# Barefoot King Championship

The Barefoot King Championship (Japanese: 裸足王王座, Hepburn: Hadashi-ō Ōza) is a title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Freedoms. The title was established in 2023 and is defended in hardcore matches involving various weapons in which the competitors are barefoot. The title can be held by both individual wrestlers and by tag teams. The champion is simply being referred to as the Barefoot King.
The title is currently held by the Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei).

## Title history

As of February 9, 2025, there have been five reigns between six champions, and three vacancies.
Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Takayuki Ueki | August 11, 2023 | Yokohama Mōshin 2023: Jiyūjin-tachi no Kyōen | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 17 | Defeated Minoru Fujita in a Barefoot Toy Block Deathmatch to become the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Yusaku Ito | August 28, 2023 | Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2023 vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | This was a Barefoot R-Designation Hentai Cat Deathmatch. | |
| — | Vacated | August 28, 2023 | Tokyo Deathmatch Carnival 2023 vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Ito vacated the title immediately after winning it. | |
| 3 | Masashi Takeda | February 8, 2024 | Go Beyond the Limit 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | 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. | |
| — | Vacated | February 8, 2024 | Go Beyond the Limit 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Takeda vacated the title immediately after winning it. | |
| 4 | Toru Sugiura | July 11, 2024 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | Defeated Takayuki Ueki in a Barefoot Healthy Foot Reflexology Deathmatch in which Sugiura's King of Sugiuraman World Junior Heavyweight Championship was also on the line to win the vacant title. | |
| — | Vacated | July 11, 2024 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Sugiura vacated the title immediately after winning it. | |
| 5 | Brahman Brothers (Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei) | August 29, 2024 | Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2024 vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 1) | 17 | Defeated Takayuki Ueki, Minoru Fujita, and Rina Yamashita in a Barefoot Five-Way Freestyle Deathmatch to win the vacant title. With this victory, the Brahman Brothers became the first tag team to hold the championship. The title briefly became the Barefoot King Tag Team Championship. | |
| 6 | Chest Hair Brothers (Takayuki Ueki and Kentaro Hachisu) | September 15, 2024 | Freedoms 15th Anniversary ~ Feast Of The Free People | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 25 | | |
| 7 | ERE (Toshiyuki Sakuda and Kyu Mogami) | October 10, 2024 | Freedoms Tono No Yabo 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 1) | <1 | This was a Barefoot Chest Hair Sea Bloody Sea Hell Deathmatch. | |
| — | Vacated | October 10, 2024 | Freedoms Tono No Yabo 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Sakuda and Mogami vacated the title immediately after winning it. | |
| 8 | Takayuki Ueki | December 12, 2024 | Freedoms Road To Blood X'Mas 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 22 | Defeated Jun Kasai to win the vacant title. The title subsequently reverted to the Barefoot King Championship. | |
| 9 | Rekka | January 3, 2025 | Freedoms Happy New Freedom 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 35 | This was a 10-man battle royal. Rekka last eliminated Kyu Mogami to win the title. | |
| 10 | Kentaro Hachisu | February 7, 2025 | Freedoms Go Beyond The Limit 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 2+ | This was a six-way match also involving Takayuki Ueki, Brahman Shu, Brahman Kei and Kyu Mogami. | |

## Combined reigns

As of February 9, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
| 1 | Takayuki Ueki | 3 | 64 |
| 2 | Rekka | 1 | 35 |
| 3 | Kentaro Hachisu † | 2 | 27+ |
| 4 | Brahman Shu | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Brahman Kei | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Kyu Mogami | 1 | <1 |
| 6 | Masashi Takeda | 1 | <1 |
| 6 | Toshiyuki Sakuda | 1 | <1 |
| 6 | Toru Sugiura | 1 | <1 |
| 6 | Yusaku Ito | 1 | <1 |