AJW Championship
| AJW Championship | |||||||||
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| Promotion | All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||
| Date established | December 15, 1980 | ||||||||
| Date retired | April 2005 | ||||||||
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The AJW Championship was a tertiary belt in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion. The first champion, in 1980, was Rimi Yokota. During the title's history, no one held the belt more than two times. The belt was abandoned in 2005 after AJW was closed down.
The AJW Championship first design was a brown belt that also represented the AJW Junior Championship. Later, its design was replaced by one inspired on Fabulous Moolah's World Women's Championship belt.
When the IWA World Championship was introduced in AJW in 1988, All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling worked with three regular tertiary singles belts. The WWWA World Single Championship and the All Pacific Championship were the most prestigious (world championship) and the second most prestigious (secondary championship) singles belts, respectively.
Title history
[edit]| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Rimi Yokota | December 15, 1980 | Live Event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 82 | Yokota defeated Nancy Kumi to become the inaugural champion. | [1][2] |
| — | Vacated | March 7, 1981 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 2 | Devil Masami | May 9, 1981 | Live Event | Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan | 1 | 333 | Masami defeated Tomoko Kitamura to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | April 7, 1982 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 3 | Lioness Asuka | July 19, 1982 | Live Event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 173 | Asuka defeated Masked Yu to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 4 | Kaoru Matsumoto | January 8, 1983 | Live Event | Kumaya, Japan | 1 | 144 | [1] | |
| 5 | Lioness Asuka | June 1, 1983 | Live Event | Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan | 2 | 231 | [1][3] | |
| — | Vacated | January 18, 1984 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 6 | Itsuki Yamazaki | February 28, 1984 | Live Event | Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | 1 | 363 | Yamazaki defeated Noriyo Tateno to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | February 25, 1985 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 7 | Bull Nakano | July 25, 1985 | Live Event | Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan | 1 | 917 | Nakano defeated Mika Komatsu in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 8 | Yumi Ogura | January 28, 1988 | Live Event | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | 1 | 164 | [1] | |
| 9 | Mika Komatsu | July 10, 1988 | Stampede live Event | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 1 | [Note 1] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | February 1989 | — | — | — | — | The championship was due to Mika Komatsu's retirement from professional wrestling. | [1] |
| 10 | Erika Shishido | March 19, 1989 | live Event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 158 | Shishido defeated Manami Toyota to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 11 | Reibun Amada | August 24, 1989 | live Event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 2] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | October 1989 | — | — | — | — | The championship was due to Reibun Amada's retirement from professional wrestling. | [1] |
| 12 | Manami Toyota | November 18, 1989 | live Event | Masuda, Shimane, Japan | 1 | 287 | Toyota defeated Mika Takahashi to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | September 1, 1990 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 13 | Kyoko Inoue | October 2, 1990 | live Event | Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan | 1 | 209 | Inoue defeated Takako Inoue to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 14 | Takako Inoue | April 29, 1991 | live Event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 366 | [1] | |
| 15 | Mariko Yoshida | April 29, 1992 | live Event | Toda, Saitama, Japan | 1 | 77 | [1] | |
| 16 | Sakie Hasegawa | July 15, 1992 | live Event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 86 | [1] | |
| 17 | Tomoko Watanabe | October 9, 1992 | live Event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 48 | [1] | |
| 18 | Kaoru Ito | November 26, 1992 | Dream Rush in Kawasaki | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | 1 | 76 | [1] | |
| 19 | Debbie Malenko | February 10, 1993 | live Event | Kumamoto, Japan | 1 | [Note 3] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | 1993 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Debbie Malenko suffered an injury. | [1] |
| 20 | Mima Shimoda | September 18, 1993 | Zenjo Super Whirlwind - Day 15 | Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan | 1 | 203 | Shimoda defeated Bat Yoshinaga in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | April 9, 1994 | — | — | — | — | Mima Shimoda vacated the championship to concentrate on tag matches with Etsuko Mita. | [1] |
