All Pacific Championship
Encyclopedia
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.
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...
, or AJW. The belt was started as the Hawaiian Pacific Championship in 1977, and was renamed the All Pacific Championship in 1978.
History
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Jane O'Brien | 1 | August 31, 1977 | Defeated Maki Ueda to become the first Hawaiian Pacific Champion. | |
| Yumi Ikeshita | 1 | September 1, 1977 | Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and... |
Recognized as first All Pacific Champion. Vacated in 1978 due to injury. |
| Chabela Romero | 1 | May 20, 1978 | Omiya, Saitama Omiya-ku, Saitama is a ward of Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It is in the Greater Tokyo Area and about 25 km north of central Tokyo. Ōmiya-ku is surrounded by Nishi-ku , Kita-ku , Minuma-ku , Urawa-ku , Chūō-ku , and Sakura-ku of Saitama city.Ōmiya-ku is the most active commercial and business centre in... |
Defeated Maki Ueda. |
| Maki Ueda | 1 | August 9, 1978 | 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... |
Vacated on February 27, 1979 to pursue the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship WWWA World Heavyweight Championship The WWWA World Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling from 1970 until it closed in 2005. It was also known in Pro Wrestling Illustrated and other London Publishing wrestling magazines as the All-Japan Women's International Championship... |
| Tomi Aoyama | 1 | September 27, 1979 | Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
Defeated Leilani Kai Leilani Kai Patricia Schroeder , better known by her stage name Leilani Kai, is a semi-retired professional wrestler. She began training with The Fabulous Moolah right after finishing high school... . Vacated in 1979 due to injury. |
| Yumi Ikeshita | 2 | February 21, 1980 | 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... |
Defeated Lucy Kayama |
| Mimi Hagiwara | 1 | February 25, 1981 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Vacated on August 29, 1981 to pursue the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Jumbo Hori | 1 | January 12, 1982 | 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.... |
Defeated Wild Kazuki. Vacated on June 15, 1982 to pursue the WWWA World Tag Team Championship WWWA World Tag Team Championship The World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was the top doubles championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling from 1970 until it closed in 2005... |
| Judy Martin Judy Martin (wrestler) Judy Hardee is a former female professional wrestler known as Judy Martin. Martin is a former WWF Women's Tag Team Champion. She held the title with partner Leilani Kai as The Glamour Girls... |
1 | October 5, 1982 | Osaka | Defeated Yukari Omori |
| Mimi Hagiwara | 2 | November 4, 1982 | Himeji, Hyōgo Himeji, Hyogo is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 535,945, with 206,409 households. The total area is 534.43 km².- History :... |
Vacated on November 26, 1983 due to retirement |
| Devil Masami Devil Masami Masami Yoshida is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her appearances in All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling, GAEA Japan and Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling Project under the name Devil Masami... |
1 | April 1, 1984 | Tokyo | Defeated Judy Martin. Vacated on December 12, 1985 after winning the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| Chigusa Nagayo Chigusa Nagayo is a retired Japanese female professional wrestler best known for her mainstream popularity in the 1980s as a member of the tag team The Crush Gals with long-time partner Lioness Asuka. She was the founder of the GAEA Women's Professional Wrestling organization . She briefly competed as alter-ego... |
1 | April 5, 1986 | Tokyo | Defeated Dump Matsumoto |
| Leilani Kai Leilani Kai Patricia Schroeder , better known by her stage name Leilani Kai, is a semi-retired professional wrestler. She began training with The Fabulous Moolah right after finishing high school... |
1 | August 21, 1986 | Tokyo | |
| Chigusa Nagayo | 2 | April 27, 1987 | Osaka | Vacated on May 6, 1989 due to retirement |
| Bull Nakano | 1 | June 18, 1989 | Tokyo | Defeated Mitsuko Nishiwaki |
| 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... |
1 | November 13, 1989 | Ashikaga, Tochigi Ashikaga, Tochigi is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Ashikaga is located north of Tokyo.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 153,766, with a household number of 59,219, and a density of 864.73 persons per km²... |
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| Aja Kong | 1 | April 30, 1990 | Chiba, Chiba | |
