JWP Junior Championship

JWP Junior Championship
Yako Fujigasaki, the final JWP Junior Champion
Details
Promotion JWP Joshi Puroresu
Date established June 16, 1995[1]
Date retired April 2, 2017[2]

The JWP Junior Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion. It was introduced on June 16, 1995, when Candy Okutsu defeated Hiromi Sugou and Hiromi Yagi in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion.[1]

On June 17, 2007, the reigning JWP Junior Champion Arisa Nakajima won the Princess of Pro-Wrestling (POP) Championship on the JDStar promotion's second to last event.[3] Though the two titles were technically not unified, they were defended together from this point onward.[4] The titles remained together in JWP for nearly a decade before it was announced on February 8, 2017, that the promotion was shutting down. As a result, the two titles would once again be separated with the JWP title remaining with the promotion's production company, while the POP title moved on to Command Bolshoi's follow-up promotion to JWP. It is currently unknown whether the JWP producers plan to stay in the professional wrestling business.[5][6]

The JWP Junior Championship was originally meant for wrestlers with less than four years of experience in professional wrestling, but in June 2010, the limit was raised to five years.[7] In May 2012, the experience limit was lowered back down to four years.[8] The title was vacated eight times; five times due to the reigning champion surpassing the experience limit.[1]

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. There were thirty-one reigns shared among twenty-six different wrestlers. The title was retired on April 2, 2017, when JWP Joshi Puroresu went out of business. That same day, Yako Fujigasaki won the final match contested for the JWP Junior Championship by making her second successful defense against Saori Anou.[2][9]

Reigns

Candy Okutsu was the first champion in the title's history and Yako Fujigasaki the final.[1][2] She also shares the record for most reigns with Arisa Nakajima, Hiromi Yagi, Rabbit Miu and Rydeen Hagane, with two.[1] Kaori Yoneyama only reign holds the record for the longest reign, at 771 days,[1] while Okutsu's second reign holds the record for the shortest reign at less than one day.[1] Overall, there were thirty-one reigns shared among twenty-six different wrestlers.

Title history

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Successful defenses The number of successful defenses the champion had during her reign
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Successful
defenses		 Notes Ref(s)
1 Candy Okutsu 1 June 16, 1995 173 Tokyo JWP House Show 3[10] Okutsu defeated Hiromi Sugou and Hiromi Yagi in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 Hiromi Yagi 1 December 6, 1995 1 Nagoya JWP House Show 0[10] [1]
— Vacated — December 7, 1995 — — — — Yagi vacated the title due to Okutsu breaking a bone during their title match the previous day. [1]
3 Hiromi Yagi 2 January 11, 1996 198 Fukuoka JWP House Show 4[10] Yagi defeated Candy Okutsu to win the vacant title. [1]
4 Candy Okutsu 2 July 27, 1996 0 Nagoya JWP House Show 0[10] [1]
— Vacated — July 27, 1996 — Nagoya — — Okutsu immediately vacated the title due to surpassing its experience limit nine days later. [1]
5 Tomoko Kuzumi 1 August 10, 1996 372 Tokyo JWP House Show 10[10] Kuzumi defeated Rieko Amano in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [1]
6 Tomoko Miyaguchi 1 August 17, 1997 200 Tokyo JWP House Show 5[10] [1]
— Vacated — March 5, 1998 — — — — Title vacated due to Miyaguchi surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [1]
7 Kayoko Haruyama 1 May 12, 1999 480 Kobe JWP House Show 3[10] Haruyama defeated Tsubasa Kuragaki in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [1]
8 Tsubasa Kuragaki 1 September 3, 2000 419 Tokyo JWP House Show 2[10] [1]
— Vacated — October 27, 2001 — — — — Title vacated due to Kuragaki surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [1]
9 Kobina Ichikawa 1 December 9, 2001 189 Tokyo JWP House Show 0[10] Ichikawa won a round-robin tournament, also involving Kaori Yoneyama and Yuka Nakamura, to win the vacant title. [1]
— Vacated — June 16, 2002 — — — — Ichikawa vacated the title due to retiring from professional wrestling. [1]
10 Kaori Yoneyama 1 July 6, 2002 771 Tokyo JWP House Show 4[10] Yoneyama defeated Erika Watanabe to win the vacant title. [1]
— Vacated — August 15, 2004 — — — — Title vacated due to Yoneyama surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [1]
11 Haruka Matsuo 1 February 20, 2005 84 Tokyo JWP House Show 0[10] Matsuo defeated Erika Watanabe in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [1]
12 Erika Watanabe 1 May 15, 2005 202 Tokyo JWP House Show 0[10] [1]
— Vacated — December 3, 2005 — — — — Watanabe vacated the title due to a heart problem. [1]
13 Arisa Nakajima 1 December 24, 2006 329 Tokyo JWP House Show 4[11] Nakajima defeated Aoi Kizuki in a tournament final to win the vacant title. From June 17, 2007, onward, the title is defended alongside the Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championship. [12][3]
14 Tyrannosaurus Okuda 1 November 18, 2007 203 Sendai Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling House Show 3[13] [14]
15 Arisa Nakajima 2 June 8, 2008 196 Osaka Osaka Pure Fire!! 1[10] [13]
16 Hiroyo Matsumoto 1 December 21, 2008 161 Tokyo Ibuki #26 2[10] [1]
17 Misaki Ohata 1 May 31, 2009 203 Tokyo Ibuki #29: 4th Anniversary 2[10] [1]
18 Ryo Mizunami 1 December 20, 2009 257 Sendai Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling House Show 2[15] [16]
19 Hiren 1 September 3, 2010 184 Sendai Zepp Sendai Tournament 1[17] [18]
20 Kagetsu 1 March 6, 2011 133 Tokyo JWP Tag League the Best 2011 4[18] [17]
21 Sawako Shimono 1 July 17, 2011 280 Osaka Osaka Joshi Pro 7th Run 5[19] [20]
22 Rabbit Miu 1 April 22, 2012 246 Tokyo JWP 20th Anniversary: Maniax 2012 3[21] [19]
23 Manami Katsu 1 December 24, 2012 482 Tokyo Climax 2012: JWP 20th 4[22] [21]
24 Sareee 1 April 20, 2014 119 Tokyo JWP–Maniax 2014 1[23] [22]
25 Rabbit Miu 2 August 17, 2014 231 Tokyo JWP–Pure Slam 2014 5[24] [23]
26 Rydeen Hagane 1 April 5, 2015 21 Tokyo JWP–Maniax 2015 0[25] [24]
27 Rina Yamashita 1 April 26, 2015 105 Osaka Spring☆Hurricane in Osaka 0[26] [25]
28 Kaho Kobayashi 1 August 9, 2015 45 Tokyo Happy Anniversary Wave・8～East～ 2[27] [26]
29 Rydeen Hagane 2 September 23, 2015 331 Fukuoka Hakata Wave: Bari-chiro 3 4[28] [27]
— Vacated — August 19, 2016 — — — — Title vacated due to Hagane surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [29]
30 Hana Kimura 1 September 18, 2016 101 Tokyo Fly High in the 25th Anniversary 3[30] Kimura defeated Yako Fujigasaki in the finals of a four-woman tournament to win the vacant title. [31]
31 Yako Fujigasaki 1 December 28, 2016 95 Tokyo JWP–Climax 2016 2[9] [30]
— Retired — April 2, 2017 — Tokyo JWP 25th Anniversary — Title retired when JWP Joshi Puroresu goes out of business. [2][9]

