The AJW Junior Championship was a tertiary singles title in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. The title started in 1980 and was retired in April 2005 when the promotion closed.
| AJW Junior Championship | |||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||
| Promotion | All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||
| Date established | January 4, 1980 | ||||||||
| Date retired | April 2005 | ||||||||
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The prize was originally contested among wrestlers under the age of 20, but in 1993, they changed it to wrestlers with less than two years of experience in professional wrestling. The first belt design was a brown belt that also represented the AJW Championship. Later, the Junior Championship became a golden belt with a turquoise strap.
Title history
edit| 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 | January 4, 1980 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 1] | Yokota defeated Chino Sato to become the inaugural champion. | [1][2] |
| — | Vacated | August 1980 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1][2] |
| 2 | Tomoko Kitamura | January 4, 1981 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 2] | Kitamura defeated Noriko Kawakami to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | January 1982 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 3 | Chigusa Nagayo | May 15, 1982 | N/A | Ōmiya, Satima, Japan | 1 | 87 | Nagayo defeated Itsuki Yamazaki to win the vacant championship. | [1][2] |
| 4 | Noriyo Tateno | August 10, 1982 | N/A | Fukushima, Japan | 1 | 516 | [1] | |
| 5 | Chigusa Nagayo | January 8, 1984 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | <1 | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | January 8, 1984 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 6 | Yumi Ogura | March 17, 1984 | N/A | Kiryū, Gunma, Japan | 1 | 180 | Ogura defeated Keiko Nakano to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 7 | Keiko Nakano | September 13, 1984 | N/A | Toda, Saitama, Japan | 1 | [Note 3] | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | 1985 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 8 | Yumi Ogura | April 7, 1985 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 249 | Ogura defeated Mika Komatsu in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | December 12, 1985 | — | — | — | — | Yumi Ogura vacated the championship in order to train for the AJW Championship. | [1] |
| 9 | Condor Saito | January 4, 1986 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 75 | Saito defeated Kazue Nagahori to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 10 | Hisako Uno | March 20, 1986 | N/A | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 70 | [1] | |
| 11 | Yasuko Ishiguro | May 29, 1986 | N/A | Ōmiya, Satima, Japan | 1 | 220 | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | January 4, 1987 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 12 | Kyoko Asoh | February 26, 1987 | N/A | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | 1 | 227 | Asoh defeated Megumi Kudo to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | October 11, 1987 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated upon Kyoko Asoh's retirement. | [1] |
| 13 | Mika Suzuki | December 26, 1987 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 141 | Suzuki defeated Kaoru Maeda in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1][3] |
| — | Vacated | May 15, 1988 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1][3] |
| 14 | Toshiyo Yamada | July 19, 1988 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 4] | Yamada defeated Miori Kamiya in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1][3] |
| — | Vacated | September 1988 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Toshiyo Yamada suffered an injury. | [1][3] |
| 15 | Reibun Amada | December 11, 1988 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 3] | Amada defeated Manami Toyota to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | 1989 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 16 | Mima Shimoda | October 8, 1989 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 3] | Shimoda defeated Asayo Obata to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 17 | Yuki Lee | March 20, 1992 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 2 | Lee defeated Akemi Torisu in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | March 22, 1992 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Yuki Lee suffered an injury. | [1] |
| 18 | Akemi Torisu | April 29, 1992 | N/A | Toda, Saitama, Japan | 1 | 103 | Torisu defeated won a tournament to win the vacant championship. | [1] |
| 19 | Rie Tamada | August 10, 1992 | N/A | Okazaki, Aichi, Japan | 1 | 36 | [1] | |
| 20 | Kumiko Maekawa | September 15, 1992 | N/A | Japan | 1 | 269 | [1] | |
