King of Freedom World Championship
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PromotionPro Wrestling Freedoms
Date establishedMay 2, 2013
Current championViolento Jack
Date wonAugust 28, 2025
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| Promotion | Pro Wrestling Freedoms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 2, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Violento Jack | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | August 28, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The King of Freedom World Championship, also referred to as the KFC Championship (Japanese: KFC王座, Hepburn: KFC Ōza), is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Freedoms. It is the top title of the company and is usually disputed in deathmatches.
Combined reigns
There have been a total of 24 reigns shared between ten different champions and one vacancy. The current champion is Violento Jack who is in his fifth reign.[1]
| 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 | Takashi Sasaki | May 2, 2013 | Freedoms | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 365 | 4 | Defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa to become the first champion. | [2] |
| 2 | Yuji Hino | May 2, 2014 | Freedoms | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 136 | 1 | [3] | |
| 3 | Jun Kasai | September 15, 2014 | Freedoms | Iwate, Japan | 1 | 101 | 1 | [4] | |
| 4 | Masashi Takeda | December 25, 2014 | Freedoms/Jun Kasai Produce | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 365 | 5 | This was a Glass board & alpha deathmatch. | [5] |
| 5 | Jun Kasai | December 25, 2015 | Blood X'Mas 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 89 | 0 | This was a Face Soka Glass Board deathmatch. | [6] |
| — | Vacated | March 23, 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Jun Kasai | May 2, 2016 | We Love Freedoms! We Are Freedoms! | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 72 | 0 | Defeated Daisuke Masaoka in a Four Corners Of Pain deathmatch to win the vacant title. | [7] |
| 7 | Violento Jack | July 13, 2016 | Crazy Monkey Presents Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 166 | 1 | This was an Ultimate Kaiju Battle deathmatch. | [8][9] |
| 8 | Daisuke Masaoka | December 26, 2016 | Blood X'Mas 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 322 | 5 | This was a Scaffold, Glass Board & Alpha deathmatch. | [10] |
| 9 | Violento Jack | November 13, 2017 | Heel Don't Think 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 170 | 2 | This was a Glass Board & No Canvas Ring deathmatch. | [11] |
| 10 | Masashi Takeda | May 2, 2018 | We Love Freedoms! We Are Freedoms! 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 237 | 2 | This was a Light Tubes & Double Glass Board +α Deathmatch. | [12] |
| 11 | Jun Kasai | December 25, 2018 | Blood X'Mas 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 280 | 6 | This was a Surface Sleeve Glass Board & Self Board deathmatch. | [13] |
| 12 | Toru Sugiura | October 1, 2019 | Freedoms 10th Anniversary Celebration | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 643 | 9 | This was a Glass Board & Fluorescent Lighttubes & Alpha deathmatch. | [14] |
| 13 | Violento Jack | July 5, 2021 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2021 Vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 173 | 2 | This was a Heart blood sacrifice Glass Board Fluorescent Light Tubes Alpha deathmatch. | [15] |
| 14 | Jun Kasai | December 25, 2021 | Blood X'Mas 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 5 | 94 | 0 | This was a Fluorescent Lighttubes Glass Board Alpha Death Match. | [16] |
| 15 | Daisuke Masaoka | March 29, 2022 | The Gekokujō 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 153 | 2 | This was a Hell Inside and Outside Hell Glass Board +α Death Match. | [17] |
| 16 | Drew Parker | August 29, 2022 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2022 Vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 157 | 3 | This was a Fluorescent Lighttubes Human Meat Slicer Board Source Death Match. | [18] |
| 17 | Violento Jack | February 2, 2023 | Go Beyond The Limit 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 49 | 0 | This was a No Canvas, Glass Board & Alpha Death Match. | [19] |
| 18 | Tomoya Hirata | March 23, 2023 | The Gekokujō 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 141 | 3 | This was a Glass Board Alpha Death Match. | [20] |