Combined reigns

Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Kaori Yoneyama 1 4 711
2 Arisa Nakajima 2 7 525
3 Manami Katsu 1 4 482
4 Kayoko Haruyama 1 3 480
5 Rabbit Miu 2 8 477
6 Tsubasa Kuragaki 1 2 419
7 Tomoko Kuzumi 1 10 372
8 Rydeen Hagane 2 4 352
9 Sawako Shimono 1 5 280
10 Ryo Mizunami 1 2 257
11 Misaki Ohata 1 2 203
11 Tyrannosaurus Okuda 1 3 203
13 Erika Watanabe 1 0 202
14 Tomoko Miyaguchi 1 5 200
15 Hiromi Yagi 2 4 199
17 Kobina Ichikawa 1 0 189
18 Hiren 1 1 184
19 Candy Okutsu 2 3 173
20 Hiroyo Matsumoto 1 2 161
21 Kagetsu 1 4 133
22 Sareee 1 1 119
23 Rina Yamashita 1 0 105
24 Hana Kimura 1 3 101
26 Yako Fujigasaki 1 2 95
27 Haruka Matsuo 1 0 84
28 Kaho Kobayashi 1 2 45

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "JWP Junior Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 【試合結果】4･2　JWP後楽園ホール大会　【JWP認定無差別級】中森華子vs倉垣翼　【JWP認定タッグ＆デイリースポーツ認定女子タッグ】ボリショイ＆LeonvsKazuki＆鋼　【JWP認定ジュニア＆POP選手権】矢子vs安納. Battle News (in Japanese). April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  3. 1 2 格闘美～Ｆｕｔｕｒｅ～最終戦. JDStar (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Princess of Pro-Wrestling Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ 日本最古の女子プロ団体ＪＷＰの全選手が独立、新団体旗揚げへ. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ JWPから全選手が独立し新団体を8月に旗揚げ！JWPが今後開催されるかは未定. Battle News (in Japanese). February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ ＪＷＰ認定ジュニア＆ＰＯＰ王座キャリア制限の延長のお知らせ. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. June 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ ＪＷＰ認定タイトルの規定. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. May 22, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 試合結果・レポート. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). April 6, 2017. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
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  12. ↑ (結果)12月24日（日）後楽園ホール. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. December 25, 2006. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
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  14. ↑ 2007年後半. Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ ｱｲｽﾘﾎﾞﾝ176　板橋大会. Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  16. ↑ 2009年後半. Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  17. 1 2 (結果)3月6日（日）東京キネマ倶楽部. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. March 6, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  18. 1 2 "Result". Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
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  20. ↑ "Osaka-Joshi.Pro 7th Run". Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  21. 1 2 (結果)12月24日（祝・月）後楽園ホール. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. December 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  22. 1 2 (結果)2014.4.20 後楽園ホール. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. April 21, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  23. 1 2 "2014.8.17 後楽園ホール 試合". JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  24. 1 2 (結果)４月５日（日）後楽園ホール　12:00. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. April 5, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  25. 1 2 (結果)４月２６日（日）大阪・淀川区民センター 13:00. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. April 26, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  26. 1 2 Happy Anniversary Wave・8～East～. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Hakata Wave～bari-chiro・3～". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  28. ↑ 【試合結果】８月１４日（日）両国・ＫＦＣホール 13時. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). August 14, 2016. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
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  30. 1 2 【試合結果】１２月２８日（水）後楽園ホール 18時半. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). December 29, 2016. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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