| Suzuka Minami | 1 | June 17, 1990 | Tokyo | Vacant when Minami refuses the belt due to winning by DQ. |
| 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 | October 7, 1990 | Tokyo | Defeated Bison Kimura in tournament final. |
| Suzuka Minami | 2 | March 17, 1991 | Tokyo | |
| Akira Hokuto | 1 | April 29, 1991 | Tokyo | |
| Suzuka Minami | 3 | October 4, 1991 | Tokyo | |
| Bison Kimura | 1 | October 26, 1991 | Toyama, Toyama Toyama, Toyama is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo.... |
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| 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 | June 5, 1992 | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō Asahikawa, Hokkaido is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a Core city since April 1, 2000... |
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| Akira Hokuto | 2 | 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.... |
Vacated in August 1993 due to injury. |
| Toshiyo Yamada Toshiyo Yamada is a retired Japanese female professional wrestler. In the 1990s, Yamada wrestled for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling promotion .-Career:A year after her professional wrestling debut in 1987, Toshiyo Yamada was awarded the AJW Junior Championship. She then formed the tag team "Dream Orca" with... |
1 | November 28, 1992 | Osaka | Defeated Manami Toyota. |
| Kyoko Inoue | 2 | March 27, 1994 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
| Manami Toyota | 2 | August 24, 1994 | Tokyo | |
| Toshiyo Yamada | 2 | March 26, 1995 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 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... and Reggie Bennett in triangular tournament. |
| Yumiko Hotta | 1 | September 24, 1995 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Vacated in Spring, 1996 to pursue the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| Reggie Bennett Reggie Bennett Reggie Bennett is an American former professional wrestler. She is best known for her work in joshi puroresu organizations such as All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | June 22, 1996 | Sapporo, Hokkaidō Sapporo, Hokkaido is the fourth-largest city in Japan by population, and the largest city on the island of Hokkaido. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan.... |
Defeated Kaoru Ito in a tournament final. |
| 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 | November 21, 1996 | Kobe, Hyogo | Already possessed the IWA World Women's Championship IWA World Women's Championship The IWA World Women's Championship was a major title in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. It had its origins with Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta in 1987.-History:-External links:*... . |
| Kyoko Inoue | 3 | January 20, 1997 | Tokyo | Already possessed the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship. Unifies WWWA, IWA, and All Pacific Championships. Vacated on May 11, 1997 due to dissatisfaction with 60-minute draw against Kaoru Ito. |
| Takako Inoue | 2 | June 18, 1997 | Sapporo, Hokkaidō | Defeated Toshiyo Yamada. Injured in July 1997. The belt is temporarily held by Tomoko Watanabe as of August 22, 1997. Takako Inoue regains the belt on January 2, 1998. |
| Zap T | 1 | April 21, 1998 | Osaka | |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 1 | May 5, 1998 | Tokyo | |
| Yasha Kurenai | 1 | November 29, 1998 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 2 | February 26, 1999 | Tokyo | |
| Azumi Hyūga | 1 | February 11, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 2 | July 15, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 3 | September 16, 2001 | Tokyo | Vacated on October 24, 2001, after defense against Momoe Nakanishi. |
| Momoe Nakanishi | 1 | February 24, 2002 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | Vacated on September 8, 2002 to pursue the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| noki-A AKINO , better known as AKINO, is a female Japanese joshi wrestler. Billed from Honshū, she started late in the sport and didn't debut until the age of 24... |
1 | October 20, 2002 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Defeated Kayo Noumi in a tournament final. |
| Kayo Noumi | 1 | December 22, 2002 | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | Vacated on April 18, 2004 due to retirement. |
| Mika Nishio | 1 | July 18, 2004 | Tokyo | Defeated Hikaru in a tournament final. |
| Hikaru | 1 | November 7, 2004 | Tokyo | |
| 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 | February 20, 2005 | Tokyo | Vacated immediately after winning the belt, due to Hikaru's injury. |
| 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... closes in April 2005. |
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