| 21 | Numatchi | June 11, 1993 | N/A | Japan | 1 | 110 | [1] | |
| 22 | Mizuki Endo | September 29, 1993 | AJW/LLPW Nagoya Super Whirlwing ~ Zenjo VS. LLPW Total Opposition War - Day 20 | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | 1 | 60 | [1][4] | |
| 23 | Chaparita Asari | November 28, 1993 | N/A | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 8 | [1] | |
| 24 | Candy Okutsu | December 6, 1993 | N/A | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 475 | [1] | |
| 25 | Chaparita Asari | March 26, 1995 | Wrestling Queendom Victory | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | 2 | [Note 5] | [1][5] | |
| — | Vacated | May 1995 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 26 | Yoshiko Tamura | June 27, 1995 | Zenjo Movement - Day 40 | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | 1 | 432 | Tamura defeated Misae Watanabe in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1][6] |
| 27 | Tomoko Miyaguchi | September 1, 1996 | The Rising Generation Queens Carnival | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 6] | [1][7][8] | |
| — | Vacated | February 1997 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Tomoko Miyaguchi suffered an injury. | [1] |
| 28 | Momoe Nakanishi | March 23, 1997 | N/A | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | 1 | [Note 7] | Nakanishi defeated Nanae Takahashi to win the vacant championship. | [1][9] |
| — | Vacated | December 1997 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1] |
| 29 | Mika Nishio | September 15, 2002 | JWP Shinjuku Valkyrie's Kiss vol.2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 98 | Nishio defeated Kaori Yoneyama and Rena Takase in a three-way round-robin tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [1][10] |
| 30 | Rena Takase | December 22, 2002 | Real All-Womanism Dream Explosion ~ Kawasaki Part 2 ~ | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | 1 | [Note 8] | [1][11][12] | |
| — | Deactivated | April 2005 | — | — | — | — | The championship retired when AJW closed. | |
Combined reigns
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| ¤ | 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 | Rena Takase | 1 | 831 – 860¤ |
| 2 | Noriyo Tateno | 1 | 516 |
| 3 | Candy Okutsu | 1 | 475 |
| 4 | Yoshiko Tamura | 1 | 432 |
| 5 | Yumi Ogura | 2 | 429 |
| 6 | Tomoko Kitamura | 1 | 362 – 392¤ |
| 7 | Kumiko Maekawa | 1 | 269 |
| 8 | Momoe Nakanishi | 1 | 253 – 283¤ |
| 9 | Kyoko Asoh | 1 | 227 |
| 10 | Yasuko Ishiguro | 1 | 220 |
| 11 | Rimi Yokota | 1 | 210 – 240¤ |
| 12 | Tomoko Miyaguchi | 1 | 153 – 180¤ |
| 13 | Mika Suzuki | 1 | 141 |
| 14 | Numatchi | 1 | 110 |
| 15 | Akemi Torisu | 1 | 103 |
| 16 | Mika Nishio | 1 | 98 |
| 17 | Chigusa Nagayo | 2 | 87 |
| 18 | Condor Saito | 1 | 75 |
| 19 | Hisako Uno | 1 | 70 |
| 20 | Mizuki Endo | 1 | 60 |
| 21 | Chaparita Asari | 2 | 44 – 74¤ |
| Toshiyo Yamada | 1 | 44 – 73¤ | |
| 23 | Rie Tamada | 1 | 36 |
| 24 | Yuki Lee | 1 | 2 |
| - | Keiko Nakano | 1 | N/A |
| Mima Shimoda | 1 | N/A | |
| Reibun Amada | 1 | N/A |
Footnotes
edit- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 210 and 240 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 362 and 392 days.
- ^ a b c The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 44 and 73 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 36 and 66 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 153 and 180 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 253 and 283 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was deactivated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 831 and 860 days.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as "All Japan Junior Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c Molinaro, John (2002). Marek, Jeff; Meltzer, Dave (eds.). Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Toronto, Ontario: Winding Stair Press. pp. 134, 166–167. ISBN 1-55366-305-5.
- ^ a b c d "AJW Junior Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "AJW/LLPW Nagoya Super Whirlwing ~ Zenjo VS. LLPW Total Opposition War - Tag 20". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "AJW Wrestling Queendom 1995 Victory". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "AJW Zenjo Movement 1995 - Tag 40". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "The Rising Generation Queens Carnival". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ 輝優優. Gaea Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ Oe, Momoe (July 7, 2005). ママ（大江百重） (in Japanese). Livedoor. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ "JWP Shinjuku Valkyrie's Kiss vol.2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "AJW Real All-Womanism Dream Explosion ~ Kawasaki Part 2 ~". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Profile". Leon Spirits (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2012.