IWRG Intercontinental Women's Championship
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The IWRG Intercontinental Women's Championship (Campeonato Intercontinental Feminil IWRG in Spanish
) is an inactive professional wrestling
women's championship
promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group
(IWRG). Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline
. The first champion was Ayako Hamada
who won it on September 11, 2003 in an elimination match against Flor Metalica, Amapola, Lady Metal, Joseline, Marcela
, Migala and La Diabólica
. After the win Hamada began working in Japan more and more, thus never defending the title in Mexico. In 2005 La Amapola
showed up at a wrestling event wearing the Women's title, claiming to have won it in Japan. The title has not been used since 2007 where La Amapola stopped wearing it, so while she has not officially been stripped of the title it is considered inactive as the IWRG simply does not promote it any more.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) is an inactive professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
women's championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group
International Wrestling Revolution Group is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. Founded in 1996 by Adolfo Moreno and since Moreno's death in late 2007 has been controlled by his sons Alfredo and Marco Moreno...
(IWRG). Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline
Narrative thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread , refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry 'All knowing' sort of narration...
. The first champion was Ayako Hamada
Ayako Hamada
is a female professional wrestler of mixed Japanese and Mexican descent, who is currently wrestling most notably for Pro Wrestling WAVE in Japan and Shimmer Women Athletes in the United States, where she is a co-holder of the Shimmer Tag Team Championship.She is best known for winning several...
who won it on September 11, 2003 in an elimination match against Flor Metalica, Amapola, Lady Metal, Joseline, Marcela
Marcela (wrestler)
María Elena Santamaría Gómez is a Mexican professional wrestler, known mainly for her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where she works under the ring name Marcela...
, Migala and La Diabólica
La Diabólica
La Diabólica is a Mexican Luchadora Enmascarada, or masked professional wrestler, best known from her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotions Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...
. After the win Hamada began working in Japan more and more, thus never defending the title in Mexico. In 2005 La Amapola
La Amapola
Guadalupe Olvera is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchadora as they are called in Spanish, best known under the ring name La Amapola . Olvera is best known for her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , which she has worked for all her career...
showed up at a wrestling event wearing the Women's title, claiming to have won it in Japan. The title has not been used since 2007 where La Amapola stopped wearing it, so while she has not officially been stripped of the title it is considered inactive as the IWRG simply does not promote it any more.
Title history
Key| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| # | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
| # | Wrestler name | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayako Hamada Ayako Hamada is a female professional wrestler of mixed Japanese and Mexican descent, who is currently wrestling most notably for Pro Wrestling WAVE in Japan and Shimmer Women Athletes in the United States, where she is a co-holder of the Shimmer Tag Team Championship.She is best known for winning several... |
Naucalpan, Mexico Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... |
Live event House show A house show is a professional wrestling show run by a major promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events, as well as test reactions to matches, wrestlers, and... |
Defeated Flor Metalica, La Amapola La Amapola Guadalupe Olvera is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchadora as they are called in Spanish, best known under the ring name La Amapola . Olvera is best known for her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , which she has worked for all her career... , Lady Metal, Joseline, Marcela Marcela (wrestler) María Elena Santamaría Gómez is a Mexican professional wrestler, known mainly for her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where she works under the ring name Marcela... , Migala and La Diabólica La Diabólica La Diabólica is a Mexican Luchadora Enmascarada, or masked professional wrestler, best known from her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotions Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración... in an elimination match to become first champion. |
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| La Amapola La Amapola Guadalupe Olvera is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchadora as they are called in Spanish, best known under the ring name La Amapola . Olvera is best known for her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , which she has worked for all her career... |
+ | Unknown | Live event House show A house show is a professional wrestling show run by a major promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events, as well as test reactions to matches, wrestlers, and... |
Record unclear on how La Amapola won the championship. |
External links
- IWRG Intercontinental Women's Title history:
- wrestling-titles.com
- Solie.org