AAAW Single Championship

{{short description|Professional wrestling women's championship}}

{{Infobox pro wrestling championship

|image = 250px

|caption = Original design of the belt (1996–present)

|championshipname = AAAW Single Championship

|currentholder = Takumi Iroha

|won = August 8, 2024

|aired =

|promotion = Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling
Gaea Japan

|firstchamp = Chigusa Nagayo

|finalchamp =

|brand =

|created = November 2, 1996

|retired =

|mostreigns = Aja Kong
(3 reigns)

|longestreign = Aja Kong
(1st reign, 607 days)

|shortestreign = Aja Kong
(3rd reign, 7 days)

|oldest = Mayumi Ozaki
({{age in years and days|1968|10|28|2023|08|07}})

|youngest = Meiko Satomura
(22 years, 25 days)

|heaviest = Aja Kong
(225 lbs)

|lightest = Chikayo Nagashima
(117 lbs){{cite web|url=http://homepages.which.net/~james.phillips/nagashima.htm|title=Chikayo Nagashima Profile|accessdate=2007-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807163845/http://homepages.which.net/%7Ejames.phillips/nagashima.htm|archive-date=2007-08-07|url-status=dead}}

|pastnames = * AAAW Heavyweight Championship
(1996–1998)

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaeajapan.com/release/20210311.html|title = GAEAISM ―Decade of quarter century―}}

Title history

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

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.

Reigns

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As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}, 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.

Takumi Iroha is the current champion in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Mayumi Ozaki at Marvelous 8th Anniversary on August 8, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

= Names =

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! Years

AAAW Heavyweight Championship

|November 2, 1996 – May 1998

AAAW Single Championship

|May 1998 – present

{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=no}}

{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=0.5 || type=promotion || name= Gaea Japan

}}

{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 1

|champion = {{sortname|Chigusa|Nagayo}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|November 2, 1996}}

|days = {{age in days nts|November 2, 1996|September 20, 1997}}

|location = Singapore

|event = We Are Gaea Japan!

|notes = Nagayo defeated Devil Masami to become the inaugural champion.

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.gaeajapan.com/archive/data/result/index-e.html|title=Gaea Japan/Results|author=Gaea Japan|access-date=December 5, 2022}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 2

|champion = {{sortname|Devil|Masami}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|September 20, 1997}}

|days = {{age in days nts|September 20, 1997|August 23, 1998}}

|location = Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

|event = Double Destiny

|notes = During Masami's reign, the title was re-named as the AAAW Single Championship.

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 3

|champion = {{sortname|Chigusa|Nagayo}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|August 23, 1998}}

|days = {{age in days nts|August 23, 1998|May 18, 1999}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Hard Luck – Day 2

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 4

|champion = {{sortname|Aja|Kong}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|May 18, 1999}}

|days = {{age in days nts|May 18, 1999|January 14, 2001}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Wipe Out – Day 3

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 5

|champion = {{sortname|Mayumi|Ozaki}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|January 14, 2001}}

|days = {{age in days nts|January 14, 2001|October 28, 2001}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Wild Times – Day 1

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 6

|champion = {{sortname|Aja|Kong}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|October 28, 2001}}

|days = {{age in days nts|October 28, 2001|December 15, 2001}}

|location = Nagoya, Japan

|event = God Only Knows – Day 2

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 7

|champion = {{sortname|Meiko|Satomura}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|December 15, 2001}}

|days = {{age in days nts|December 15, 2001|June 2, 2002}}

|location = Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

|event = Deep Endless – Day 4

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 8

|champion = {{sortname|Chikayo|Nagashima}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 2, 2002}}

|days = {{age in days nts|June 2, 2002|October 20, 2002}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Ring On The Beat – Day 1

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=http://homepages.which.net/~james.phillips/masami.htm|title=Devil Masami Profile|accessdate=2007-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704001851/http://homepages.which.net/~james.phillips/masami.htm|archive-date=2007-07-04|url-status=dead}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 9

|champion = {{sortname|Manami|Toyota}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|October 20, 2002}}

|days = {{age in days nts|October 20, 2002|November 30, 2003}}

|location = Yokohama, Japan

|event = Yokohama Mega Ride

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 10

|champion = {{sortname|Dynamite|Kansai}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|November 30, 2003}}

|days = {{age in days nts|November 30, 2003|January 11, 2004}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Iron Heart – Day 4

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 11

|champion = {{sortname|Ayako|Hamada}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|January 11, 2004}}

|days = {{age in days nts|January 11, 2004|April 30, 2004}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Wild Times – Day 1

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 12

|champion = {{sortname|Meiko|Satomura}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|April 30, 2004}}

|days = {{age in days nts|April 30, 2004|April 3, 2005}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Yoyogi Limit Break

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 13

|champion = {{sortname|Aja|Kong}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|April 3, 2005}}

|days = {{age in days nts|April 3, 2005|April 10, 2005}}

|location = Yokohama, Japan

|event = Yokohama Final Impact

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 13.5

|type = deactivated

|date = {{dts|April 10, 2005}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Eternal Last Gong

|notes = The title retired at the final Gaea show.

