Union Max Championship

The Union Max Championship (Japanese: ユニオンMAX王座, Hepburn: Yunion Makkusu Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship and the top singles accomplishment in the Japanese promotion Pro-Wrestling Basara. The title was established in 2013.

Union Max Championship
The Union Max Championship belt
Details
PromotionPro-Wrestling Basara
Date establishedOctober 23, 2013
Current champion(s)Ryota Nakatsu
Date wonOctober 24, 2021
Other name(s)
Union Pro Max Championship

As of April 19, 2022, there have been sixteen reigns shared among eleven wrestlers. Ryota Nakatsu is the current champion in his second reign.

History

Union Pro Wrestling was a promotion that was revived by DDT Pro-Wrestling in 2005. The Union Max Championship was established in 2013 when Ivan Markov defeated Shuji Ishikawa to become the inaugural champion.[1]

In January 2016, three days after folding, Union was replaced by a new promotion named Pro-Wrestling Basara. The title was reactivated when Isami Kodaka defeated Trans-Am★Hiroshi to win his third title.[2] The original belt design is still used which bears the "Union" name on it.

Reigns
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
(DDT) DDT Pro-Wrestling: Union Pro Wrestling (UPW)
1 Ivan Markov December 11, 2013 Shiwasu no Union 2013 Tokyo, Japan 1 1024 Defeated Shuji Ishikawa in a decision match to become inaugural champion. [1]
2 Isami Kodaka March 23, 2014 Union no March 2014 Kawasaki, Japan 1 560 [3]
3 Hikaru Sato May 18, 2014 Golden Union 2014 Tokyo, Japan 1 2133 [4]
4 Fuma December 17, 2014 Shiwasu no Union 2014 Tokyo, Japan 1 2563 [5]
5 Isami Kodaka August 30, 2015 Natsu Matsuri Union 2015 Tokyo, Japan 2 351 [6]
— Deactivated October 4, 2015 Union 10th Anniversary Box Office (Hoshi ni Negai wo) Tokyo, Japan — —— Title retired when Union Pro Wrestling closed down.
(DDT) DDT Pro-Wrestling: Pro-Wrestling Basara
6 Isami Kodaka December 25, 2016 DDT Basara 25 (Shippujinrai) Tokyo, Japan 3 120 Defeated Trans-Am★Hiroshi to resurrect the title. [2]
7 Fuma January 6, 2017 DDT Basara 26 (Thoroughly) Tokyo, Japan 2 761 [7]
8 Trans-Am★Ryuichi March 23, 2017 DDT Tavern Pro Wrestling (Alcohol Mania 2017) Tokyo, Japan 1 1923 [8]
9 Isami Kodaka October 1, 2017 DDT Basara 48 (Isami Kodaka 15th Anniversary) Tokyo, Japan 4 2145 [9]
10 Naoki Tanizaki May 3, 2018 DDT Basara 66 (Commemorating the Heavenly Heart) Tokyo, Japan 1 1412 This was also for Tanizaki's Dove World Heavyweight Championship. [10]
11 Ryota Nakatsu September 21, 2018 DDT Basara 78 (Luyang no Hoko) Tokyo, Japan 1 2272 [11]
12 Ryuichi Sekine May 6, 2019 DDT Basara 95 (Tennen Rishin-ryū) Tokyo, Japan 1 1812 [12]
13 Masahiro Takanashi November 3, 2019 Ultimate Party 2019 Tokyo, Japan 1 1422 [13]
Pro-Wrestling Basara
14 Fuminori Abe March 24, 2020 Basara 125 (Banquet) Tokyo, Japan 1 2314 [14]
15 Takumi Tsukamoto November 10, 2020 Basara 139 (Glitter) Tokyo, Japan 1 3486 [15]
16 Ryota Nakatsu October 24, 2021 Basara 173 (Futō Fukutsu) Tokyo, Japan 2 177+4 [16]

Combined reigns
Record four-time champion Isami Kodaka
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Ryota Nakatsu † 2 6 404+
2 Takumi Tsukamoto 1 6 348
3 Fuma 2 4 332
4 Isami Kodaka 4 6 317
5 Fuminori Abe 1 4 231
6 Hikaru Sato 1 3 213
7 Trans-Am★Ryuichi 1 3 192
8 Ryuichi Sekine 1 2 181
9 Naoki Tanizaki 1 2 144
10 Masahiro Takanashi 1 2 142
11 Ivan Markov 1 4 102

See also

References
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