title history edit
Originated in NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling, Natsuki☆Taiyo became the inaugural champion on May 5, 2009, after defeating Ray.[1] Tetsuya Koda, NEO president, has stated that the championship was inspired after a match between Kyoko Inoue and Manami Toyota in 1994.[8] On November 19, 2010, with the closing of NEO, Stardom acquired the rights to title.[7]
On July 24, 2011, Taiyo won the title for the third time in her career, which was also the first time the title appeared on Stardom.[2] The title, which was first named NEO High Speed Championship,[1] was re-named to High Speed Championship at Stardom.[7] Taiyo's third reign would last for 679 days, the longest reign over the championship's history. On December 29, 2013, Taiyo would also set a record for most reigns, at four.[9]
On August 10, 2019, the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion Riho defeated the than-champion Death Yama-san,[10] who was previously also known and held the title as Kaori Yoneyama,[11][12] to win the title in a three-way match, which also involved AZM.[13] On March 4, 2023, the 22nd champion AZM set a new record for most successful title defenses at ten by defeating Starlight Kid, who previously held the title as well.[14]
Belt design edit
The front plate of the championship belt was designed by Kana for NEO, a design that would carry through to Stardom.[8]
Reigns edit
As of May 20, 2024, there have been 25 reigns shared between 18 different champions. Natsuki☆Taiyo was the inaugural champion, who also holds the record for most reigns at four. Taiyo's third reign is the longest at 679 days, while La Rosa Negra's reign is the shortest at 18 days. Mari Apache is the oldest champion at 37 years old, while Koguma is the youngest at 17 years old.
Saya Kamitani is the current champion in her second reign. She won the title by defeating the previous champion Saki Kashima, Saya Iida and Fukigen Death at Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2024 on April 27, 2024, in Yokohama, Japan.
Names edit
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| NEO High Speed Championship | May 2009 – December 2010 |
| High Speed Championship | December 2010 – present |
| 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 | |||||
| NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||
| 1 | Natsuki☆Taiyo | May 5, 2009 | May History 09 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 138 | 2[11] | Defeated Ray in a decision match to become the inaugural champion. | [1] | |
| 2 | Kaori Yoneyama | September 20, 2009 | Beat Up 09 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 175 | 1[15] | [11] | ||
| 3 | Natsuki☆Taiyo | March 14, 2010 | Road to Maniax 2010: OCC League | Kawasaki, Japan | 2 | 258 | 3[16] | [15] | ||
| 4 | Leon | November 27, 2010 | 5Passion | Kawasaki, Japan | 1 | 239 | 3[2] | [16] | ||
| World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||||||||||
| 5 | Natsuki☆Taiyo | July 24, 2011 | Stardom × Stardom 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 679 | 4[12] | [2] | ||
| 6 | Kaori Yoneyama | June 2, 2013 | Stardom Golden Age | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 210 | 2[9] | [12][17] | ||
| 7 | Natsuki☆Taiyo | December 29, 2013 | Stardom Yearend Climax 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 128 | 3[9] | [9][18] | ||
| 8 | Io Shirai | May 6, 2014 | Golden Week Stars 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 292 | 1[19] | [20][21] | ||
| 9 | Koguma | February 22, 2015 | Queen's Shout 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 84 | 1[22] | [19][23] | ||
| 10 | Star Fire | May 17, 2015 | Gold May 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 129 | 1[24] | [22][25] | ||
| 11 | La Rosa Negra | September 23, 2015 | 5★Star GP2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 18 | 0[26] | [24] | ||
| 12 | Mayu Iwatani | October 11, 2015 | Appeal the Heat 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 501 | 9[27] | [26] | ||
| 13 | Kris Wolf | February 23, 2017 | Stardom of Champions 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 143 | 4[28] | This was a three-way match, also involving Kagetsu. | [27] | |
| 14 | Shanna | July 16, 2017 | Stardom × Stardom 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 28 | 0[29] | [28] | ||
| 15 | Mary Apache | August 13, 2017 | Midsummer Champions 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 498 | 4[30] | [29][31] | ||
| 16 | Hazuki | December 24, 2018 | Stardom Year End Climax | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 208 | 8[10] | [30] | ||
| 17 | Death Yama-san | July 20, 2019 | Stardom World Big Summer in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 21 | 0[13] | This was a three-way match, also involving AZM. Death Yama-san was formerly known as Kaori Yoneyama. | [10] | |
| 18 | Riho | August 10, 2019 | Stardom X Stardom 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 351 | 1[32] | This was a three-way match, also involving Starlight Kid. | [13][33] | |
| 19 | AZM | July 26, 2020 | Cinderella Summer in Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 220 | 4[34] | This was a three-way match, also involving Starlight Kid. | [35] | |
| 20 | Natsupoi | March 3, 2021 | All Star Dream Cinderella | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 179 | 2[36] | [37] | ||
| 21 | Starlight Kid | August 29, 2021 | 5 Star Grand Prix (Night 8) | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 178 | 5[38] | [39] | ||
| 22 | AZM | February 23, 2022 | Cinderella Journey | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 458 | 12 | [40] | ||
| 23 | Saki Kashima | May 27, 2023 | Flashing Champions | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 135 | 3 | This was a three-way match, also involving Fukigen Death. | [41] | |
| 24 | Mei Seira | October 9, 2023 | Nagoya Golden Fight | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 178 | 4 | [42] | ||
| 24 | Saki Kashima | April 4, 2024 | Stardom American Dream 2024 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 | 23 | 0 | This was a three-way match also involving Ram Kaicho. | [43] | |
| 25 | Saya Kamitani | April 27, 2024 | Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2024 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 23+ | 1 | This was a four-way match also involving Saya Iida and Fukigen Death. | ||
Combined reigns edit
As of May 20, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natsuki☆Taiyo | 4 | 12 | 1,203 |
| 2 | AZM | 2 | 16 | 678 |
| 3 | Mayu Iwatani | 1 | 9 | 501 |
| 4 | Mary Apache | 1 | 4 | 498 |
| 5 | Kaori Yoneyama | 3[a] | 3 | 406 |
| 6 | Riho | 1 | 1 | 351 |
| 7 | Io Shirai | 1 | 1 | 292 |
| 8 | Leon | 1 | 3 | 239 |
| 9 | Hazuki | 1 | 8 | 208 |
| 10 | Natsupoi | 1 | 2 | 179 |
| 11 | Starlight Kid | 1 | 5 | 178 |
| Mei Seira | 1 | 4 | 178 | |
| 13 | Saki Kashima | 2 | 3 | 158 |
| 14 | Kris Wolf | 1 | 4 | 143 |
| 15 | Star Fire | 1 | 1 | 129 |
| 16 | Koguma | 1 | 1 | 84 |
| 17 | Shanna | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 18 | Saya Kamitani † | 1 | 1 | 23+ |
| 19 | La Rosa Negra | 1 | 0 | 18 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Won her third reign under the name of Death Yama-san.
References edit
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External links edit
- Title history on World Wonder Ring Stardom's official website
- High Speed Championship history at Wrestling-Titles.com
- NEO High Speed Championship history at NEOPro.ne07.jp