| 21 | Kaoru Ito | May 4, 1994 | live Event | Toda, Saitama, Japan | 2 | 422 | Ito defeated Rie Tamada to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 22 | Tomoko Watanabe | June 30, 1995 | Zenjo Movement 1995 - Day 43 | Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan | 2 | [Note 3] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | 1996 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 23 | Kumiko Maekawa | May 4, 1996 | Zenjo Finest - Day 4 | Toda, Saitama, Japan | 1 | 201 | Maekawa defeated Chaparita Asari in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 24 | Rie Tamada | November 21, 1996 | Tag League The Best - Day 31 | Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | 1 | [Note 4] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | December 1997 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 25 | Momoe Nakanishi | December 12, 1997 | live Event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 43 | Nakanishi defeated Sachie Nishibori to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 26 | Emi Motokawa | January 24, 1998 | New Year Zenjo "VOW" - Day 10 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | 1 | 78 | [1] | |
| 27 | Momoe Nakanishi | April 12, 1998 | New Year Zenjo "VOW" - Day 10 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | 2 | [Note 3] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | 1999 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Momoe Nakanishi reached to championship defense limit. | [1] |
| 28 | Nanae Takahashi | March 1, 2000 | live Event | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 200 | Takahashi defeated Miyuki Fujii in a four-woman tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 29 | Miho Wakizawa | September 17, 2000 | Zenjo Stroke | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 251 | [1] | |
| 30 | Rumi Kazama | May 26, 2001 | live Event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | May 26, 2001 | live Event | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Rumi Kazama vacated the championship immediately after winning it. | [1] |
| 31 | Kayo Noumi | July 27, 2001 | Japan Grand Prix | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 61 | Noumi defeated Miho Wakizawa in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 32 | Kayoko Haruyama | September 26, 2001 | JWP Flappers | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 100 | [1] | |
| 33 | Kayo Noumi | January 4, 2002 | Foture Shock - Day 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 261 | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | September 22, 2002 | — | — | — | — | Kayo Noumi vacated the championship in order to participate in the tournament for the All Pacific Championship, which occurred on October 2, 2002. | [1] |
| 34 | Miyuki Fujii | October 8, 2002 | live Event | Mie, Japan | 1 | 52 | Fujii defeated Mika Nishio to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 35 | Kaori Yoneyama | November 29, 2002 | New Wrestlemarinepiad | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 36 | [1] | |
| 36 | Mika Nishio | January 4, 2003 | New Wrestlemarinepiad | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 5] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | June 2003 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Mika Nishio left AJW. | [1] |
| 37 | Sasori | June 19, 2003 | live Event | Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | 2 | 88 | Sasori defeated Saki Maemura to win the vacant championship. Sasori is formerly known as Miyuki Fujii. | [1] |
| 38 | Hikaru | September 15, 2003 | Potential Power - Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 110 | [1] | |
| 39 | Saki Maemura | January 3, 2004 | The Legend of Women's Pro Wrestling - Day 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 6] | [1] | |
| — | Deactivated | April 2005 | — | — | — | — | The championship retired when AJW closed. | [1] |
Combined reigns
[edit]
| ¤ | The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
| N/A | The exact length of a title reign is too uncertain to calculate. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bull Nakano | 1 | 917 |
| 2 | Kaoru Ito | 2 | 498 |
| 3 | Saki Maemura | 1 | 454 – 483¤ |
| 4 | Lioness Asuka | 2 | 404 |
| 5 | Rie Tamada | 1 | 375 – 405¤ |
| 6 | Takako Inoue | 1 | 366 |
| 7 | Itsuki Yamazaki | 1 | 363 |
| 8 | Devil Masami | 1 | 333 |
| 9 | Kayo Noumi | 2 | 322 |
| 10 | Manami Toyota | 1 | 287 |
| 11 | Miho Wakizawa | 1 | 251 |
| 12 | Kyoko Inoue | 1 | 209 |
| 13 | Mika Komatsu | 1 | 206 – 233¤ |
| 14 | Mima Shimoda | 1 | 203 |
| 15 | Kumiko Maekawa | 1 | 201 |
| 16 | Nanae Takahashi | 1 | 200 |
| 17 | Yumi Ogura | 1 | 164 |
| 18 | Erika Shishido | 1 | 158 |
| 19 | Mika Nishio | 1 | 148 – 166¤ |
| 20 | Kaoru Matsumoto | 1 | 144 |
| 21 | Miyuki Fujii/Sasori | 2 | 140 |
| 22 | Kayoko Haruyama | 2 | 136 |
| 23 | Hikaru | 1 | 110 |
| 24 | Sakie Hasegawa | 1 | 86 |
| 25 | Rimi Yokota | 1 | 82 |
| 26 | Emi Motokawa | 1 | 78 |
| 27 | Mariko Yoshida | 1 | 77 |
| 28 | Tomoko Watanabe | 2 | 48¤ |
| 29 | Momoe Nakanishi | 2 | 43¤ |
| 30 | Reibun Amada | 1 | 38 – 68¤ |
| 31 | Rumi Kazama | 1 | <1 |
| - | Debbie Malenko | 1 | N/A |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 206 and 233 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 38 and 68 days.
- ^ a b c The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 375 and 405 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 148 and 166 days.
- ^ The exact date that AJW closed is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 454 and 483 days.
See also
[edit]
- List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan
- List of women's wrestling promotions
- Professional wrestling in Japan
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc "All Japan Title".
- ^ Molinaro, John (2002). Marek, Jeff; Meltzer, Dave (eds.). Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Toronto, Ontario: Winding Stair Press. p. 166. ISBN 1-55366-305-5.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (June 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 1): Rogers beats Gomez, Gordman & Goliath, Baba loses PWF Title, Flair Vs. KVE, Lawler Vs. Son, Undertaker Vs. Edge". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.