AAAW Tag Team Championship

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AAAW Tag Team Championship
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Itsuki Aoki (left) and Rin Kadokura (right) with the belts in 2022
Details
Promotion Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling
Gaea Japan
Date establishedNovember 2, 1996
Current champion(s)H2D
(Ryo Mizunami and Sonoko Kato)
Date wonFebruary 9, 2025
Other name(s)
  • AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
    (1996–1998)
Statistics
First champion(s) Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato
Most reignsAs a team (4 reigns):

As an individual (6 reigns):

Longest reign Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato
(2nd reign, 518 days)
Shortest reign The Crush Gals
(Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka) (5 days)
Oldest champion Sonoko Kato
(48 years, 243 days)

The AAAW Tag Team Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship formerly contested in the Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion Gaea Japan. The title which was originally known as the AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship before weight classes were dropped in 1998, was abandoned when GAEA closed in 2005. It was revived in May 2022 and began being sanctioned by Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling ever since.

Contents

Title history

On November 2, 1996, Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato defeated Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato to become the inaugural champions. [1] On March 29, 1998, during Nagashima and Sato's reign, the title was re-named from AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to AAAW Tag Team Championship. The title remained active until the closing of Gaea Japan on April 10, 2005. [1]

Reactivation tag league (2022)

On May 1, 2022, the title reactivated under Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling, where Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura won it by defeating Kaoru Ito and Tomoko Watanabe in a tag league finals, tournamrent which began on February 24, 2022. [2]

Final standings
Block ABlock B
Kaoru Ito and Tomoko Watanabe 4 Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura 4
Hibiscus Mii and Takumi Iroha 3Las Fresa de Egoistas
(Makoto and Maria)		3
Ancham and Chikayo Nagashima 3 Riko Kawahata and Yuki Miyazaki 3
Nippon Ganbare Union
(Yuna Manase and Yuuri)		2Ai Houzan and Yurika Oka 2
Block A Ito
Watanabe 		Mii
Iroha 		Ancham
Nagashima 		Manase
Yuuri
Ito
Watanabe 		—Ito
Watanabe
(14:13) [3] 		Ancham
Nagashima
(12:52) [4] 		Ito
Watanabe
(14:13) [5]
Mii
Iroha 		Ito
Watanabe
(14:13) [3] 		—Mii
Iroha		Draw
(20:00) [4]
Ancham
Nagashima 		Ancham
Nagashima
(12:52) [4] 		Mii
Iroha		—Double Count Out
(15:25) [6]
Manase
Yuuri 		Ito
Watanabe
(14:13) [5] 		Draw
(20:00) [4] 		Double Count Out
(15:25) [6] 		—
Block B Aoki
Kadokura 		Makoto
Maria 		Kawahata
Miyazaki 		Houzan
Oka
Aoki
Kadokura 		—Aoki
Kadokura
(16:36) [3] 		Kawahata
Miyazaki
(12:40) [5] 		Aoki
Kadokura
(15:51) [4]
Makoto
Maria 		Aoki
Kadokura
(16:36) [3] 		—Makoto
Maria
(14:31) [4] 		Draw
(20:00)
Kawahata
Miyazaki 		Kawahata
Miyazaki
(12:40) [5] 		Makoto
Maria
(14:31) [4] 		—Draw
(20:00) [6]
Houzan
Oka 		Aoki
Kadokura
(15:51) [4] 		Draw
(20:00)		Draw
(20:00) [6] 		—
Final
May 1, 2022
   
A1 Kaoru Ito and Tomoko Watanabe Pin
B1 Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura 17:48 [7]

Reigns

As of February13, 2025, there have been a total of 19 reigns shared between 15 teams composed of 22 individual champions. Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato were the inaugural champions. As a team, Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato has the most reigns at four, while individually, Nagashima has the most reigns at six. Nagashima and Sato's second reign is the longest at 518 days, while The Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka)'s reign is the shortest at five days. Nagashima is the oldest champion at 46 years old.

Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu) are the current champions in their first reign as a team, as well as individually. They won it by defeating Magenta (Maria and Riko Kawahata) on August 8, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

