| Championshipname: | High Speed Championship |
| Currentholder: | Mei Seira |
| Won: | July 28, 2024 |
| Promotion: | NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling (2009–2010) World Wonder Ring Stardom (2010–present) |
| Created: | May 5, 2009 |
| Mostreigns: | Natsuki☆Taiyo (4 reigns) |
| Firstchamp: | Natsuki☆Taiyo |
| Shortestreign: | La Rosa Negra (18 days) |
| Longestreign: | Natsuki☆Taiyo (3rd reign, 679 days) |
| Oldest: | (38 years, 116 days)[1] |
| Youngest: | Koguma (17 years, 33 days)[2] |
| Heaviest: | Mari Apache (70kg (150lb)) |
| Lightest: | Riho (42kg (93lb))[3] |
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The 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.
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.[6] On November 19, 2010, with the closing of NEO, Stardom acquired the rights to title.[5]
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.[5] 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 than-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.[7]
The front plate of the championship belt was designed by Kana for NEO, a design that would carry through to Stardom.[6]
As of,, there have been 25 reigns shared between 18 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.
Mei Seira is the current champion, in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Saya Kamitani at Stardom Sapporo World Rendezvous in Sapporo, Japan on July 28, 2024.
| Name | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| NEO High Speed Championship | May 2009 - December 2010 | |
| High Speed Championship | December 2010 - present |
As of, .
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | data-sort-type="number" | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 1,203 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 16 | 678 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 9 | 501 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 498 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 406 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 351 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 292 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 239 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 8 | 208 | ||
| 10 | Mei Seira † | 2 | 4 | + | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 179 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 5 | 178 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 3 | 158 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 4 | 143 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 129 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 92 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 84 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | ||