AJW Championship
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The AJW Championship was a secondary belt contested in the Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
(AJW). 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.
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
, nicknamed Zenjo was a joshi puroresu promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. The group held their first card on June 4 of that year...
(AJW). The first champion, in 1980, was Rimi Yokota
Jaguar Yokota
is a Japanese professional wrestler and later wrestling trainer, who wrestled under the name . She is widely considered one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time, and, during her heyday in the early 1980s, was considered one of the best wrestlers in the world, irrespective of...
. 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.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Rimi Yokota Jaguar Yokota is a Japanese professional wrestler and later wrestling trainer, who wrestled under the name . She is widely considered one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time, and, during her heyday in the early 1980s, was considered one of the best wrestlers in the world, irrespective of... |
1 | December 15, 1980 | Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Defeated Nancy Kumi to become the first AJW Champion. Vacated on March 7, 1981 |
| Devil Masami | 1 | May 9, 1981 | Omiya, Saitama Omiya, Saitama was a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In 2001 it merged with two other cities to form the city of Saitama. Since 1 April 2003, the area of former Ōmiya city is Kita-ku, Minuma-ku, Nishi-ku, and Ōmiya-ku of Saitama city.-Origin and pre-modern history:... |
Defeated Tomoko Kitamura Lioness Asuka is a Japanese professional wrestler from Tokyo. Along with long-time tag team partner Chigusa Nagayo she formed The Crush Gals, known for their mainstream popularity in the 1980s, and the most successful women's tag team of all time.-Career:... . Vacated on April 7, 1982 |
| Lioness Asuka Lioness Asuka is a Japanese professional wrestler from Tokyo. Along with long-time tag team partner Chigusa Nagayo she formed The Crush Gals, known for their mainstream popularity in the 1980s, and the most successful women's tag team of all time.-Career:... |
1 | July 19, 1982 | Tokyo | Defeated Masked Yu. |
| Kaoru Matsumoto Kaoru Matsumoto Kaoru Matsumoto is a semi-retired Japanese professional wrestler, known by her ringname Dump Matsumoto, who competed in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling as one of the leading female wrestlers during the 1980s. The longtime leader of the stable Gokuaku Domei—which included Crane Yu, Condor Saito and... |
1 | January 8, 1983 | Kumaya | |
| Lioness Asuka | 2 | June 1, 1983 | Omiya, Saitama | Vacated on January 18, 1984 |
| Itsuki Yamazaki | 1 | February 28, 1984 | Sagamihara, Kanagawa Sagamihara, Kanagawa is a city located in north central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of Greater Tokyo. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been... |
Defeated Noriyo Tateno Noriyo Tateno is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who is best known as one half of the tag team Jumping Bomb Angels with Itsuki Yamazaki... . Vacated on February 25, 1985. |
| Bull Nakano | 1 | July 25, 1985 | Yamato, Kanagawa Yamato, Kanagawa is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 225,866 and a density of 8,320 persons per km². The total area was 27.06 km².-Surrounding municipalities:*Zama*Fujisawa*Ebina*Sagamihara*Ayase... |
Defeated Mika Komatsu. |
| Yumi Ogura | 1 | January 28, 1988 | Nagoya, Aichi Nagoya, Aichi is the third-largest incorporated city and the fourth most populous urban area in Japan.Located on the Pacific coast in the Chūbu region on central Honshu, it is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Moji... |
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| Mika Komatsu | 1 | July 10, 1988 | Edmonton, Alberta | Vacated in February 1989, due to retirement. |
| Erika Shishido | 1 | March 19, 1989 | Tokyo | Defeated Manami Toyota Manami Toyota is a professional wrestler best known for her work with the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling wrestling promotion. Following AJW's closure she has continued to work in other joshi promotions such as GAEA and NEO... . |
| Reibun Amada | 1 | August 24, 1989 | Tokyo | Vacated in October, 1989, due to retirement. |
| Manami Toyota Manami Toyota is a professional wrestler best known for her work with the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling wrestling promotion. Following AJW's closure she has continued to work in other joshi promotions such as GAEA and NEO... |
1 | November 18, 1989 | Matsuda, Kanagawa Matsuda, Kanagawa is a town located in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 11,716 and a density of 312 persons per km2... |
Defeated Mika Takahashi. Vacated on September 1, 1990. |
| Kyoko Inoue Kyoko Inoue is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. She is also the founder of the joshi promotion NEO Japan... |