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=44.5 || type=promotion || name= Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 14

|champion = {{sortname|Takumi|Iroha}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|January 10, 2022}}

|days = {{age in days nts|January 10, 2022|November 4, 2022}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Marvelous

|notes = Defeated Chihiro Hashimoto at Marvelous to win the reactivated title.

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2022/01/11/marvelous-10-1-22-review/|title=Marvelous (10/1/22) Review|work=Ramblings About Wrestling|first=Stuart|last=Iversen|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=December 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326120127/https://ramblingsaboutwrestling.com/2022/01/11/marvelous-10-1-22-review/|archive-date=March 26, 2023|url-status=live}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

|sort number = 14.5

|type = vacated

|date = {{dts|2022|11|04}}

|location =

|event =

|notes = The championship was vacated after Iroha sustained an injury.

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://wrestlepurists.com/exclusive-interview-takumi-iroha-talks-marvelous-nyla-rose-more/|title=Exclusive Interview: Takumi Iroha Talks Marvelous, Nyla Rose Plus More|work=WrestlePurists|author=Peps|date=November 4, 2022|access-date=September 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606154917/https://wrestlepurists.com/exclusive-interview-takumi-iroha-talks-marvelous-nyla-rose-more/|archive-date=June 6, 2023|url-status=live}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 15

|champion = {{sortname|Chikayo|Nagashima}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|December 4, 2022}}

|days = {{age in days nts|December 4, 2022|May 3, 2023}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Marvelous

|notes = Defeated Mio Momono in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant title.

|ref = {{cite web | url = https://npn.co.jp/article/detail/200026065 | script-title=ja: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」|date=December 13, 2022| accessdate=April 26, 2023 | work=npn.co.jp | language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430202815/https://npn.co.jp/article/detail/200026065|archive-date=April 30, 2023|url-status=live}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 16

|champion = {{sortname|Mio|Momono}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|May 3, 2023}}

|days = {{age in days nts|May 3, 2023|August 7, 2023}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Marvelous 7th Anniversary

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/marvelous-7th-anniversary-show-results/204547/|title=Marvelous Results: 7th Anniversary Show – Tokyo, Japan (5/3)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=May 3, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2023}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 17

|champion = {{sortname|Mayumi|Ozaki}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|August 7, 2023}}

|days = {{age in days nts|August 7, 2023|August 8, 2024}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Marvelous

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/marvelous-in-tokyo-results-august-7-2023-korakuen-hall|title=Marvelous in Tokyo Results – August 7, 2023 (Korakuen Hall)|work=PWMania.com|first=Ethan|last=Black|date=August 7, 2023|access-date=September 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811203740/https://www.pwmania.com/marvelous-in-tokyo-results-august-7-2023-korakuen-hall|archive-date=August 11, 2023|url-status=live}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 18

|champion = {{sortname|Takumi|Iroha}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|August 8, 2024}}

|days = {{age in days nts|August 8, 2024}}+

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Marvelous 8th Anniversary

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web | url = https://battle-news.com/?p=119454 | script-title=ja:「禁断の扉は閉める!」長与千種の後継者・彩羽匠が尾崎魔弓との大流血戦を制してAAAWシングル王座奪還!|date=August 9, 2024| accessdate=August 17, 2024 | work=battle-news.com | language=ja}}

}}

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Combined reigns

{{multiple image

| image1 = 20221204nagayo1 (cropped).jpg

| caption1 = Inaugural and two-time champion Chigusa Nagayo

| image2 = SHIMMER Volume 74 - Aja Kong 09 (cropped).jpg

| caption2 = 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)

| total_width = 370

}}

As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

class="wikitable"
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|†

|Indicates the current champions

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"

!Rank

!Wrestler

!No. of
Reigns

!Combined
Days

1

|{{sortname|Aja|Kong}} || 3 || 662

2

|{{sortname|Mayumi|Ozaki}} || 2 || 654

3

|{{sortname|Chigusa|Nagayo}} || 2 || 590

4

|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{sortname|Takumi|Iroha}} † || 2 || {{age in days|October 15, 2023}}+

5

|{{sortname|Meiko|Satomura}} || 2 || 507

6

|{{sortname|Manami|Toyota}} || 1 || 406

7

|{{sortname|Devil|Masami}} || 1 || 337

8

| {{sortname|Chikayo|Nagashima}} || 2 || 290

9

|{{sortname|Ayako|Hamada}} || 1 || 110

10

|{{sortname|Mio|Momono}} || 1 || 96

11

|{{sortname|Dynamite|Kansai}} || 1 || 42

References

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