Active Advance Pro Wrestling Openweight Championship

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2AW Openweight Championship
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Ayato Yoshida with the current design of the title (2022–present)
Details
Promotion Active Advance Pro Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 1, 2019
Current champion(s) Ayato Yoshida
Date wonAugust 25, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s) Shu Asakawa
Most reigns Ayato Yoshida (3 reigns)
Longest reign Ayato Yoshida (298 days)
Shortest reign Yuji Okabayashi (102 days)
Oldest champion Kohei Sato (45 years, 305 days)
Youngest champion Takuro Niki (23 years, 0 days)
Heaviest champion Yuji Okabayashi (264 lb)
Lightest champion Takuro Niki (185 lb)

The 2AW Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Active Advance Pro Wrestling, being sanctioned as the promotion's top championship. There have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different champions. The current champion is Ayato Yoshida who is in his third reign. [1]

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Title history

In April 2019, the promotion (previously named Kaientai Dojo) announced that they were rebranding as Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). This came as the company attempted to rebrand itself after the Taka Michinoku scandal, also changing its colors to black and white. That same night, young wrestler Ayato Yoshida won the Strongest-K Championship, symbolically leading the company into the future. He retired the title as the new 2AW Openweight Championship was created to replace it. [2]

There have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different champions. Shu Asakawa was the inaugural champion. Ayato Yoshida holds the record for the longest reign with 298 days and also for the most individual reigns with three and also for the most cumulated successful defenses with twelve. The current champion is Yoshida himself who defeated Taishi Takizawa 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City in Chiba, Japan.

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. [3]
2 Yuji Okabayashi March 25, 20202AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 11022 [4]
3 Ayato Yoshida July 5, 20202AW Launching Business 1st Anniversary ~ GRAND SLAM In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 12986 [5]
4 Taishi Takizawa April 29, 20212AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Chiba, Japan 11824 [6]
5 Shigehiro Irie October 28, 20212AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 11443 [7]
6 Kengo Mashimo March 21, 20222AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 12797 [8]
7 Ayato Yoshida December 25, 20222AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event Of The Year Tokyo, Japan 22106 [9]
8 Kohei Sato July 23, 20232AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba Tokyo, Japan 1981 [10]
9 Takuro Niki October 29, 20232AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 12386 [11]
10 Taishi Takizawa June 23, 20242AW 5th Anniversary Chiba, Japan 2631 [12]
11 Ayato Yoshida August 25, 20242AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 3182+4 [13]

Combined reigns

Record three-time and current champion, Ayato Yoshida. 20230701ayato2.jpg
Record three-time and current champion, Ayato Yoshida.

As of February23, 2025.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1 Ayato Yoshida †316690+
2 Kengo Mashimo 17279
3 Taishi Takizawa 25245
4 Takuro Niki 16238
5 Shu Asakawa 14206
6 Shigehiro Irie 13144
7 Yuji Okabayashi 12102
8 Kohei Sato 1198

References

  1. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "2AW Openweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "KAIENTAI DOJO 17周年記念大会 GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール | KAIENTAI DOJO". www.k-dojo.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. ↑ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (September 1, 2020). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (March 25, 2020). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (July 5, 2020). 2AW旗揚げ1周年記念大会 GRAND SLAM in TKPガーデンシティ千葉. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ Daly, Wayne (April 30, 2021). "2AW Results: Grand Slam In 2AW Square – Chiba, Japan (4/29)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 28, 2021). "2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (March 21, 2022). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2022). "2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event Of The Year". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 23, 2023). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 29, 2023). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 23, 2024). "2AW 5th Anniversary ~ GRAND SLAM in TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 25, 2024). "v". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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