Barefoot King Championship

The Barefoot King Championship (Japanese: 裸足王王座, Hepburn: Hadashi-ō Ōza) is a singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Freedoms.^[1] The title was established in 2023 and is defended in hardcore matches involving various weapons in which the competitors are barefoot.

The title is currently vacant.

Title history[edit]

As of May 9, 2024, there have been three reigns between three champions, and two vacancies.

Key
No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
Defenses	Number of successful defenses
<1	Reign lasted less than a day
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
No.	Champion	Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Defenses	Notes	Ref.
1	Takayuki Ueki	August 11, 2023	Yokohama Mōshin 2023: Jiyūjin-tachi no Kyōen	Yokohama, Japan	1	17	0	Defeated Minoru Fujita in a Barefoot Toy Block Deathmatch to become the inaugural champion.	^[2]
2	Yusaku Ito	August 28, 2023	Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2023 vol. 2	Tokyo, Japan	1	<1	0	This was a Barefoot R-Designation Hentai Cat Deathmatch.	^[3]
—	Vacated	August 28, 2023	Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2023 vol. 2	Tokyo, Japan	—	—	—	Ito vacated the title immediately after winning it.	^[3]
3	Masashi Takeda	February 8, 2024	Go Beyond the Limit 2024	Tokyo, Japan	1	<1	0	Defeated Takayuki Ueki in a Barefoot Fluorescent Light Tubes & Thumbtacks + α Deathmatch in which Takeda's King of Freedom World Championship was also on the line to win the vacant title.	^[4]
—	Vacated	February 8, 2024	Go Beyond the Limit 2024	Tokyo, Japan	—	—	—	Takeda vacated the title immediately after winning it.	^[4]

^ 裸足王|タイトル名鑑|収穫昆布|新日好きプロレス全般ファンサイト. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ 2023.8.11　神奈川・横浜武道館. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). August 11, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b 2023.8.28　東京・後楽園ホール. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). August 28, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b 2024.2.8　東京・後楽園ホール. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). February 8, 2024. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.