High Speed Championship

The High Speed Championship(ハイスピード王座, Hai Supīdo Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title was originally created on May 5, 2009, in the NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling promotion, where Natsuki☆Taiyo defeated Ray to become the inaugural champion. As the name of the title suggests, it is meant for fast and high-flying wrestlers. On November 19, 2010, Stardom acquired the rights to the High Speed Championship from NEO, which had announced it would be folding after December 31. On July 24, 2011, Natsuki☆Taiyo, now affiliated with Stardom, defeated JWP Joshi Puroresu's Leon to officially bring the title over to the promotion.

Title history

Originated in NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling, Natsuki☆Taiyo became the inaugural champion on May 5, 2009, after defeating Ray. Tetsuya Koda, NEO president, has stated that the championship was inspired after a match between Kyoko Inoue and Manami Toyota in 1994. On November 19, 2010, with the closing of NEO, Stardom acquired the rights to title.

On July 24, 2011, Taiyo won the title for the third time in her career, which was also the first time the title appeared on Stardom. The title, which was first named NEO High Speed Championship, was re-named to High Speed Championship at Stardom. Taiyo's third reign would last for 679 days, the longest reign over the championship's history. On December 29, 2013, Taiyo would also set a record for most reigns, at four.

On August 10, 2019, the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion Riho defeated the then-champion Death Yama-san, who was previously also known and held the title as Kaori Yoneyama, to win the title in a three-way match, which also involved AZM. On March 4, 2023, the 22nd champion AZM set a new record for most successful title defenses at ten by defeating Starlight Kid, who previously held the title as well.

Belt design

The front plate of the championship belt was designed by Kana for NEO, a design that would carry through to Stardom.

Reigns

As of April 18, 2026, there have been 27 reigns shared between 20 different champions. Natsuki☆Taiyo was the inaugural champion, who also holds the record for most reigns at four. Taiyo's third reign is the longest at 679 days, while La Rosa Negra's reign is the shortest at 18 days. Mari Apache is the oldest champion at 37 years old, while Koguma is the youngest at 17 years old.

Yuna Mizumori is the current champion, in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Mei Seira at Year-End X'Mas Night 2025 in Tokyo, Japan on December 24, 2025.

Names

Combined reigns

As of April 18, 2026.

See also

• Sky High of Arsion Championship
• Marigold Super Fly Championship

Notes

External links

• 2013-03-21 at the Wayback Machine