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No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Misae Genki | July 2, 2000 | Hardcore Series II | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 120 | Defeated Kiyoko Ichiki to win the inaugural title. | [3] |
2 | Kiyoko Ichiki | October 30, 2000 | Maximum Tag League 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | This was a Barbed Wire, Tables & Light Tubes Deathmatch. | [5] |
— | Vacated | October 30, 2000 | Maximum Tag League II | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Ichiki vacated the title immediately after winning it. | [1] |
3 | Kaori Yoneyama | January 2, 2003 | New Year Great Series | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 3,233 | Defeated Princess Sandy to win the vacant title. | [6] |
— | Deactivated | November 9, 2011 | Yoshihito Sasaki & Jaki Numazawa & Nikkan Lee 11th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Due to her upcoming retirement, Kaori Yoneyama vacated the title after defending it against La☆Panda. | [4] |
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