1 | October 2, 1990 | Yamagata, Yamagata Yamagata, Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture in Japan.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 253,951 with 97,457 households and a population density of 665.94 persons per km². The total area is 381.34 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1889.-Culture:The , one of Tōhoku's... |
Defeated Takako Inoue Takako Inoue is a Japanese professional wrestler. She wrestled primarily for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling promotion, and held several championships, primarily in tag team wrestling... . |
| Takako Inoue Takako Inoue is a Japanese professional wrestler. She wrestled primarily for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling promotion, and held several championships, primarily in tag team wrestling... |
1 | April 29, 1991 | Tokyo | |
| Mariko Yoshida Mariko Yoshida , is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her work with the ARSION wrestling promotion, where she was also head trainer.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | April 29, 1992 | Toda, Saitama Toda, Saitama is a city located in Saitama, Japan. The city is located beside the Arakawa river which separates it from Tokyo. The Sasame river also flows through the city before joining the Arakawa.-History:... |
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| Sakie Hasegawa | 1 | July 15, 1992 | Tokyo | |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 1 | October 9, 1992 | Chiba, Chiba Chiba, Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000.... |
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| Kaoru Ito | 1 | November 26, 1992 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan and one of the main cities forming the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.... |
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| Debbie Malenko | 1 | February 10, 1993 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto Kumamoto, Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census... |
Vacated in mid-1993, due to an injury. |
| Mima Shimoda | 1 | September 18, 1993 | Omiya, Saitama | Defeated Bat Yoshinaga. Vacated on April 9, 1994 to concentrate on tag team matches with Estuko Mita. |
| Kaoru Ito | 2 | May 4, 1994 | Toda, Saitama | Defeated Rie Tamada. |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 2 | June 30, 1995 | Hakodate, Hokkaido Hakodate, Hokkaido is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture.Hakodate was Japan's first city whose port was opened to foreign trade in 1854 as a result of Convention of Kanagawa, and used to be the most important port in northern Japan... |
Vacated in early 1996. |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 1 | May 4, 1996 | Toda, Saitama | Defeated Chaparita ASARI. |
| Rie Tamada | 1 | November 21, 1996 | Kobe, Hyogo Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... |
Vacated in December 1997. |
| Momoe Nakanishi | 1 | December 12, 1997 | Chiba, Chiba | Defeated Sachie Nishibori. |
| Emi Motokawa | 1 | January 24, 1998 | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Hamamatsu, Shizuoka is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007.- History :... |
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| Momoe Nakanishi | 2 | April 12, 1998 | Tokyo | Vacated in 1999 due to the title defence limit, |
| Nanae Takahashi Nanae Takahashi Nanae Takahashi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Japan. She has wrestled for prominent Japanese promotions All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling and Pro Wrestling SUN, and has held multiple world championships... |
1 | March 1, 2000 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka Fukuoka, Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by... |
Defeated Miyuki Fujii. |
| Miho Wakizawa | 1 | September 17, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| Rumi Kazama | 1 | May 26, 2001 | Tokyo | Vacated immediately upon winning the belt. |
| Kayo Noumi | 1 | July 27, 2001 | Tokyo | Defeated Miho Wakizawa |
| Kayoko Haruyama | 1 | September 26, 2001 | Tokyo | |
| Kayo Noumi | 2 | January 4, 2002 | Tokyo | Vacated on September 22, 2002, in order to participated in the October 20, 2002 tournament Tournament A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:... for the All Pacific Championship All Pacific Championship The All Pacific Women's Championship was the secondary singles title in the wrestling promotion 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.-History:... . |
| Miyuki Fujii | 1 | October 8, 2002 | Mie Mie Mie may refer to:* KMIE, the ICAO code for the Delaware County Airport near Muncie, Indiana* Mie Prefecture, Japan* Mie District, Mie, a district of Japan* Mie, Ōita, a town of Japan* Mie University, a university in Tsu, Mie, Japan... |
Defeated Mika Nishio. |
| Kaori Yoneyama | 1 | November 29, 2002 | Tokyo | |
| Mika Nishio | 1 | January 4, 2003 | Tokyo | Vacated in early 2003, when Nishio leaves AJW. |
| Sasori (Miyuki Fujii) | 2 | June 19, 2003 | Kanazawa, Ishikawa Kanazawa, Ishikawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's... |
Defeated Saki Maemura. |
| Hikaru | 2 | February 15, 2003 | Tokyo | |
| Saki Maemura | 1 | January 3, 2004 | Tokyo | Final champion. |