AJW Tag Team Championship

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AJW Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 15, 1986
Date retiredApril 2005
Statistics
First champion(s)The Red Typhoons
(Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura)
Final champion(s) Takako Inoue and Tomoko Watanabe
Most reignsKayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa (3 times)

The AJW Tag Team Championship was the secondary tag team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. The title was introduced in 1986 and was retired in April 2005 when the promotion closed. There have been a total of thirty-four reigns shared between twenty-seven teams consisting of forty-nine distinctive champions and eleven vacancies.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1The Red Typhoons
(Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura)
February 15, 1986N/A Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 1126The Red Typhoons defeated Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to become the inaugural champions. [1]
2Kanako Nagatomo and Mika Komatsu
(Operon Alliance)
June 21, 1986N/A Tokyo, Japan 1139 [1]
3The Red Typhoons
(Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura)
November 7, 1986N/A Osaka, Japan 2171 [1]
Vacated April 27, 1987 Live Event Tokyo, Japan The Red Typhoons (Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura) vacated the championship after winning the WWWA World Tag Team Championship. [1] [2]
4Drill Nakamae and Kumiko IwamotoJune 28, 1987N/A Tokyo, Japan 1 [Note 1] Iwamoto and Nakamae defeated Kyoko Asoh and Mitsuko Nishiwaki to win the vacant championship. [1]
Vacated March 1988The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. [1]
5 Erika Shishido and Nobuko KimuraApril 2, 1988N/A Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1191Kimura and Shishido defeated The Honey Wings (Kaoru Maeda and Mika Takahashi) in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1]
6The Honey Wings
(Kaoru Maeda and Mika Takahashi)
October 10, 1988N/A Tokyo, Japan 1145 [1]
7Miori Kamiya and Reibun AmadaMarch 4, 1989N/A Tokyo, Japan 1102 [1]
8Dream Orca
(Etsuko Mita and Toshiyo Yamada)
June 14, 1989N/A Tokyo, Japan 1274 [1]
Vacated March 15, 1990The championship was vacated after Toshiyo Yamada suffered an injury. [1] [2]
9The Honey Wings
(Kaoru Maeda and Mika Takahashi)
June 1, 1990N/A Kawachi, Osaka, Japan 2166The Honey Wings defeated The Sweet Hearts (Manami Toyota and Mima Shimoda) to win the vacant championship. [1]
10 Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda November 14, 1990Wrestlemarinepiad Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1158 [1] [3]
11 Cynthia Moreno and Esther Moreno April 21, 1991 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1103 [1] [4]
12 Mariko Yoshida and Takako Inoue August 2, 1991AJW on Fuji TV Tokyo, Japan 1156 [1] [5]
13 Debbie Malenko and Sakie HasegawaJanuary 5, 1992 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1111 [1] [6]
14 Mariko Yoshida and Takako Inoue April 25, 1992Wrestlemarinepiad Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 2232 [1] [7]
15Bat Yoshinaga and Tomoko Watanabe December 13, 1992N/A Tokyo, Japan 1132 [1]
16 Kaoru Ito and Sakie Hasegawa (2)April 24, 1993AJW on Fuji TV Masuda, Shimane, Japan 1226 [1] [8]
17Miki Handa and Yasha KurenaiDecember 6, 1993N/A Tokyo, Japan 1295 [1]
18Carol Midori and Michiko Omukai September 27, 1994LLPW live event Osaka, Japan 1171 [1] [9]
19 Mariko Yoshida (3) and Rie TamadaMarch 17, 1995N/A Tokyo, Japan 1 [Note 2] [1]
Vacated July 1995The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. [1] [2]
20Chaparita Asari and Kumiko MaekawaSeptember 2, 1995N/A Tokyo, Japan 1 [Note 3] Asari and Maekawa defeated Rie Tamada and Yumi Fukawa to win the vacant championship. [1]
Vacated October 1995The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. [1] [2]
21Rie Tamada(2) and Yumi FukawaDecember 4, 1995N/A Tokyo, Japan 1272The team that Fukawa and Tamada defeated to win the vacant championship is unknown. [1]
22Oz Academy
(Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato)
September 1, 1996The Rising Generation Queens Carnival Tokyo, Japan 1385 [1] [10]
Vacated September 21, 1997 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan The championship was vacated after Chikayo Nagashima suffered an injury. [1]
23Momoe Nakanishi and Nanae Takahashi November 23, 1997Nagoya Super Whirlwind Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 1110Nakanishi and Takahashi defeated Emi Motokawa and Sari Osumi to win the vacant champion. [1] [11]
24Kayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa March 13, 1998New Year Zenjo "VOW" - Day 34 Osaka, Japan 1 [Note 4] [1] [12]
Vacated July 1998The championship was vacated after Kayo Noumi suffered a broken leg. [1] [2]
25Momoe Nakanishi and Nanae Takahashi August 23, 1998N/A Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 248Nakanishi and Takahashi defeated Megumi Yabushita and Sumie Sakai to win the vacant championship. [1]
Vacated October 10, 1998 Tokyo, Japan Momoe Nakanishi and Nanae Takahashi vacated the championship to pursue the WWWA World Tag Team Championship. [1] [2]
26 Sumie Sakai and Yuko KosugiNovember 10, 1998N/A Tokyo, Japan 119Kosugi and Sakai defeated Kayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa to win the vacant championship. [1]
27Kayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa November 29, 1998AJW 30th Anniversary Show Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 2223 [1] [13]
28Kana Misaki and Tsubasa Kuragaki July 10, 1999Odaiba W Explosion - Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 1307 [1] [14]
29Kayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa May 12, 2000Zenjo Mania Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 3 [Note 5] [1] [15]
Vacated 2001The championship was vacated due to Miho Wakizawa's retirement. [1] [2]
30 Kaori Yoneyama and Kayoko Haruyama July 20, 2002N/A Saitama, Japan 1213Haruyama and Yoneyama defeated Mika Nishio and Miyuki Fujii to win the vacant championship. [1]
Vacated February 18, 2003The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. [1]
31Hikaru and Mika NishioMarch 21, 2003The Road of Women's Pro Wrestling - Day 26 Tokyo, Japan 1 [Note 6] Hikaru and Nishio defeated Miyuki Fujii and Saki Maemura to win the vacant championship. [1] [16]
Vacated July 2003The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. [1] [2]
32 Kaori Yoneyama (2) and Saki MaemuraJanuary 4, 2004N/A Tokyo, Japan 1263Maemura and Yoneyama defeated Haruka Matsuo and Hikaru to win the vacant championship. [1]
33NEO Machine Guns
(Tanny Mouse and Yuki Miyazaki)
September 23, 2004Rising Generation - Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 113 [1] [17]
34 Takako Inoue (3) and Tomoko Watanabe (2)October 6, 2004Rising Generation - Day 4 Tokyo, Japan 1 [Note 7] [1] [18]
DeactivatedApril 2005The championship retired when AJW closed. [1]

