AJW Championship

AJW Championship
Details
PromotionAll Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 15, 1980
Date retiredApril 2005
Statistics
First champion(s)Rimi Yokota
Final champion(s)Saki Maemura
Most reignsKaoru Ito,
Kayo Noumi,
Lioness Asuka,
Momoe Nakanishi,
Sasori
and Tomoko Watanabe
(2 times)

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

Key
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

One-time and longest reigning AJW Champion Bull Nakano
¤ 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

  1. ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 206 and 233 days.
  2. ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 38 and 68 days.
  3. ^ a b c The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  4. ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 375 and 405 days.
  5. ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 148 and 166 days.
  6. ^ The exact date that AJW closed is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 454 and 483 days.

See also

References

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.