Active Advance Pro Wrestling

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Active Advance Pro Wrestling
Acronym2AW
Founded2002
StylePuroresu
Headquarters Chiba, Japan
Founder(s) Taka Michinoku
FormerlyKaientai Dojo (K-DOJO)

Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility originally owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku. The promotion places emphasis on a style of puroresu that combines high-flying, technical wrestling, and martial arts. The promotion was originally called Kaientai Dojo (or K-DOJO for short).

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This style was largely contributed to by Taka Michinoku and is gaining popularity in Japan and abroad. K-DOJO is also heavily influenced by American-style wrestling and places a large amount of importance on presentation. For instance, each Club-K 3000 show that K-DOJO runs is equipped with a large screen near the entrance gate, similar to the Titantron, where a short introductory vignette is played during each wrestler's entrance and where the crowd can follow the action on-screen.

They had a home building that doubles as their training facility, Chiba Blue Field, where all of their Club-K 3000 shows were held; in December 2011, the building was bought by the joshi pro-wrestling promotion Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling Reina, but K-Dojo continues to run shows from the renamed Reina Arena. [1] On April 1, 2013, the arena was again renamed Blue Field.

History

Kaientai Dojo originated in 2000 as a small wrestling school in Puerto Rico run by Taka Michinoku. After Taka returned to Japan in 2002, he established the Japanese branch of Kaientai Dojo, which would soon become a wrestling promotion. The small federation grew over the years and is now an independent league that runs as a promotion, wrestling school, and talent loan organization to various other leagues such as AJPW, Dragon Gate and Michinoku Pro.

Until recently, K-DOJO was separated into two distinct sides, GET and RAVE, which ran separate shows but often joined together during large shows and tours. GET was led by Taka Michinoku while RAVE's leader was Hi69. After Hi69's departure, Taka Michinoku became commissioner of RAVE, and 296 became commissioner of GET. On April 22, 2007, RAVE ran its last show; the two brands merged and now run joint shows.

A particular aspect of K-DOJO is that it is one of the few wrestling promotions to feature both men and women. Women can wrestle in the same ring as men, either during mixed tag matches or even singles matches. Also, they can challenge for championship belts, something that would be unheard of in most wrestling promotions.

In November 2018, it became known that Taka Michinoku had an eight-year-long extramarital relationship with a woman. After this scandal, the promotion fired him and sanctioned him for one year without payment. [2]

In April 2019, the promotion announced that they were rebranding as Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW for short). This came as the company attempted to rebrand itself after the Taka Michinoku scandal, also changing its colors to black & white. That same night, young wrestler Ayato Yoshida won the Strongest-K Championship, symbolically leading the company into the future. [3]

On January 10, 2020, it was announced that 2AW is now part of the Allied Independent Wrestling Federations as their Japanese affiliate. [4]

Roster

Championships

Current

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays heldLocationNotes
2AW Openweight Championship No image available.svg Takuro Niki1October 29, 2023112+ Chiba, Japan Defeated Kohei Sato at 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba.
2AW Tag Team Championship Kengo mashimo 2021.04.29.jpg
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Kengo Mashimo & Naka Shunma1
(3, 1)
December 3, 202377+ Tokyo, Japan Defeated Bug's Mutation (Ayumu Honda & Chango) at 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall.
Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship No image available.svg
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Ayumu Honda, Kyu Mogami & Taishi Takizawa 1
(3, 3, 1)
January 10, 20201,500+ Tokyo, Japan Defeated Ayato Yoshida, Kotaro Yoshino & Tank Nagai at GRAND SLAM In TKP Garden City Chiba.

Formerly promoted

ChampionshipLast champion(s)ReignDate wonLocation
AIWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipKevin Phoenix1August 24, 2019
Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship Arata 2 January 15, 2021 Tokyo, Japan
UWA World Middleweight Championship Kyu Mogami 1 June 20, 2019 Tokyo, Japan
UWA World Tag Team Championship Jinsei Shinzaki & The Great Sasuke 1
(1, 1)
May 4, 2021 Yahaba, Iwate, Japan
FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship Kunio Toshima & Yuma Aoyagi 1
(1, 1)
April 17, 2016 Tokyo, Japan

2AW Openweight Championship

2AW Openweight Championship
2AW Openweight Championship belt.png
Current design of the title (2022 present)
Details
PromotionActive Advance Pro Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 1, 2019
Current champion(s)Takuro Niki
Date wonJuly 23, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s) Shu Asakawa
Most reigns Ayato Yoshida (2 reigns)
Longest reign Ayato Yoshida (298 days)
Shortest reign Yuji Okabayashi (102 days)
Oldest champion Kohei Sato (45 years, 305 days)
Youngest championTakuro Niki (23 years, 0 days)
Heaviest champion Yuji Okabayashi (264 lb)
Lightest champion Shu Asakawa (187 lb)

The 2AW Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Active Advance Pro Wrestling. There have been a total of nine reigns shared between eight different champions. The current champion is Takuro Niki who is in his first reign.

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Shu Asakawa September 1, 20192AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 12064Defeated Ayato Yoshida in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [5]
2 Yuji Okabayashi March 25, 20202AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 11022 [6]
3 Ayato Yoshida July 5, 20202AW Launching Business 1st Anniversary ~ GRAND SLAM In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 12986 [7]
4 Taishi Takizawa April 29, 20212AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Chiba, Japan 11824 [8]
5 Shigehiro Irie October 28, 20212AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 11443 [9]
6 Kengo Mashimo March 21, 20222AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 12797 [10]
7 Ayato Yoshida December 25, 20222AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event Of The Year Tokyo, Japan 22106 [11]
8 Kohei Sato July 23, 20232AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba Tokyo, Japan 1981 [12]
9Takuro NikiOctober 29, 20232AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1112+3 [13]

Combined reigns

As of February18, 2024.

Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Ayato Yoshida 212508
2 Kengo Mashimo 17279
3 Shu Asakawa 14206
4 Taishi Takizawa 14182
5 Shigehiro Irie 13144
6Takuro Niki †13112+
7 Yuji Okabayashi 12102
8 Kohei Sato 1198

2AW Tag Team Championship

2AW Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionActive Advance Pro Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 14, 2020
Current champion(s) Kengo Mashimo and Naka Shunma
Date wonDecember 2, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Ayato Yoshida and Tank Nagai
Most reignsAs a team (2 reigns):

As an individual (3 reigns):

Longest reignTakuro Niki & Tatsuya Hanami (224 days)
Shortest reign Ayato Yoshida & Tank Nagai (40 days)
Oldest champion Kengo Mashimo (42 years, 67 days)
Youngest championTakuro Niki (21 years, 317 days)

The 2AW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Active Advance Pro Wrestling. There have been a total of fourteen reigns shared between thirteen different teams consisting of seventeen distinctive champions. The current title holders are Kengo Mashimo and Naka Shunma who are in their first reign as a team.

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
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Ayato Yoshida & Tank Nagai February 14, 20202AW Tokyo, Japan 1400Defeated Kyu Mogami & Minoru Fujita in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. [14]
2Chango & Kaji Tomato March 25, 20202AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1763 [6]
3Tempest
(Ayumu Honda & Taishi Takizawa)
June 9, 20202AW GRAND SLAM In Samurai! TV Chiba, Japan 1540 [15]
4 Kengo Mashimo & Tatsuya HanamiAugust 2, 20202AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1753 [16]
5The Andrew Kingdom
(Shigehiro Irie & The Andrew King Takuma)
October 16, 20202AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 11071 [17]
6 Kengo Mashimo & Tatsuya HanamiJanuary 31, 20212AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Chiba, Japan 22105 [18]
7Toll Glänz
(Kotaro Yoshino & Tank Nagai (2))
August 29, 20212AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1772 [19]
8The Rule
(Ayato Yoshida (2) & The Andrew King Takuma (2))
November 14, 20212AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 11013 [20]
9 Voodoo Murders
(Chris Vice & Yoshikazu Yokoyama)
February 23, 20222AW Infinity ~ 2022 Winter Chiba, Japan 1460 [21]
10The Rule
(Ayato Yoshida (3) & Excilio)
April 10, 2022ZERO1 Osu Premium Show ZERO1 20th & 21st Anniversary Pro Wrestling Tokyo, Japan 11542 [22]
11Koen
(Takuro Niki & Tatsuya Hanami (3))
September 11, 20222AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 12244 [23]
12Daiju Wakamatsu & Taishi Takizawa (2)April 23, 20232AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Tokyo, Japan 1911 [24]
13Bug's Mutation
(Ayumu Honda (2) & Chango (2))
July 23, 20232AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Tokyo, Japan 11332This was a three-way tag team match also involving Kazma Sakamoto and Kengo Mashimo. [12]
14 Kengo Mashimo (3) & Naka ShunmaDecember 3, 20232AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 177+3 [25]

Combined reigns

As of February18, 2024.

Indicates the current champion
RankTeamNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Kengo Mashimo & Tatsuya Hanami28285
2Koen
(Takuro Niki & Tatsuya Hanami)
14224
3The Rule
(Ayato Yoshida & Excilio)
12154
4Bug's Mutation
(Ayumu Honda & Chango)
12133
5The Andrew Kingdom
(Shigehiro Irie & The Andrew King Takuma)
11107
6The Rule
(Ayato Yoshida & The Andrew King Takuma)
13101
7Daiju Wakamatsu & Taishi Takizawa 1191
8 Kengo Mashimo & Naka Shunma †1377+
9Toll Glänz
(Kotaro Yoshino & Tank Nagai)
1277
10Chango & Kaji Tomato 1376
11Tempest
(Ayumu Honda & Taishi Takizawa)
1054
12 Voodoo Murders
(Chris Vice & Yoshikazu Yokoyama)
1046
13 Ayato Yoshida & Tank Nagai 1040

By wrestler

Record tied three-time champion as individual, Ayato Yoshida. AyatoYoshida0619 2016.jpg
Record tied three-time champion as individual, Ayato Yoshida.
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1Tatsuya Hanami312509
2 Kengo Mashimo311362+
3 Ayato Yoshida 35296
4Takuro Niki14224
5Chango25209
6The Andrew King Takuma24208
7Ayumu Honda22187
8Excilio12154
9 Taishi Takizawa 21145
10 Tank Nagai 22117
11 Shigehiro Irie 11107
12Daiju Wakamatsu1191
13Naka Shunma †1377+
14Kotaro Yoshino1277
15 Kaji Tomato 1376
16Chris Vice1046
Yoshikazu Yokoyama 1046

Defunct

Championship:Final champion(s):Date won:
Strongest-K Championship Ayato Yoshida April 13, 2019
Strongest-K Tag Team Championship Kaji Tomato & Taishi Takizawa April 13, 2019
UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship Kazma & Kengo Mashimo March 5, 2006
WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship Kunio Toshima & Yuma Aoyagi April 17, 2016
Kitakami 6-Man Tag Team Championship Kengo Mashimo, Tank Nagai & Yuki Sato May 22, 2016

Annual tournaments

TournamentLatest winner:Date won:
Bo-so Golden Tag Tournament Ayato Yoshida & Kyu Mogami January 29, 2017
K-Metal League Marines Mask May 6, 2018
Kaio Tournament Kengo Mashimo August 26, 2018

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