WWWA World Single Championship

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.

WWWA World Single Championship
Details
PromotionAll Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW)
Date establishedJanuary 28, 1937
Date retiredMarch 26, 2006

On April 29, 1937, Mildred Burke defeated Edna Bancroft in Columbus (OH) to claim the Al Haft's Midwest Wrestling Association title. The physical belt was the prototype for the first belt design, presented to Aiko Kyo on October 15, 1970. On August 22, 1985, Jaguar Yokota successfully defended the title against Lioness Asuka. After the match she was awarded with a second belt, which design resembles June Byers' championship belt.

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
Key
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 Mildred Burke January 28, 1937 Live Event Chattanooga, TN 1 7,238 Burke 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. Burke returned to the promotion she founded, World Women's Wrestling Association and continued to defend the championship. [3][4]
— Vacated November 22, 1956 — Havana, CUB — — The championship was vacated after Mildred Burke retired from wrestling. [3]
2 Marie Vagnone August 16, 1970 Live Event Los Angeles, CA 1 60 Vagnone won a tournament to win the vacant championship. [3]
3 Aiko Kyo October 15, 1970 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 511 This was a two-out-of-three falls match. [3][5]
4 Jean Antoine March 9, 1972 Live Event Ōtawara, Tochigi, Japan 1 6 [3]
5 Aiko Kyo March 15, 1972 Live Event Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 2 42 This was a two-out-of-three falls match. [3][6]
6 Sandy Starr April 26, 1972 Live Event Osaka, Japan 1 28 [3]
7 Aiko Kyo May 24, 1972 Live Event Fukuoka, Japan 3 38 [3]
8 Sarah Lee July 1, 1972 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 25 [3][7]
9 Miyoko Hoshino July 26, 1972 Live Event Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan 1 293 [3]
10 Sandy Parker May 15, 1973 Live Event Chōshi, Chiba, Japan 1 56 [3][8]
11 Miyoko Hoshino July 10, 1973 Live Event Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan 2 63 [3]
12 Jumbo Miyamoto September 11, 1973 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 172 [3]
13 Bambi Ball March 2, 1974 Live Event Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 0 – 4 [3]
— Vacated March 1974 — — — — The championship was vacated after Bambi Ball suffered an injury. [3]
14 Jumbo Miyamoto March 6, 1974 Live Event Maebashi, Gunma, Japan 2 26 Miyamoto defeated Jane O'Brien to win the vacant championship. [3]
15 Jackie West April 1, 1974 Live Event Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan 1 23 This was a two-out-of-three falls match. [3][9]
16 Jumbo Miyamoto April 24, 1974 Live Event Kumamoto, Japan 3 329 [3]
17 Mach Fumiake March 19, 1975 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 14 [3]
18 Jumbo Miyamoto April 2, 1975 Live Event Osaka, Japan 4 348 [3]
19 Mariko Akagi March 15, 1976 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 33 [3]
20 Jumbo Miyamoto April 17, 1976 Live Event Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan 5 52 [3]
21 Maki Ueda June 8, 1976 Live Event Tottori, Japan 1 175 [3]
22 Mariko Akagi November 30, 1976 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 241 This was a two-out-of-three falls match. [3][10]
23 Maki Ueda July 29, 1977 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2 95 [3]
24 Jackie Sato November 1, 1977 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 637 [3]
25 Monster Ripper July 31, 1979 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 44 [3]
26 Jackie Sato September 13, 1979 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2 184 [3]
27 Monster Ripper March 15, 1980 Live Event Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 2 146 [3]
— Vacated August 8, 1980 — — — — The championship was vacated after a match with Jackie Sato. [3]
28 Jackie Sato December 16, 1980 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 3 71 Sato defeated Nancy Kumi to win the vacant championship. [3]
29 Rimi Yokota February 25, 1981 Live Event Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 801 [3]
30 La Galactica May 7, 1983 Live Event Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 25 [3]
31 Jaguar Yokota June 1, 1983 Live Event Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan 2 914 – 925 Yokota is formerly known as Rimi Yokota. [3][11]
— Vacated December 1985 — — — — The championship was vacated due to Jaguar Yokota retiring. [3]
32 Devil Masami December 12, 1985 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 254 Masami defeated Dump Matsumoto to win the vacant championship. Masami also defended the All Pacific Championship. [3]
33 Yukari Omori August 23, 1986 Live Event Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 423 [3]