| 19 | Toru Sugiura | August 11, 2023 | Yokohama Rush 2023 | Yokohama, Japan | 2 | 136 | 4 | [21] | |
| 20 | Masashi Takeda | December 25, 2023 | Blood X'Mas 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 265 | 4 | [22] | |
| 21 | Toru Sugiura | September 15, 2024 | FREEDOMS 15th Anniversary | Yokohama, Japan | 3 | 85 | 2 | [23] | |
| 22 | Kazumi Kikuta | December 9, 2024 | BJW | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 22 | 0 | This was a Glass Board Fluorescent Light Tubes Alpha Death Match. | [24] |
| 23 | Toru Sugiura | December 31, 2024 | BJW King Of Deathmatch World GP Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 240 | 4 | This was a Glass Board Fluorescent Light Tubes Alpha Death Match. | [25] |
| 24 | Violento Jack | August 28, 2025 | FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2025 Vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 5 | 170+ | 4 | This was a Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Tower Alpha Death Match. | [26] |
As of February 14, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toru Sugiura | 4 | 19 | 1,104 |
| 2 | Masashi Takeda | 3 | 11 | 867 |
| 3 | Violento Jack † | 5 | 9 | 728+ |
| 4 | Jun Kasai | 5 | 7 | 636 |
| 5 | Daisuke Masaoka | 2 | 7 | 475 |
| 6 | Takashi Sasaki | 1 | 4 | 365 |
| 7 | Drew Parker | 1 | 3 | 157 |
| 8 | Tomoya Hirata | 1 | 3 | 141 |
| 9 | Yuji Hino | 1 | 1 | 136 |
| 10 | Kazumi Kikuta | 1 | 0 | 22 |
See also
References
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "King Of FREEDOM World Championship". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (May 2, 2013). 5.2後楽園ホール大会 2013年05月02日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (May 2, 2014). H26.5.2後楽園ホール大会 2014年05月02日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (September 15, 2014). H26.9.15 岩手・一関市総合体育館ﾕｰﾄﾞｰﾑﾒｲﾝｱﾘｰﾅ大会 2014年09月15日 開始時刻：14時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (December 25, 2014). H26.12.25 後楽園ホール大会『葛西純プロデュース興行』. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (December 25, 2015). H27.12.25 後楽園ホール大会「葛西純プロデュース興行」2015年12月25日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (May 2, 2016). H28.5.2 後楽園ホール 2016年05月02日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (July 13, 2016). H28.7.13 葛西純プロデュース興行『Crazy monkey presents 東京デスマッチカーニバル2016』 後楽園ホール2016年07月13日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Darl Angelita (July 14, 2016). "Freedoms: Resultados "Deathmatch Carnival 2016" – El triunfo de Violento Jack y el debut de Miedo Extremo". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ Freedoms (December 26, 2016). H28.12.26 葛西純プロデュース興行 後楽園ホール 2016年12月26日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (November 13, 2017). H29.11.13 東京・後楽園ホール 2017年11月13日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (May 2, 2018). H30.5.2 東京・後楽園ホール大会 2018年05月02日 開始時刻：19時00分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (December 25, 2018). H30.12.25 東京・後楽園ホール大会「葛西純プロデュース興行 Blood X'mas 2018」. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (October 1, 2019). 2019.10.1 東京・後楽園ホール 2019年10月01日 開始時刻：18時45分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Freedoms (July 5, 2021). 2021.7.5 東京・後楽園ホール 2021年07月05日 開始時刻：18時45分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2021). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Blood X'Mas 2021". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ↑ 『The 下剋上 2022』. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). March 29, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 29, 2022). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2022 Vol. 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 2, 2023). "FREEDOMS Go Beyond The Limit 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 23, 2023). "FREEDOMS The Gekokujo 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 11, 2023). "FREEDOMS Yokohama Rush 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2023). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Blood X'Mas 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 15, 2024). "FREEDOMS 15th Anniversary ~ Feast Of The Free People". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 9, 2024). "BJW". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 31, 2024). "BJW King Of Deathmatch World GP Tournament". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 28, 2025). "FREEDOMS/Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2025 Vol. 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
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