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. The title was established in 2000 when

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defeated

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to be crowned the inaugural champion. , there have been a total of 20 recognized champions, who have had a combined 34 official reigns and there have been three vacancies. The current champion is

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who is in his second reign.

Title history

Names

On January 18, 2019, the title was renamed . During the

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, OPW remained fairly inactive, having held only one event in 2020 and one in 2021. In July 30, 2021,

was appointed as the owner and president of OPW. On August 26, he received a share transfer from former owner Yuji Sakagami. Following the acquisition, OPW underwent a "relaunch" in early 2022. On May 1, a new belt was unveiled and Zeus defeated Kazuaki Mihara to win the title, which was now once again referred to as the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship.

Reigns

Combined reigns

References

External links

*http://osaka.puroresufan.com/?page_id=644
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