34 Chigusa Nagayo October 20, 1987 War Dream Tokyo, Japan 1 310 This match was also for the All Pacific Championship. [3][12]
35 Lioness Asuka August 25, 1988 Live Event Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 <1 Asuka won the championship by forfeit due to Chigusa Nagayo being injured. [3]
— Vacated August 25, 1988 — — — — The championship was vacated after Lioness Asuka refused the championship. [3]
36 Lioness Asuka January 29, 1989 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2 171 Asuka defeated Chigusa Nagayo to win the vacant championship. [3]
— Vacated July 19, 1989 — — — — The championship was vacated after Lioness Asuka retiring. [3]
37 Bull Nakano January 4, 1990 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 1,057 Nakano defeated Mitsuko Nishiwaki in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [3]
38 Aja Kong November 26, 1992 Dream Rush in Kawasaki Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 850 [3]
39 Manami Toyota March 26, 1995 Wrestling Queendom Victory Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 93 [3][13]
40 Aja Kong June 27, 1995 Zenjo Movement - Day 40 Sapporo, Japan 2 64 [3]
41 Dynamite Kansai August 30, 1995 WWWA Champions Night Osaka Queen's Holy Night Osaka, Japan 1 96 [3]
42 Manami Toyota December 4, 1995 Monday Night Sensation Tokyo, Japan 2 370 [3][13]
43 Kyoko Inoue December 8, 1996 Kokugikan Chojoden The Real Earnest Tokyo, Japan 1 154 [3][14]
— Vacated May 11, 1997 Zenjo Transformation - Day 8 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan — — Kyoko Inoue voluntarily vacated the championship after a match against Kaoru Ito ended in a time limit draw. [3][15]
44 Kyoko Inoue June 17, 1997 Zenjo Transformation - Day 35 Sapporo, Japan 2 64 Inoue defeated Kaoru Ito to win the vacant championship. [3][14]
45 Yumiko Hotta August 20, 1997 Budokan Queens - Brightness Tokyo, Japan 1 213 [3]
46 Shinobu Kandori March 21, 1998 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1 354 This was a title vs. title match, in which Kandori also defended the LLPW Championship. [3]
47 Yumiko Hotta March 10, 1999 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2 123 This was a knockout match. [3]
48 Kyoko Inoue July 11, 1999 Odaiba W Explosion - Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 3 103 [3]
49 Yumiko Hotta October 22, 1999 Neo Ladies Live in Hakata Fukuoka, Japan 3 74 [3]
50 Manami Toyota January 4, 2000 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 3 257 [3][13]
51 Kaoru Ito September 17, 2000 Zenjo Stroke Tokyo, Japan 1 525 [3]
52 Manami Toyota February 24, 2002 Zenjo Turbulence Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 4 132 [3][13]
53 Kaoru Ito July 6, 2002 Japan Grand Prix - Day 15: The Queendom of WWWA Tokyo, Japan 2 106 [3]
54 Momoe Nakanishi October 20, 2002 Tag League the Best - Day 2 Real All-Womanism Dream Explosion: Kawasaki Part 1 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 203 [3][16]
55 Ayako Hamada May 11, 2003 35th Anniversary - The Future Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 238 [3]
56 Amazing Kong January 4, 2004 The Legend of Women's Pro Wrestling - Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 1 119 [3][17]
57 Ayako Hamada May 2, 2004 New Wave - Day 6 Tokyo, Japan 2 224 [3]
58 Nanae Takahashi December 12, 2004 Rising Generation Special in Kawasaki Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 17 [3]
— Vacated December 29, 2004 — — — — The championship was vacated after Nanae Takahashi suffered an injury. [3]
59 Kumiko Maekawa January 3, 2005 Dead or Alive - Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 1 447 Maekawa defeated Ayako Hamada to win the vacant championship. [3]
60 Nanae Takahashi March 26, 2006 Kumiko Maekawa Retirement Show Tokyo, Japan 2 <1 [3]
— Deactivated March 26, 2006 — — — — The championship retired when AJW closed.

Combined reigns
Nanae Takahashi was the final WWWA World Single Champion
¤ The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct.
Rank Wrestler No. of
Reigns		 Combined
Days
1 Mildred Burke17,238
2 Jaguar Yokota/Rimi Yokota21,715 – 1,726¤
3 Bull Nakano11,057
4 Jumbo Miyamoto5927
5 Aja Kong2914
6 Jackie Sato3892
7 Manami Toyota4852
8 Kaoru Ito2631
9 Aiko Kyo3591
10 Ayako Hamada2462
11 Kumiko Maekawa1447
12 Yukari Omori1423
13 Yumiko Hotta3410
14 Miyoko Hoshino2356
15 Kyoko Inoue3321
16 Chigusa Nagayo1310
17 Mariko Akagi2274
18 Maki Ueda2270
19 Devil Masami1254
20 Momoe Nakanishi2203
21 Monster Ripper2190
22 Lioness Asuka2171
23 Amazing Kong1119
24 Dynamite Kansai196
25 Marie Vagnone160
26 Sandy Parker156
27 Sandy Starr128
28 La Galactica125
29 Sarah Lee125
30 Nanae Takahashi217
31 Jean Antone16
32 Bambi Ball10 – 5¤
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See also

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