Names

Name [1] Years [1]
AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipNovember 2, 1996 – May 1998
AAAW Tag Team ChampionshipMay 1998 – April 10, 2005
May 1, 2022 – present
Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
Gaea Japan
1 Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato November 2, 1996We Are Gaea Japan! Singapore 15123Defeated Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato to become the inaugural champions. [1]
2 Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar SatoMarch 29, 1998Full Bloom – Day 2 Osaka, Japan 11470During the reign, the name of the title was changed from "AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship" to "AAAW Tag Team Championship". [1]
3 Aja Kong and Mayumi Ozaki August 23, 1998Hard Luck – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 13291 [1]
4Oz Academy
(Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato)		July 18, 1999Surprise Attack – Day 3 Tokyo, Japan 25183 [1]
5 Akira Hokuto and Mayumi Ozaki December 17, 2000Deep Endless – Day 5 Osaka, Japan 1
(1, 2)		1261 [1]
6Oz Academy
(Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato)		April 22, 2001Limit Break – Day 4 Osaka, Japan 33500 [1]
7 Kaoru and Mayumi Ozaki April 7, 2002Limit Break – Day 1 Yokohama, Japan 1
(1, 3)		1961 [1]
8 Ayako Hamada and Meiko Satomura October 20, 2002Yokohama Mega Ride Yokohama, Japan 1
(1, 2)		1141 [1]
9 Aja Kong and Devil Masami February 11, 2003War Cry – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 1)		2240 [1]
10 Chikayo Nagashima and Meiko Satomura September 23, 2003New Energy – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 1
(4, 3)		1473 [1]
11 Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu February 17, 2004War Cry – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 1330 [1]
12Oz Academy
(Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato)		March 21, 2004Edge Of The Heart – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 4400 [1]
13 The Crush Gals
(Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka)		April 30, 2004Yoyogi Limit Break Tokyo, Japan 152 [1]
14 Aja Kong and Amazing Kong May 5, 2004Junction – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 1
(3, 1)		1380 [1] [8]
15 Carlos Amano and Manami Toyota September 20, 2004New Energy – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 11950 [1]
16 Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu April 3, 2005Yokohama Final Impact Yokohama, Japan 270 [1]
—Deactivated April 10, 2005Eternal Last Gong Tokyo, Japan ———The titles were retired at the final Gaea show. [1]
Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling
17 Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura May 1, 2022Marvelous 6th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 11380Defeated Kaoru Ito and Tomoko Watanabe in the finals of a tag league to win the revived titles. [2] [9]
18 Chikayo Nagashima and Takumi Iroha September 16, 2022Marvelous Tokyo, Japan 1
(6, 1)		4501 [10]
19Magenta
(Maria and Riko Kawahata)		December 10, 2023Marvelous Tokyo, Japan 12422 [11] [12]
20Team 200kg
(Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu)		August 8, 2024Marvelous Tokyo, Japan 1801 [13]
21Bob Bob Momo Banana
(Mio Momono and Yurika Oka)		October 27, 2024Marvelous Nagoya, Japan 11051 [14]
22H2D
(Ryo Mizunami and Sonoko Kato)		February 9, 2025Oz Academy Angels Of The Abyss Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)		4+0 [15]

Combined reigns

As of February13, 2025.

†Indicates the current champions

By team

RankTeamNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1Oz Academy [a]
(Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato)		431,055
2 Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato 13512
3 Chikayo Nagashima and Takumi Iroha 11450
4 Aja Kong and Mayumi Ozaki 11329
5Magenta
(Maria and Riko Kawahata)		12242
6 Aja Kong and Devil Masami 10224
7 Kaoru and Mayumi Ozaki 11196
8 Carlos Amano and Manami Toyota 10195
9 Chikayo Nagashima and Meiko Satomura 10147
10 Aja Kong and Amazing Kong 10138
Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura 10138
12 Akira Hokuto and Mayumi Ozaki 11126
13 Ayako Hamada and Meiko Satomura 11114
14Bob Bob Momo Banana
(Mio Momono and Yurika Oka)		11105
15Team 200kg
(Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu)		1180
16 Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu 2040
17 The Crush Gals
(Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka)		125
18H2D †
(Ryo Mizunami and Sonoko Kato)		104+

By wrestler

RankwrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1 Chikayo Nagashima 641,652
2Sugar Sato431,055
3 Meiko Satomura 34773
4 Aja Kong 31691
5 Mayumi Ozaki 33651
6 Sonoko Kato †23516+
7 Takumi Iroha 11450
8 Maria 12242
Riko Kawahata 12242
10 Devil Masami 10224
11 Kaoru 11196
12 Carlos Amano 10195
Manami Toyota 10195
14 Amazing Kong 10138
Itsuki Aoki 10138
Rin Kadokura 10138
17 Akira Hokuto 11126
18 Ayako Hamada 11114
19 Mio Momono 11105
Yurika Oka 11105
21 Chihiro Hashimoto 1180
Yuu 1180
23 Ran Yu-Yu 2040
Toshie Uematsu 2040
25 Chigusa Nagayo 125
Lioness Asuka 125
27 Ryo Mizunami †104+

Notes

  1. ↑ Nagashima and Sato started to called their team Oz Academy since their second reign.

References

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