All Pacific Championship

All Pacific Championship
The All Pacific Championship belt
Details
PromotionAll Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 31, 1977
Date retiredApril 2005
Other name(s)
Hawaiian Pacific Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Jane O'Brien
Final champion(s)Lioness Asuka
Most reignsKumiko Maekawa
Kyoko Inoue
Suzuka Minami
Tomoko Watanabe/Zap T
(4 reigns)
Longest reignChigusa Nagayo
(740 days)
Shortest reignLioness Asuka
Suzuka Minami
(<1 day)

The All Pacific Championship was the secondary singles women's professional wrestling title in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling or AJW. The belt was started as the Hawaiian Pacific Championship in 1977 and was renamed the All Pacific Championship in 1978.

Title history

Name Years
Hawaiian Pacific Championship August 31, 1977 – September 1, 1977
All Pacific Championship September 1, 1977 – April 2005
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 Jane O'Brien August 31, 1977 Live Event Honolulu, HI 1 1 O'Brien defeated Maki Ueda to become the inaugural Hawaiian Pacific champion. [1]
2 Yumi Ikeshita September 1, 1977 Live Event Honolulu, HI 1 122 – 261 The title is renamed the All Pacific Championship during this reign; Ikeshita was recognized by AJW as first All Pacific Champion. [1]
— Vacated 1978 — — — — The championship was vacated after Yumi Ikeshita suffered an ankle injury. [1]
3 Chabela Romero May 20, 1978 Live Event Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan 1 81 Romero defeated Maki Ueda to win the vacant championship. [1]
4 Maki Ueda August 9, 1978 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 202 [1]
— Vacated February 27, 1979 — — — — Maki Ueda vacated the championship to pursue the WWWA World Single Championship. [1]
5 Tomi Aoyama September 27, 1979 Live Event Osaka, Japan 1 65 Aoyama defeated Leilani Kai to win the vacant championship. [1]
— Vacated December 1, 1979 — — — — The championship was vacated after Tomi Aoyama suffered a knee injury. [1]
6 Yumi Ikeshita February 21, 1980 Live Event Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 2 370 Ikeshita defeated Lucy Kayama to win the vacant championship. [1]
7 Mimi Hagiwara February 25, 1981 Live Event Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 185 [1]
— Vacated August 29, 1981 — — — — Mimi Hagiwara vacated the championship to pursue the WWWA World Single Championship. [1]
8 Jumbo Hori January 12, 1982 Live Event Chiba, Japan 1 154 Hori defeated Wild Kazuki to win the vacant championship. [1]
— Vacated June 15, 1982 — — — — Jumbo Hori vacated the championship to pursue the WWWA World Tag Team Championship. [1]
9 Judy Martin October 5, 1982 Live Event Osaka, Japan 1 30 Martin defeated Yukari Omori to win the vacant championship. [1]
10 Mimi Hagiwara November 4, 1982 Live Event Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan 2 387 [1]
— Vacated November 26, 1983 — — — — The championship was vacated after Mimi Hagiwara retired from wrestling. [1]
11 Devil Masami April 1, 1984 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 620 Masami defeated Judy Martin to win the vacant championship. [1]
— Vacated December 12, 1985 — — — — Devil Masami vacated the championship to pursue the WWWA World Single Championship. [1]
12 Chigusa Nagayo April 5, 1986 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 138 Nagayo defeated Dump Matsumoto to win the vacant championship. [1]
13 Leilani Kai August 21, 1986 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 249 [1][2]
14 Chigusa Nagayo April 27, 1987 Live Event Osaka, Japan 2 740 [1]
— Vacated May 6, 1989 — — — — The championship was vacated after Chigusa Nagayo retired from wrestling. [1]
15 Bull Nakano June 18, 1989 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 148 Nakano defeated Mitsuko Nishiwaki to win the vacant championship. [1]
16 Noriyo Tateno November 13, 1989 Live Event Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan 1 168 [1]
17 Aja Kong April 30, 1990 Live Event Chiba, Japan 1 48 [1]
18 Suzuka Minami June 17, 1990 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 <1 [1]
— Vacated June 17, 1990 Live Event Tokyo, Japan — — The championship was when Suzuka Minami refuses the title due to winning by disqualification. [1]
19 Manami Toyota October 7, 1990 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 161 Toyota defeated Bison Kimura in tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1]
20 Suzuka Minami March 17, 1991 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2 43 [1]
21 Akira Hokuto April 29, 1991 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 158 [1]
22 Suzuka Minami October 4, 1991 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 3 22 [1]
23 Bison Kimura October 26, 1991 Live Event Toyama, Japan 1 223 [1]
24 Kyoko Inoue June 5, 1992 Live Event Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan 1 174 [1]
25 Akira Hokuto November 26, 1992 Dream Rush in Kawasaki Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 2 248 – 278 [1]
— Vacated August 1993 — — — — The championship was vacated after Akira Hokuto suffered an injury. [1]
26 Toshiyo Yamada November 28, 1993 Wrestling Queendom Osaka, Japan 1 119 Yamada defeated Manami Toyota to win the vacant championship. [1]
27 Kyoko Inoue March 27, 1994 Wrestling Queendom Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 2 150 [1]
28 Manami Toyota August 24, 1994 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2 214 This match was also for Toyota's IWA World Women's Championship. [1][3]
— Vacated March 26, 1995 — — — — The championship was vacated for unknown reasons. [1]
29 Toshiyo Yamada March 26, 1995 Wrestling Queendom Victory Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 2 182 Yamada defeated Reggie Bennett and Takako Inoue in the triangular tournament to win the vacant championship. [1][4]
30 Yumiko Hotta September 24, 1995 Innocent Stars in Kawasaki Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 99 – 272 [1]
— Vacated April 1996 — — — — Yumiko Hotta vacated the championship in the Spring of 1996, in order to pursue the WWWA World Single Championship. [1]
31 Reggie Bennett June 22, 1996 Champions Night in Sapporo Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 1 152 Bennett defeated Kaoru Ito in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1]
32 Takako Inoue November 21, 1996 Tag League the Best - Day 31 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan 1 60 Already possessed the IWA World Women's Championship. [1][5]
33 Kyoko Inoue January 20, 1997 "Ota Ward Champion Legend 1997" Zenjo Perfection - Day 13 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan 3 111 Already possessed the WWWA World Single Championship. Unifies WWWA, IWA, and All Pacific Championships. [1]
— Vacated May 11, 1997 Zenjo Transformation - Day 8 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan — — The championship was vacated due to dissatisfaction with 60-minute draw against Kaoru Ito. [1][6]
34 Takako Inoue June 18, 1997 Zenjo Transformation - Day 36 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 2 13 – 43 Inoue defeated Toshiyo Yamada to win the vacant championship. [1]
— Vacated July 1997 — — — — The championship was vacated after Takako Inoue suffered an injury. [1]
35 Tomoko Watanabe August 22, 1997 Osaka Queen Holy Night Osaka, Japan 1 133 Watanabe defeated Kaoru Ito to win the vacant championship. [1]
36 Takako Inoue January 2, 1998 New Year Zenjo "VOW" - Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 3 109 [1]
37 Zap T April 21, 1998 Zenjo "RAN" - Day 7 Osaka, Japan 2 14 Formerly known as Tomoko Watanabe [1]
38 Kumiko Maekawa May 5, 1998 Zenjo "RAN" - Day 17 Tokyo, Japan 1 208 [1]
39 Yasha Kurenai November 29, 1998 30th Anniversary Show Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 89 [1]
40 Kumiko Maekawa February 26, 1999 LLPW Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 350 [1]
41 Azumi Hyūga February 11, 2000 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 155 [1]
42 Tomoko Watanabe July 15, 2000 Odaiba W Explosion Tokyo, Japan 3 428 Formerly known as Zap T. [1]
43 Kumiko Maekawa September 16, 2001 N/A Tokyo, Japan 3 38 [1]
— Vacated October 24, 2001 — — — — Kumiko Maekawa vacated the championship after a title defense against Momoe Nakanishi. [1]
44 Momoe Nakanishi February 24, 2002 Zenjo Turbulence Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 196 Nakanishi defeated Kumiko Maekawa to win the vacant championship. [1]
— Vacated September 8, 2002 — — — — Momoe Nakanishi vacated the championship to pursue the WWWA World Single Championship. [1]
45 noki-A October 20, 2002 Tag League the Best - Tag 2 Real All-Womanism Dream Explosion: Kawasaki Part 1 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 63 noki-A defeated Kayo Noumi in tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1]
46 Kayo Noumi December 22, 2002 Real All-Womanism Dream Explosion: Kawasaki Part 2 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 483 [1]
— Vacated April 18, 2004 — — — — The championship was vacated after Kayo Noumi retired from wrestling. [1]
47 Mika Nishio July 18, 2004 Rising Generation - Day 12 Tokyo, Japan 1 112 [1]
48 Hikaru November 7, 2004 Rising Generation - Day 12 Tokyo, Japan 1 105 [1]
49 Lioness Asuka February 20, 2005 Lioness Asuka Produce: Dream Comes Living Legend Tokyo, Japan 1 <1 [1]
— Vacated February 20, 2005 — — — — The championship was vacated immediately after Lioness Asuka won the championship due to injury. [1]
— Deactivated  April 2005 — — — — The championship retired when AJW closed.

