High Speed Championship

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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]

PromotionNEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling
(2009–2010)
World Wonder Ring Stardom
(2010–present)
Date establishedMay 5, 2009[1]
Current championYuna Mizumori
Date wonDecember 24, 2025
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High Speed Championship
The High Speed Championship belt
Details
PromotionNEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling
(2009–2010)
World Wonder Ring Stardom
(2010–present)
Date establishedMay 5, 2009[1]
Current championYuna Mizumori
Date wonDecember 24, 2025
Other name
  • NEO High Speed Championship[1]
Statistics
First championNatsuki☆Taiyo[2]
Most reignsNatsuki☆Taiyo
(4 reigns)
Longest reignNatsuki☆Taiyo
(3rd reign, 679 days)
Shortest reignLa Rosa Negra
(18 days)
Oldest championDeath Yama-san
(38 years, 4 months and 24 days)[3]
Youngest championKoguma
(17 years, 1 month and 2 days)[4]
Heaviest championMari Apache
(70 kg (150 lb))[3]
Lightest championRiho
(42 kg (93 lb))[5]
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Title history

As all of Stardom's titles, the High Speed Championship is awarded to the champion with a symbolic trophy. AZM (pictured) on the second night of the Stardom World Climax 2022.

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 then-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

The front plate of the championship belt was designed by Kana for NEO, a design that would carry through to Stardom.[8]

Reigns

Current champion Yuna Mizumori.

As of March 7, 2026, there have been 27 reigns shared between 20 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.

Yuna Mizumori is the current champion, in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Mei Seira at Year-End X'Mas Night 2025 in Tokyo, Japan on December 24, 2025.

Names

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Name Years
NEO High Speed Championship May 2009 – December 2010
High Speed Championship December 2010 – present
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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
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No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling
1 Natsuki☆Taiyo May 5, 2009 May History 09 Tokyo, Japan 1 1382[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 1751[15] [11]
3 Natsuki☆Taiyo March 14, 2010 Road to Maniax 2010: OCC League Kawasaki, Japan 2 2583[16] [15]
4 Leon November 27, 2010 5Passion Kawasaki, Japan 1 2393[2] [16]
World Wonder Ring Stardom (ST★RDOM)
5 Natsuki☆Taiyo July 24, 2011 Stardom × Stardom 2011 Tokyo, Japan 3 6794[12] [2]
6 Kaori Yoneyama June 2, 2013 Stardom Golden Age Tokyo, Japan 2 2102[9] [12][17]
7 Natsuki☆Taiyo December 29, 2013 Stardom Yearend Climax 2013 Tokyo, Japan 4 1283[9] [9][18]
8 Io Shirai May 6, 2014 Golden Week Stars 2014 Tokyo, Japan 1 2922[19] [20][21]
9 Koguma February 22, 2015 Queen's Shout 2015 Tokyo, Japan 1 841[22] [19][23]
10 Star Fire May 17, 2015 Gold May 2015 Tokyo, Japan 1 1291[24] [22][25]
11 La Rosa Negra September 23, 2015 5★Star GP2015 Tokyo, Japan 1 180[26] [24]
12 Mayu Iwatani October 11, 2015 Appeal the Heat 2015 Tokyo, Japan 1 5019[27] [26]
13 Kris Wolf February 23, 2017 Stardom of Champions 2017 Tokyo, Japan 1 1434[28] This was a three-way match, also involving Kagetsu. [27]
14 Shanna July 16, 2017 Stardom × Stardom 2017 Tokyo, Japan 1 280[29] [28]
15 Mary Apache August 13, 2017 Midsummer Champions 2017 Tokyo, Japan 1 4984[30] [29][31]
16 Hazuki December 24, 2018 Stardom Year End Climax Tokyo, Japan 1 2088[10] [30]
17 Death Yama-san July 20, 2019 Stardom World Big Summer in Osaka Osaka, Japan 3 210[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 3511[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 2204[34] This was a three-way match, also involving Starlight Kid. [35]
20 Natsupoi March 3, 2021 All Star Dream Cinderella Tokyo, Japan 1 1792[36] [37]
21 Starlight Kid August 29, 2021 5 Star Grand Prix
(Night 8)		 Tokyo, Japan 1 1785[38] [39]
22 AZM February 23, 2022 Cinderella Journey Tokyo, Japan 2 45812 [40]
23 Saki Kashima May 27, 2023 Flashing Champions Tokyo, Japan 1 1353 This was a three-way match, also involving Fukigen Death. [41]
24 Mei Seira October 9, 2023 Nagoya Golden Fight Nagoya, Japan 1 1784 [42]
25 Saki Kashima April 4, 2024 Stardom American Dream 2024 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 230 This was a three-way match also involving Ram Kaicho. [43]
26 Saya Kamitani April 27, 2024 All Star Grand Queendom 2024 Yokohama, Japan 1 922 This was a four-way match also involving Saya Iida and Fukigen Death. [44]
27 Mei Seira July 28, 2024 Sapporo World Rendezvous
(Night 2)		 Sapporo, Japan 2 5149 [45]
28 Yuna Mizumori December 24, 2025 Year-End X'Mas Night 2025 Tokyo, Japan 1 73+2 [46]
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Combined reigns

As of March 7, 2026.

Natsupoi with the current design of the belt (2009–present)
Two-time champion Saki Kashima.
† Indicates the current champion
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Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Natsuki☆Taiyo4121,203
2 Mei Seira213692
3 AZM216678
4 Mayu Iwatani19501
5 Mary Apache14498
6 Kaori Yoneyama3[a]3406
7 Riho11351
8 Io Shirai 12292
9 Leon 13239
10 Hazuki 18208
11 Natsupoi 12179
12 Starlight Kid 15178
13 Saki Kashima23158
14 Kris Wolf14143
15 Star Fire 11129
16 Saya Kamitani 1292
17 Koguma 1184
18 Yuna Mizumori †1273+
19 Shanna 1028
20 La Rosa Negra 1018
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Yoneyama wrestled under the gimmick of Death Yama-san during her third reign.

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