Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championship

Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championship
Saori Anou, the current POP Champion
Details
Promotion JDStar
JWP Joshi Puroresu
Dream Joshi Puroresu
Pure-J
Date established June 24, 2006[1]
Current champion(s) Saori Anou
Date won July 30, 2017[2]

The Princess of Pro-Wrestling (POP) Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Pure-J promotion. The title was created in the JDStar promotion on June 24, 2006, when Fuka defeated Natsuki☆Head in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion.[1] On June 17, 2007, JWP Joshi Puroresu's reigning JWP Junior Champion Arisa Nakajima won the title on JDStar's second to last event.[4] Though the two titles were technically not unified, they were defended together from this point onward.[5] 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,[6][7] later named Pure-J.[8][9] Between the transition from JWP to Pure-J, the former JWP roster held events under the name Dream Joshi Puroresu, where the POP title was also defended.[2]

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been twenty-two reigns shared among nineteen different wrestlers. Saori Anou is the current champion in her first reign.[2]

Reigns

Fuka was the first champion in the title's history.[5] Arisa Nakajima, Rabbit Miu and Rydeen Hagane share the record for most reigns as champion with two.[3] Manami Katsu's only reign holds the record for the longest reign, at 482 days,[3] while Rydeen Hagane's first reign holds the record for the shortest reign at 21 days.[3] Overall, there have been twenty-one reigns shared among eighteen different wrestlers. Yako Fujigasaki is the current champion in her first reign.[10]

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 Fuka 1 June 24, 2006 190 Tokyo Future 4[11] Fuka defeated Natsuki☆Head in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 Natsuki☆Taiyo 1 December 31, 2006 90 Tokyo 4th Junior All-Star Game 0 [11]
— Vacated — March 31, 2007 — — — — Title vacated when Taiyo fails to defend it for three months. [5]
3 Arisa Nakajima 1 June 17, 2007 154 Tokyo Future 2[12] Nakajima defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto and Yuri Urai in a three-way Dogfight tournament final to win the vacant title. From this point onward, the title is defended alongside the JWP Junior Championship. [4]
4 Tyrannosaurus Okuda 1 November 18, 2007 203 Sendai Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling House Show 3[13] [14]
5 Arisa Nakajima 2 June 8, 2008 196 Osaka Osaka Pure Fire!! 1[15] [13]
6 Hiroyo Matsumoto 1 December 21, 2008 161 Tokyo Ibuki #26 2[15] [3][5]
7 Misaki Ohata 1 May 31, 2009 203 Tokyo Ibuki #29: 4th Anniversary 2[15] [3][5]
8 Ryo Mizunami 1 December 20, 2009 257 Sendai Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling House Show 2[16] [17]
9 Hiren 1 September 3, 2010 184 Sendai Zepp Sendai Tournament 1[18] [19]
10 Kagetsu 1 March 6, 2011 133 Tokyo JWP Tag League the Best 2011 4[19] [18]
11 Sawako Shimono 1 July 17, 2011 280 Osaka Osaka Joshi Pro 7th Run 5[20] [21]
12 Rabbit Miu 1 April 22, 2012 246 Tokyo JWP 20th Anniversary: Maniax 2012 3[22] [20]
13 Manami Katsu 1 December 24, 2012 482 Tokyo Climax 2012: JWP 20th 4[23] [22]
14 Sareee 1 April 20, 2014 119 Tokyo JWP–Maniax 2014 1[24] [23]
15 Rabbit Miu 2 August 17, 2014 231 Tokyo JWP–Pure Slam 2014 5[25] [24]
16 Rydeen Hagane 1 April 5, 2015 21 Tokyo JWP–Maniax 2015 0[26] [25]
17 Rina Yamashita 1 April 26, 2015 105 Osaka Spring☆Hurricane in Osaka 0[27] [26]
18 Kaho Kobayashi 1 August 9, 2015 45 Tokyo Happy Anniversary Wave・8～East～ 2[28] [27]
19 Rydeen Hagane 2 September 23, 2015 331 Fukuoka Hakata Wave: Bari-chiro 3 4[29] [28]
— Vacated — August 19, 2016 — — — — Title vacated due to Hagane surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [30]
20 Hana Kimura 1 September 18, 2016 101 Tokyo Fly High in the 25th Anniversary 3[10] Kimura defeated Yako Fujigasaki in the finals of a four-woman tournament to win the vacant title. [31]
21 Yako Fujigasaki 1 December 28, 2016 214 Tokyo JWP–Climax 2016 3[2] Title separated from the JWP Junior Championship on April 2, 2017. [10][32]
22 Saori Anou 1 July 30, 2017 445+ Nagoya Dream Joshi Puroresu 0 [2]

Combined reigns

As of October 18, 2018

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Manami Katsu 1 4 482
2 Rabbit Miu 2 8 477
3 Rydeen Hagane 2 4 352
4 Arisa Nakajima 2 3 350
5 Sawako Shimono 1 5 280
6 Ryo Mizunami 1 2 257
7 Yako Fujigasaki 1 3 214
8 Misaki Ohata 1 2 203
8 Tyrannosaurus Okuda 1 3 203
10 Fuka 1 4 190
11 Hiren 1 1 184
12 Hiroyo Matsumoto 1 2 161
13 Saori Anou† 1 0 445+
14 Kagetsu 1 4 133
15 Sareee 1 1 119
16 Rina Yamashita 1 0 105
17 Hana Kimura 1 3 101
18 Natsuki☆Taiyo 1 0 90
19 Kaho Kobayashi 1 2 45

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "格闘美～Future～". JDStar (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 24, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 【試合結果】7月30日（日）愛知・名古屋ダイアモンドホール　13時. Pure-J (in Japanese). July 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JWP Junior Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 格闘美～Ｆｕｔｕｒｅ～最終戦. JDStar (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Princess of Pro-Wrestling Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ JWPから「Pure-J」へ　8・11後楽園大会で旗揚げ. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  9. ↑ 女子プロレス「JWP」、新団体名「Pure-J」を発表. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. March 28, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 【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.
  11. 1 2 12月31日(日). NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  12. ↑ (結果)10月21日（日）新宿Face. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. October 23, 2007. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  13. 1 2 (結果)6月8日（日）大阪 アゼリア大正. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  14. ↑ 2007年後半. Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  15. 1 2 3 "JWP Jr. Title". Purolove (in German). Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ 2009年後半. Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  18. 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.
  19. 1 2 "Result". Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  20. 1 2 (結果)4月22日（日）　後楽園ホール　12時. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. April 23, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Osaka-Joshi.Pro 7th Run". Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 1 2 Happy Anniversary Wave・8～East～. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  28. 1 2 "Hakata Wave～bari-chiro・3～". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  29. ↑ 【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.
  30. ↑ 【お知らせ】. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). Twitter. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  31. ↑ 【試合結果】９月１８日（日）板橋グリーンホール　17時半. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). September 19, 2016. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  32. ↑ 【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 6, 2017.
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