Pure-J Openweight Championship

The Pure-J Openweight Championship (Japanese: PURE-J認定無差別級王座, Hepburn: PURE-J Nintei Musabetsu Kyūōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Pure-J promotion. The championship, which is situated at the top of Pure-J's championship hierarchy, was introduced on October 9, 2017, when Hanako Nakamori defeated Manami Katsu in the finals of a 12-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion.[1] Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match.

Pure-J Openweight Championship
Current design of the title
Details
PromotionPure-J
Date establishedOctober 9, 2017[1]
Current champion(s)Hanako Nakamori
Date wonDecember 18, 2022
Statistics
First champion(s)Hanako Nakamori[1]
Most reignsHanako Nakamori
(5 reigns)
Longest reignHanako Nakamori
(3rd reign, 462 days)
Shortest reignLeon
(1st reign, 21 days)[2]
Oldest championLeon
(40 years, 24 days)[lower-alpha 1][3]
Youngest championHanako Nakamori
(28 years, 312 days)
Heaviest championYuu
95 kg (209 lb)[3]
Lightest championCommand Bolshoi
45 kg (99 lb)[3]

There have been a total of thirteen reigns shared between six different wrestlers. Hanako Nakamori is the current champion in her fifth reign.

Reigns

As of October 25, 2023, there have been 13 reigns between seven champions. Hanako Nakamori was the inaugural champion, and holds the record for most reigns at five. Nakamori's third reign is the longest at 462 days, while Leon's first reign is the shortest at 21 days. Leon is the oldest champion at 40 years old,[lower-alpha 1] while Nakamori is the youngest at 28 years old.

Nakamori is the current champion in her fifth reign. She won the title by defeating Yuu at Pure-J Climax 2022 on December 18, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan.

Key
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 DaysDefenses
1 Hanako Nakamori October 9, 2017 Televised show Tokyo, Japan 1 690[4] Nakamori defeated Manami Katsu in the finals of a 12-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 Dash Chisako December 17, 2017 Climax Tokyo, Japan 1 631[1] This was a Hair vs. Hair match. [4]
3 Hanako Nakamori February 18, 2018 Rainbow Series - Day 4 Osaka, Japan 2 3646[5] [6]
4 Command Bolshoi February 17, 2019 Bolshoi Final Series Vol. 3 Tokyo, Japan 1 421[7] [8]
5 Leon March 31, 2019 Bolshoi Final in Nagoya Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1 210[9] [2]
6 Hanako Nakamori April 21, 2019 Bolshoi Retirement ~ Thank You!! Tokyo, Japan 3 4625[10] [11]
7 Leon July 26, 2020 Fight Together! Tokyo, Japan 2 2373[12] [13]
8 Kaori Yoneyama March 20, 2021 Fight Together! Tokyo, Japan 1 224[14] [15]
9 Rydeen Hagane April 11, 2021 Fight Together! Tokyo, Japan 1 1020 [16]
10 Leon July 22, 2021 Discover New Heroine Tag Tournament 2021 Tokyo, Japan 3 3616 [17]
11 Hanako Nakamori July 18, 2022 Road to Pure-J 5th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 4 240 [18]
12 Yuu August 11, 2022 Pure-J Rainbow Mountain 2022 Tokyo, Japan 1 1292 [19]
13 Hanako Nakamori December 18, 2022 Pure-J Climax 2022 Tokyo, Japan 5 311+4 [20]

Combined reigns
Inaugural, Record five-time and current champion, Hanako Nakamori

As of October 25, 2023.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Hanako Nakamori †5151,230+
2 Leon39619
3 Yuu12129
4 Rydeen Hagane10102
5 Dash Chisako1163
6 Command Bolshoi1142
7 Kaori Yoneyama1422

Notes
  1. The date of birth of Command Bolshoi is unknown, therefore, this stat might be inaccurate.

References
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  17. Saalbach, Axel (April 11, 2021). "Champions and Championships/Pure-J Openweight Championship". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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  20. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 18, 2022). "PURE-J CLIMAX 2022". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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