AAAW Single Championship
Original design of the belt (1996–present)
Details
PromotionMarvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling
Gaea Japan
Date establishedNovember 2, 1996[2]
Current champion(s)Mayumi Ozaki
Date wonAugust 7, 2023[1]
Other name(s)
  • AAAW Heavyweight Championship
    (1996–1998)
Statistics
First champion(s)Chigusa Nagayo
Most reignsAja Kong
(3 reigns)
Longest reignAja Kong
(1st reign, 607 days)
Shortest reignAja Kong
(3rd reign, 7 days)
Oldest championMayumi Ozaki
(54 years, 283 days)
Youngest championMeiko Satomura
(22 years, 25 days)
Heaviest championAja Kong
(225 lbs)
Lightest championChikayo Nagashima
(117 lbs)[3]

The AAAW (All Asia Athlete Women's) Single Championship or AAAW Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship formerly contested in the Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion Gaea Japan until 2005 after the promotion was closed down. Originally a heavyweight championship, the weight class was dropped in 1998, making it an openweight title. On March 12, 2021 it was announced that the AAAW Singles Championship would be revived, along with the AAAW Tag Team Championship, at the GAEAISM show on April 29. It was revived in January 2022 and began being sanctioned by Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling ever since.[4]

Title history

On November 2, 1996, Chigusa Nagayo became the inaugural AAAW Heavyweight Champion after defeating Devil Masami.[2] On May 1998, during Devil Masami's reign, the title was re-named as the AAAW Single Championship.[2] The title remained active until the closing of Gaea Japan on April 10, 2005.[2] On January 10, 2022, the title reactivated under Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling, where Takumi Iroha won it by defeating Chihiro Hashimoto.[5] On November 4, Iroha vacated title after sustaining an injury.[6]

On December 4, Nagashima won the vacant championship by defeating Mio Momono, making her the first person to hold the title both on Gaea and Marvelous.[2][7]

Reigns

Current two-time champion Mayumi Ozaki

As of January 28, 2024, there have been 17 reigns shared between eleven different champions and one vacancy. Chigusa Nagayo was the inaugural champion. Aja Kong holds the record for most reigns at three. Kong's first reign is the longest at 607 days, while her third being the shortest at seven days. Chikayo Nagashima is the oldest champion at 46 years old, while Meiko Satomura is the youngest champion at 22 years old.

Mayumi Ozaki is the current champion in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Mio Momono at a Marvelous show on August 7, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Names

Name[2] Years[2]
AAAW Heavyweight Championship November 2, 1996 – May 1998
AAAW Single Championship May 1998 – present
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
Gaea Japan
1 Chigusa Nagayo November 2, 1996 We Are Gaea Japan! Singapore 1 322 Nagayo defeated Devil Masami to become the inaugural champion. [2][8]
2 Devil Masami September 20, 1997 Double Destiny Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 337 During Masami's reign, the title was re-named as the AAAW Single Championship. [2]
3 Chigusa Nagayo August 23, 1998 Hard Luck – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 2 268 [2]
4 Aja Kong May 18, 1999 Wipe Out – Day 3 Tokyo, Japan 1 607 [2]
5 Mayumi Ozaki January 14, 2001 Wild Times – Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 1 287 [2]
6 Aja Kong October 28, 2001 God Only Knows – Day 2 Nagoya, Japan 2 48 [2]
7 Meiko Satomura December 15, 2001 Deep Endless – Day 4 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1 169 [2]
8 Chikayo Nagashima June 2, 2002 Ring On The Beat – Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 1 140 [9]
9 Manami Toyota October 20, 2002 Yokohama Mega Ride Yokohama, Japan 1 406 [2]
10 Dynamite Kansai November 30, 2003 Iron Heart – Day 4 Tokyo, Japan 1 42 [2]
11 Ayako Hamada January 11, 2004 Wild Times – Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 1 110 [2]
12 Meiko Satomura April 30, 2004 Yoyogi Limit Break Tokyo, Japan 2 338 [2]
13 Aja Kong April 3, 2005 Yokohama Final Impact Yokohama, Japan 3 7 [2]
— Deactivated  April 10, 2005 Eternal Last Gong Tokyo, Japan — — The title retired at the final Gaea show. [2]
Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling
14 Takumi Iroha January 10, 2022 Marvelous Tokyo, Japan 1 298 Defeated Chihiro Hashimoto at Marvelous to win the reactivated title. [5]
— Vacated November 4, 2022 — — — — The championship was vacated after Iroha sustained an injury. [6]
15 Chikayo Nagashima December 4, 2022 Marvelous Tokyo, Japan 2 150 Defeated Mio Momono in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant title. [7]
16 Mio Momono May 3, 2023 Marvelous 7th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 96 [10]
17 Mayumi Ozaki August 7, 2023 Marvelous Tokyo, Japan 2 174+ [1]

Combined reigns

Inaugural and two-time champion Chigusa Nagayo
Record three-time champion Aja Kong, who has the longest reign at 607 days (1st reign) and the shortest reign at seven days (3rd reign)

As of January 28, 2024.

† Indicates the current champions
Rank Wrestler No. of
Reigns 		Combined
Days
1 Aja Kong 3 662
2 Chigusa Nagayo 2 590
3 Meiko Satomura 2 507
4 Mayumi Ozaki † 2 461+
5 Manami Toyota 1 406
6 Devil Masami 1 337
7 Takumi Iroha 1 298
8 Chikayo Nagashima 2 290
9 Ayako Hamada 1 110
10 Mio Momono 1 96
11 Dynamite Kansai 1 42

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "AAAW Singles Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com.
  3. ^ "Chikayo Nagashima Profile". Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  4. ^ "GAEAISM ―Decade of quarter century―".
  5. ^ a b Iversen, Stuart (January 11, 2022). "Marvelous (10/1/22) Review". Ramblings About Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Peps (November 4, 2022). "Exclusive Interview: Takumi Iroha Talks Marvelous, Nyla Rose Plus More". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. ^ a b 20年ぶりにAAAWシングル王座戴冠の永島千佳世「諦めなければいくつになっても夢は叶う」. npn.co.jp (in Japanese). December 13, 2022. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Gaea Japan. "Gaea Japan/Results". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Devil Masami Profile". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  10. ^ Daly, Wayne (May 3, 2023). "Marvelous Results: 7th Anniversary Show – Tokyo, Japan (5/3)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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