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| Acronym | OPW |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Style | Puroresu Comedy Lucha libre Professional wrestling |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
| Founder(s) | Super Delfin |
| Owner(s) | Zeus |
| Split from | Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin. The promotion held a major flagship event called the Osaka Hurricane each year from 2003 to 2012 and also hosted the fourth edition of the Super J-Cup in 2004, which was the second edition of Osaka Hurricane. In 2010 Osaka Pro started a close working relationship with American promotion Chikara.
On March 1, 2014, Osaka Pro announced that it would fold on April 20, 2014, due to financial difficulties, after which all of its wrestlers would become freelancers.[1] Osaka Pro later announced that the promotion would continue under new president Yuji Sakagami and wrestlers Kuishinbo Kamen and Takoyakida. The new Osaka Pro Wrestling lost many of the old one's key wrestlers as well as their home base of Nasci Hall Umeda, forcing them to employ a new tour format.[2]
In October 2021, it was announced that Zeus had been appointed as the owner and president of OPW. He became president on July 30, and on August 26, he received a share transfer from former owner Yuji Sakagami. However, he remained under contract with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) for the rest of the year.[3]
| Ring name[4] | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aran Sano | Undisclosed | |
| Arashi | Undisclosed | |
| Billyken Kid | Undisclosed | |
| Black Buffalo | Keisuke Yamada | Sales manager |
| The Bodyguard | Noboru Kurakawa | |
| Ebessan III | Osamu Suganuma | |
| Goliath | Undisclosed | Osaka Tag Team Champion |
| Joichiro Osaka | Undisclosed | Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Champion |
| Kazuaki Mihara | Kazuaki Mihara | Signed to MoveOn Pro-Wrestling |
| Kuishinbo Kamen | Akinori Tsukioka | |
| Quiet Storm | Undisclosed | Osaka Pro Wrestling Champion |
| Ryuya Matsufusa | Ryuya Matsufusa | Osaka Light Heavyweight Champion Signed to Dotonbori Pro-Wrestling |
| Shu Asakawa | Taisuke Asakawa | Freelancer |
| Takoyakida | Undisclosed | |
| Tigers Mask | Atsushi Maruyama | |
| Toru | Toru Matsunaga | Osaka Tag Team Champion Signed to Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling |
| Tsubasa | Undisclosed | |
| Ultimate Spider Jr. | Undisclosed | |
| Yuto Kikuchi | Yuto Kikuchi | Signed to Dotonbori Pro-Wrestling |
| Zeus | Kensho Obayashi | Owner and president of OPW |
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship |  | Quiet Storm | 2 | August 20, 2023 | 274+ | Osaka, Japan | Defeated Tigers Mask at Osaka Pro Summer Festival 2023 to win the vacant title. | [5] |
| Osaka Light Heavyweight Championship |  | Ryuya Matsufusa | 1 | December 10, 2023 | 162+ | Osaka, Japan | Defeated Tigers Mask at Excalibur. | [6] |
| Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship | | Joichiro Osaka | 1 | December 10, 2023 | 162+ | Osaka, Japan | Defeated previous champion Kuishinbo Kamen, Ebessan III, Kikutaro and Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru in a five-way match at Excalibur. | [7][8] |
| Osaka Tag Team Championship |  | Rogue Nation (Goliath and Toru) | 1 | December 10, 2023 | 162+ | Osaka, Japan | Defeated Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr. at Excalibur. | [9] |
| Championship | Last champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Location | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Owarai Championship | Joichiro Osaka | — | January 8, 2023 | Osaka, Japan | Won a battle royal to win the championship. The title change was voided when Billyken Kid confessed he had lost the physical title belt prior to the match. It was then replaced with the revived Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship. | |
| Super Welterweight Championship | Super Delfin | 5 | November 28, 1999 | Osaka, Japan | Defeated Black Buffalo then immediately abandoned the title to create the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship. | [10] |
| MWF World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Goya Mask | 2 | October 3, 2008 | Naha, Japan | Won a 10-man battle royale by last eliminating Kaijin Habu-otoko to win the vacant title. Title deactivated in 2012 when Okinawa Pro-Wrestling, where the title had moved to in May 2008, closed. | [11] |
| Tenpohzan Grand Prix Championship | Miracle Man | 2 | November 22, 2011 | Osaka, Japan | Defeated Takoyakida at Osaka Happy Weekday. Title moved to FFF Pro-Wrestling. | [12][13] |
| Osaka Pro Wrestling Battle Royal Championship | Tigers Mask | 1 | April 20, 2014 | Osaka, Japan | Won a 18-man battle royale by last eliminating Billyken Kid to win the title. Title deactivated two days later when Tigers Mask left the promotion. | [14] |
| Tournament | Last winner(s) | Date won |
|---|---|---|
| Tenno-zan | Zeus | October 29, 2023 |
| Osaka Pro Light Heavyweight Tournament | Ultimate Spider Jr. | June 25, 2023 |
| Osaka Tag Festival | Kazuaki Mihara and Toru | February 23, 2023 |
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