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SWA World Championship
Current design of the title (2016 – present)
Details
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
Date establishedMay 21, 2016[1]
Current champion(s)Vacant
Date wonNovember 3, 2022
Other name(s)
SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Io Shirai[1]
Most reignsall titleholders (1 time)
Longest reignToni Storm (612 days)
Shortest reignBea Priestley (43 days)
Oldest championSyuri (31 years, 281 days)
Youngest championToni Storm (20 years, 279 days)[2]
Heaviest championViper (94 kg (207 lb))
Lightest championIo Shirai (54 kg (119 lb))[3]

The SWA World Championship (SWA世界王座, SWA Sekai Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship promoted by the Japanese World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Though the Japanese name of the title translates to "SWA World Championship", the title is also being internationally referred to as the "SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship".[4]

Title history

The title was created on May 21, 2016, during Stardom's three-day European tour, as the flagship title for a newly established international alliance called the Stardom World Association (SWA) (スターダム・ワールド・アソシエーション, Sutādamu Wārudo Asoshiēshon).[1][5] Promotions in the alliance include Stardom, British Empire Wrestling (BEW), the French Association Biterroise de Catch (ABC), the Mexican Women Wrestling Stars (WWS) and the Spanish Revolution Championship Wrestling (RCW).[6] Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The rules of the championship state that only wrestlers from countries other than the reigning champion can challenge it. For example, as long as the title had a Japanese champion, no other Japanese wrestler could challenge for it.[7] There have been a total of nine reigns shared among nine different wrestlers and three vacancies. The title is currently vacant after Mayu Iwatani relinquished it.

Reigns

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Japan Io Shirai May 21, 2016 RCW Presents Stardom Europe Barcelona, Spain 1 64 2[8] Shirai defeated Toni Storm in the finals of a nine-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. [1][5]
2 New Zealand Toni Storm July 24, 2016 Stardom×Stardom 2016: Osaka Manatsu no Saiten Osaka, Japan 1 612 15[9] [8][10][11]
3 Scotland Viper March 28, 2018 Stardom Dream Slam in Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1 292 2[12] Viper also defended her ICW Women's Championship in this match. [9]
4 Japan Utami Hayashishita January 14, 2019 Stardom 8th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 377 3[13] Viper also defended her EVE International Championship in this match. [12][14]
5 United Kingdom Jamie Hayter January 26, 2020 Stardom 9th Anniversary in Osaka Osaka, Japan 1 235 0[15] [13][16]
— Vacated September 17, 2020 — — — — — The title was vacated since Hayter was unable to travel to Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions. [15]
6 United Kingdom Bea Priestley October 3, 2020 Yokohama Cinderella 2020 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 43 0[17] Priestley defeated Momo Watanabe to win the vacant championship. [18]
7 Japan Syuri November 15, 2020 Sendai Cinderella Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 1 419 9[19] [17]
— Vacated January 8, 2022 Stardom in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan — — — Syuri voluntarily relinquished the title due to being a triple champion and to focus on the World of Stardom Championship and the Goddess of Stardom Championship. [20]
8 Austria Thekla January 29, 2022 Nagoya Supreme Fight Nagoya, Japan 1 96 2 Thekla defeated Mina Shirakawa to win the vacant title. [21]
9 Japan Mayu Iwatani May 5, 2022 Golden Week Fight Tour Fukuoka, Japan 1 182 3 [22]
— Vacated November 3, 2022 Hiroshima Goddess Festival Hiroshima, Japan — — — Iwatani voluntarily relinquished the title to focus on the IWGP Women's Championship. [23]

Combined reigns

As of November 9, 2024.

† Indicates the current champions
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Toni Storm 1 15 612
2 Syuri 1 9 419
3 Utami Hayashishita 1 3 377
4 Viper 1 2 292
5 Jamie Hayter 1 0 235
6 Mayu Iwatani 1 3 182
7 Thekla 1 2 96
8 Io Shirai 1 2 64
9 Bea Priestley 1 0 43

See also

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ a b c d 2016年5月21日　ヨーロッパツアー4日目. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). May 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ^ 5★Star GP2016参戦外国人選手. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). July 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  3. ^ 〜天空の逸女〜 紫雷イオ. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). May 21, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "SWA世界選手権". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. ^ a b 紫雷イオ世界制覇へ！各国で防衛戦構想. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "The Stardom World Association (SWA) is an alliance between the promoters of Stardom, WWS, RCW, ABC Catch, and BEW". We Are Stardom. Twitter. May 21, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ Meltzer, Dave (July 11, 2016). "July 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Preview for massive UFC weekend, including UFC 200, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 55. ISSN 1083-9593. The rules of the SWA title are that the champion can only defend against wrestlers from other countries. So if Shirai is the champion, nobody from Japan can get a shot. If Storm wins, nobody from New Zealand can get a shot.
  8. ^ a b 2016年7月21日　Stardom×Stardom2016～大阪真夏の祭典～. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). July 25, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  9. ^ a b 2018年3月28日　DREAM SLAM2018in Tokyo. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). March 28, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  10. ^ ＜スターダム＞イオＶ３ならず 小川社長は長期欠場勧告も示唆. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Daily Update: Bayley at Battleground, Ronaldo meets McGregor, Hendo vs. Bisping 2". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  12. ^ a b 2019年1月14日　スターダム8周年記念日. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). January 14, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  13. ^ a b 2020年1月26日　スターダム９周年記念日 in 大阪. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). January 27, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Lambert, Jeremy. "Stardom 8th Anniversary Results From Tokyo (1/14/19): Viper Loses Two Titles". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  15. ^ a b SWA世界選手権. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  16. ^ Lindsey, Philip (January 26, 2020). "Jamie Hayter wins STARDOM SWA Championship". Bell To Belles. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  17. ^ a b 2020年11月15日　STARDOM SENDAI CINDERELLA 2020. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  18. ^ Richards, Alex (October 3, 2020). "Stardom Yokohama Cinderella 2020 News Roundup". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  19. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (July 10, 2021). "July 10 Osaka ◆SWA Title Match Syuri retained the title, defeating Unagi Syaka via KO with a Roundhouse Kick at 19:05". twitter.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  20. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 8, 2022). "Syuri relinquished the SWA title. (No, it will not be defunct)". twitter.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  21. ^ スターダム✪STARDOM (January 29, 2022). "Thekla wins SWA World title". twitter.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  22. ^ スターダム✪STARDOM (May 5, 2022). 福岡女神祭り〜ばってんスターダム〜 5月5日（木）福岡国際センター ◆SWA世界選手権試合〈挑戦者〉岩谷麻優（17分26秒、ムーンサルト・プレス→片エビ固め）〈王者〉テクラ ※岩谷麻優は第9代目王者となる。. twitter.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  23. ^ スターダム✪STARDOM (November 3, 2022). 岩谷麻優がIWGP初代女子王座戦へ集中するため、SWA世界王座の返上を宣言！ 岩谷はIWGP初代女子王座トーナメント決勝戦に向けて全てを掛ける！. twitter.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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