Combined reigns

¤The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct.

By team

RankTeamNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Mariko Yoshida and Takako Inoue 2388
2Oz Academy
(Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato)
1385
3Kayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa 3333 – 363¤
4The Honey Wings
(Kaoru Maeda and Mika Takahashi)
2311
5Kana Misaki and Tsubasa Kuragaki 1307
6The Red Typhoons
(Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura)
2297
7Miki Handa and Yasha Kurenai1295
8Dream Orca
(Etsuko Mita and Toshiyo Yamada)
1274
9Rie Tamada and Yumi Fukawa1272
10 Kaori Yoneyama and Saki Maemura1263
11Drill Nakamae and Kumiko Iwamoto1244 – 277¤
12 Kaoru Ito and Sakie Hasegawa1226
13 Kaori Yoneyama and Kayoko Haruyama 1213
14 Erika Shishido and Nobuko Kimura1191
15Carol Midori and Michiko Omukai 1171
16 Erika Shishido and Mima Shimoda 1158
Momoe Nakanishi and Nanae Takahashi 2158
18Kanako Nagatomo and Mika Komatsu1139
19Bat Yoshinaga and Tomoko Watanabe 1132
20Debbie Malenko and Sakie Hasegawa1111
21 Mariko Yoshida and Rie Tamada1103 – 136¤
22 Cynthia Moreno and Esther Moreno 1103
23Hikaru and Mika Nishio1102 – 132¤
Miori Kamiya and Reibun Amada1102
25Chaparita Asari and Kumiko Maekawa129 – 59¤
26 Sumie Sakai and Yuko Kosugi119
27NEO Machine Guns
(Tanny Mouse and Yuki Miyazaki)
113

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Takako Inoue 3565 – 594¤
2 Mariko Yoshida 3494 – 524¤
3 Kaori Yoneyama 2476
4 Chikayo Nagashima 1385
Sugar Sato1385
6Rie Tamada2378 – 408¤
7 Erika Shishido 2349
8Sakie Hasegawa2337
9Kayo Noumi3333 – 363¤
Miho Wakizawa 3333 – 363¤
11 Kaoru Maeda 2311
Mika Takahashi2311
13 Tomoko Watanabe 2309 – 338¤
14Kana Misaki1307
Tsubasa Kuragaki 1307
16 Kazue Nagahori 2297
Yumi Ogura2297
18Miki Handa1295
Yasha Kurenai1295
20 Etsuko Mita 1274
Toshiyo Yamada 1274
22Yumi Fukawa1272
23Saki Maemura1263
24Drill Nakamae1244 – 277¤
Kumiko Iwamoto1244 – 277¤
26 Kaoru Ito 1226
27 Kayoko Haruyama 1213
28Nobuko Kimura1191
29Carol Midori1171
Michiko Omukai 1171
31 Mima Shimoda 1158
Momoe Nakanishi2158
Nanae Takahashi 2158
34Kanako Nagatomo1139
Mika Komatsu1139
36Bat Yoshinaga1132
37Debbie Malenko1111
38 Cynthia Moreno 1103
Esther Moreno 1103
40Hikaru1102 – 132¤
Mika Nishio1102 – 132¤
Miori Kamiya1102
Reibun Amada1102
44Chaparita Asari129 – 59¤
Kumiko Maekawa129 – 59¤
46 Sumie Sakai 119
Yuko Kosugi119
48Tanny Mouse113
Yuki Miyazaki 113

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Footnotes

  1. The exact date that Drill Nakamae and Kumiko Iwamoto vacated the championship is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 247 and 277 days.
  2. The exact date that Mariko Yoshida and Rie Tamada vacated the championship is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 106 and 136 days.
  3. The exact date that Chaparita Asari and Kumiko Maekawa vacated the championship is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 29 and 59 days.
  4. The exact date that Kayo Noumi and Miho Wakizawa vacated the championship is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 110 and 140 days.
  5. The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  6. The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 102 and 132 days.
  7. The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, meaning the reign lasted between 177 and 206 days.