Combined reigns

Two-time and record longest reigning champion Chigusa Nagayo
¤ The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct.
Rank Wrestler No. of
Reigns 		Combined
Days
1 Chigusa Nagayo 2 878
2 Devil Masami 1 620
3 Kumiko Maekawa 3 596
4 Tomoko Watanabe/Zap T 3 575
5 Mimi Hagiwara 2 572
6 Yumi Ikeshita 2 492 – 631¤
7 Kayo Noumi 1 483
8 Kyoko Inoue 3 435
9 Akira Hokuto 2 406 – 436¤
10 Manami Toyota 2 375
11 Toshiyo Yamada 2 301
12 Leilani Kai 1 249
13 Bison Kimura 1 223
14 Maki Ueda 1 202
15 Momoe Nakanishi 1 196
16 Takako Inoue 2 182 – 212¤
17 Noriyo Tateno 1 168
18 Azumi Hyūga 1 155
19 Jumbo Hori 1 154
20 Reggie Bennett 1 152
21 Bull Nakano 1 148
22 Mika Nishio 1 112
23 Hikaru 1 105
24 Yumiko Hotta 1 99 – 272¤
25 Yasha Kurenai 1 89
26 Chabela Romero 1 81
27 Suzuka Minami 3 65
Tomi Aoyama 1 65
29 noki-A 1 63
30 Aja Kong 1 48
31 Judy Martin 1 30
32 Jane O'Brien 1 1
33 Lioness Asuka 1 <1

See also

References

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