Title history
Key
No. |
Overall reign number |
Reign |
Reign number for the specific champion |
Days |
Number of days held |
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Current reign is changing daily |
No. |
Champion |
Championship change |
Reign statistics |
Notes |
Ref. |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Reign |
Days
|
1 |
Masato Tanaka |
October 26, 2007 |
Innovation |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002353000000000000♠353 |
Defeated Takao Omori on October 26, 2007 to win the World Heavyweight Championship of AWA Superstars of Wrestling; Zero1 ends business relationship with AWA Superstars of Wrestling on December 15, 2007 and the reign is recognized as the Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship.[1] |
|
2 |
Yuji Nagata |
October 13, 2008 |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling's Destruction '08 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002137000000000000♠137 |
|
|
3 |
Shinjiro Otani |
February 27, 2009 |
Wrestler's Belief |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7001300000000000000♠30 |
|
|
4 |
Ryouji Sai |
March 29, 2009 |
Wrestler's Belief |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7001940000000000000♠94 |
|
|
5 |
Masato Tanaka |
July 1, 2009 |
Wrestler's 4 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2 |
7002115000000000000♠115 |
|
|
6 |
Toshiaki Kawada |
October 24, 2009 |
Wrestler's 6: Never Gonna Stop! |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002169000000000000♠169 |
|
|
7 |
Kohei Sato |
April 11, 2010 |
Celebration from the Yasukuni Shrine "Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri" |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7001910000000000000♠91 |
|
|
8 |
Bambikiller |
July 11, 2010 |
ZERO ONE Knight STAND |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7001600000000000000♠60 |
[3] |
|
9 |
Daisuke Sekimoto |
September 9, 2010 |
Euro Vintage Action |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002178000000000000♠178 |
[4] |
|
10 |
Ryouji Sai |
March 6, 2011 |
10th Anniversary |
Tokyo, Japan |
2 |
7002119000000000000♠119 |
|
|
11 |
The Sheik |
July 3, 2011 |
Destructive King 7th Anniversary of Death Commemoration |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002126000000000000♠126 |
This match was also for The Sheik's NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
|
12 |
Kohei Sato |
November 6, 2011 |
Yarisugi Forever I |
Tokyo, Japan |
2 |
7001870000000000000♠87 |
|
|
13 |
Kamikaze |
February 1, 2012 |
Zero1 Action 2012 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7001300000000000000♠30 |
|
|
14 |
Akebono |
March 2, 2012 |
11th Anniversary Show |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002193000000000000♠193 |
[5] |
|
— |
Vacated |
September 11, 2012 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
[1] |
|
15 |
James Raideen |
August 4, 2013 |
Fire Festival 2013: Final Day |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002238000000000000♠238 |
Defeated Masato Tanaka in the finals of the 2013 Fire Festival to win the vacant title. |
|
16 |
Kohei Sato |
March 30, 2014 |
11th Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri |
Tokyo, Japan |
3 |
7001980000000000000♠98 |
|
|
17 |
Masakatsu Funaki |
July 6, 2014 |
Wrestle-1's Shōgeki: Impact |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7001750000000000000♠75 |
|
|
18 |
Kohei Sato |
September 19, 2014 |
Tenkaichi Special |
Tokyo, Japan |
4 |
7002408000000000000♠408 |
|
|
19 |
Hideki Suzuki |
November 1, 2015 |
Live event |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002147000000000000♠147 |
|
|
20 |
Kohei Sato |
March 27, 2016 |
Live event |
Tokyo, Japan |
5 |
7002364000000000000♠364 |
|
|
21 |
Masato Tanaka |
March 26, 2017 |
14th Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri |
Tokyo, Japan |
3 |
7002281000000000000♠281 |
|
|
22 |
Yusaku Obata |
January 1, 2018 |
Kinga Shinnen |
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
7002153000000000000♠153 |
|
|
23 |
Masato Tanaka |
June 3, 2018 |
Shinsei Zero1 Sapporo First Landing ~ No Gravity Warrior Sugi Sapporo First Visit |
Sapporo, Japan |
4 |
7002135000000000000♠135+ |
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List of combined reigns
Symbol |
Meaning |
† |
Indicates the current champion |
As of October 16, 2018.