SWA World Championship

SWA World Championship
Io Shirai, the inaugural SWA World Champion
Details
Promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom
Date established May 21, 2016[1]
Current champion(s) Viper
Date won March 28, 2018[2]

The SWA World Championship (SWA) (世界選手権, SWA Sekai Senshuken) is a women's professional wrestling championship promoted by the Japanese World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. It was created on May 21, 2016, during Stardom's three-day European tour, as the flagship title for a newly established international alliance called the Stardom World Association (SWA) (スターダム・ワールド・アソシエーション, Sutādamu Wārudo Asoshiēshon).[1][5] Promotions in the alliance include Stardom, British Empire Wrestling (BEW), the French Association Biterroise de Catch (ABC), the Mexican Women Wrestling Stars (WWS) and the Spanish Revolution Championship Wrestling (RCW).[6]

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The rules of the championship state that only wrestlers from countries other than the reigning champion can challenge for it. For example, as long as the title had a Japanese champion, no other Japanese wrestler could challenge for it.[7] There have been three reigns shared among three wrestlers. Viper is the current champion in her first reign.[8]

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
1 Io Shirai May 21, 2016 Stardom & RCW Show Barcelona, Spain 1 642[9] Shirai defeated Toni Storm in the finals of a nine-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion [1][5]
2 Toni Storm July 24, 2016 Stardom×Stardom 2016: Osaka Manatsu no Saiten Osaka, Japan 1 61215 [9][10][11]
3 Viper March 28, 2018 Stardom Dream Slam 2018 Tokyo, Japan 1 206+2 Viper also defended her ICW Women's Championship in this match [12]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 2016年5月21日　ヨーロッパツアー4日目. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). May 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/978966771255267328
  3. ↑ 5★Star GP2016参戦外国人選手. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). July 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ 〜天空の逸女〜 紫雷イオ. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). May 21, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  5. 1 2 紫雷イオ世界制覇へ！各国で防衛戦構想. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Stardom World Association (SWA) is an alliance between the promoters of Stardom, WWS, RCW, ABC Catch and BEW". We Are Stardom. Twitter. May 21, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (July 11, 2016). "July 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Preview for massive UFC weekend, including UFC 200, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 55. ISSN 1083-9593. The rules of the SWA title are that the champion can only defend against wrestlers from other countries. So if Shirai is champion, nobody from Japan can get a shot. If Storm wins, nobody from New Zealand can get a shot.
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/978966771255267328
  9. 1 2 2016年7月21日　Stardom×Stardom2016～大阪真夏の祭典～. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). July 25, 2016. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ ＜スターダム＞イオＶ３ならず 小川社長は長期欠場勧告も示唆. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Daily Update: Bayley at Battleground, Ronaldo meets McGregor, Hendo vs. Bisping 2". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/978966771255267328
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