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The WWWA World Single (世界シングル , Sekai Shinguru ) Championship was the top singles women's professional wrestling championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) 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 .[1] The title was descended from the original Women's World Championship , which Mildred Burke won in 1937.
On September 2, 2017, the title was revived for one day by former AJW wrestlers Kumiko Maekawa, Manami Toyota , Nanae Takahashi and Yumiko Hotta at an independent event produced by Hotta. The soon-to-retire Toyota then defeated Hotta and was awarded the title belt.[2]
Title history
#
Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
—
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
+
Indicates the current reign is changing daily
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Champion
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
1
Mildred Burke
1
April 1937
6,820 – 7,214
N/A
Live Event
Won the original World Women's title from Clara Mortenson. Continued to recognize herself as the first and still-undefeated World Women's champion, even after the National Wrestling Alliance had ceased to recognize her as champion after officials called her two out of three falls encounter with June Byers on August 20, 1954 in Atlanta, Georgia which never had a finish. Mildred returned to the promotion she founded, World Women's Wrestling Association and continued to defend the championship.
—
Vacated
—
1956
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated after Burke retired from wrestling.
2
Marie Vagnone
1
August 1970
45 – 75
Los Angeles, CA
Live Event
Won a tournament to decide the new champion.
3
Aiko Kyo
1
October 15, 1970
511
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
4
Jean Antoine
1
March 9, 1972
6
Odawara, Japan
Live Event
5
Aiko Kyo
2
March 15, 1972
42
Nagoya, Japan
Live Event
6
Sandy Starr
1
April 26, 1972
28
Osaka, Japan
Live Event
7
Aiko Kyo
3
May 24, 1972
38
Fukuoka, Japan
Live Event
8
Sara Lee
1
July 1, 1972
25
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
[3]
9
Miyoko Hoshino
1
July 26, 1972
293
Kasukabe, Japan
Live Event
10
Sandy Parker
1
May 15, 1973
56
Chōshi, Japan
Live Event
11
Miyoko Hoshino
2
July 10, 1973
63
Kasama, Japan
Live Event
12
Jumbo Miyamoto
1
September 11, 1973
172
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
13
Bambi Ball
1
March 2, 1974
0 – 4
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
—
Vacated
—
March 1974
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated due to injury.
14
Jumbo Miyamoto
2
March 6, 1974
26
Maebashi, Japan
Live Event
Defeated Jane O'Brien to win the vacant title.
15
Jackie West
1
April 1, 1974
23
Kobe, Japan
Live Event
16
Jumbo Miyamoto
3
April 24, 1974
329
Kumamoto, Japan
Live Event
17
Mach Fumiake
1
March 19, 1975
14
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
18
Jumbo Miyamoto
4
April 2, 1975
348
Osaka, Japan
Live Event
19
Mariko Akagi
1
March 15, 1976
33
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
20
Jumbo Miyamoto
5
April 17, 1976
52
Toyokawa, Japan
Live Event
21
Maki Ueda
1
June 8, 1976
175
Tottori, Japan
Live Event
22
Mariko Akagi
2
November 30, 1976
241
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
23
Maki Ueda
2
July 29, 1977
95
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
24
Jackie Sato
1
November 1, 1977
637
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
25
Monster Ripper
1
July 31, 1979
44
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
26
Jackie Sato
2
September 13, 1979
184
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
27
Monster Ripper
2
March 15, 1980
146
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
—
Vacated
—
August 8, 1980
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated after a match with Jackie Sato.
28
Jackie Sato
3
December 16, 1980
71
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
Defeated Nancy Kumi to win the vacant title.
29
Jaguar Yokota
1
February 25, 1981
801
Yokohama, Japan
Live Event
30
La Galactica
1
May 7, 1983
25
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
31
Jaguar Yokota
2
June 1, 1983
914 – 925
Ōmiya, Japan
Live Event
[4]
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Vacated
—
December 1985
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated due to Yokota retiring.
32
Devil Masami
1
December 12, 1985
254
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
Defeated Dump Matsumoto to win the vacant title.
33
Yukari Omori
1
August 23, 1986
423
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
34
Chigusa Nagayo
1
October 20, 1987
310
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
35
Lioness Asuka
1
August 25, 1988
0
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
Won the title by forfeit due to Nagayo being injured.
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Vacated
—
August 25, 1988
—
N/A
N/A
Asuka refused the title.
36
Lioness Asuka
2
January 29, 1989
171
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
Defeated Chigusa Nagayo to win the vacant title.
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Vacated
—
July 19, 1989
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated due to Asuka retiring.
37
Bull Nakano
1
January 4, 1990
1,057
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
Defeated Mitsuko Nishiwaki in a tournament final.
38
Aja Kong
1
November 26, 1992
850
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
39
Manami Toyota
1
March 26, 1995
93
Yokohama, Japan
Live Event
40
Aja Kong
2
June 27, 1995
64
Sapporo, Japan
Live Event
41
Dynamite Kansai
1
August 30, 1995
96
Osaka, Japan
Live Event
42
Manami Toyota
2
December 4, 1995
370
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
43
Kyoko Inoue
1
December 8, 1996
154
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
—
Vacated
—
May 11, 1997
—
N/A
N/A
Voluntarily vacated after a time limit draw against Kaoru Ito.
44
Kyoko Inoue
2
June 17, 1997
64
Sapporo, Japan
Live Event
Defeated Kaoru Ito to win the vacant title.
45
Yumiko Hotta
1
August 20, 1997
213
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
46
Shinobu Kandori
1
March 21, 1998
354
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
47
Yumiko Hotta
2
March 10, 1999
123
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
48
Kyoko Inoue
3
July 11, 1999
103
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
49
Yumiko Hotta
3
October 22, 1999
74
Fukuoka, Japan
Live Event
50
Manami Toyota
3
January 4, 2000
257
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
51
Kaoru Ito
1
September 17, 2000
525
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
52
Manami Toyota
4
February 24, 2002
132
Yokohama, Japan
Live Event
53
Kaoru Ito
2
July 6, 2002
106
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
54
Momoe Nakanishi
1
October 20, 2002
203
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
55
Ayako Hamada
1
May 11, 2003
238
Yokohama, Japan
Live Event
56
Amazing Kong
1
January 4, 2004
119
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
57
Ayako Hamada
2
May 2, 2004
224
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
58
Nanae Takahashi
1
December 12, 2004
17
Kawasaki, Japan
Live Event
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Vacated
—
December 29, 2004
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated due to injury.
59
Kumiko Maekawa
1
January 3, 2005
447
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
Defeated Ayako Hamada to win the vacant title.
60
Nanae Takahashi
2
March 26, 2006
0
Tokyo, Japan
Live Event
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Retired
—
March 26, 2006
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N/A
N/A
See also
References
^ Inside Wrestling , London Publishing Co., November 1989, in Roll Call of Champions
^ "【試合結果】9・2 堀田祐美子自主興行 新宿Face大会 堀田祐美子vs豊田真奈美 井上京子&勝愛実vs神取忍&安納サオリ 井上貴子&高橋奈七永vs水波綾&星ハム子" . Battle News (in Japanese). September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (July 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (June 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 1): Rogers beats Gomez, Gordman & Goliath, Baba loses PWF Title, Flair Vs. KVE, Lawler Vs. Son, Undertaker Vs. Edge" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
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