UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship
UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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![]() The UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship belt | |||||||||||
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Promotion | Real Japan Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | 2018 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Shogun Okamoto | ||||||||||
Date won | April 22, 2021 | ||||||||||
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The UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship (Japanese: UWAアジアパシフィックヘビー級王座, Hepburn: UWA Ajia Pashifikku Hebī-kyū Ōza) is a single championship title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Real Japan Pro Wrestling (RJPW). The title was established in 2018 as part of a collaboration between RJPW and the revived Mexican Universal Wrestling Association.[1] As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship is not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[a] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[b] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[c] or leaving the company.[d]
As of April 19, 2022[update], there have been a total of five reigns. The current champion is Shogun Okamoto who is in his second reign.
History
On February 28, 2018, a press conference was held in Tokyo, Japan announcing a Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) revival.[6] As part of the revival, the UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship was created and Rey Ángel was appointed as the first champion with a title defense scheduled on September 20 against Kouki Iwasaki from Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling.[7][8]
Reigns
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
N/A | Unknown information |
(NLT) | Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
1 | Rey Ángel | July 31, 2018 (NLT) | N/A | N/A | 1 | [e] | 0 | Was awarded the title. | [7] |
2 | Kouki Iwasaki | September 20, 2018 | Starting Point Regression Pro-Wrestling #4: World Mask Man Tournament Semi-Final | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 364 | 0 | [9][10] | |
3 | Shogun Okamoto | September 19, 2019 | Strong Style Pro-Wrestling Vol. 3 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 182 | 0 | [11][12] | |
4 | Hayato Mashita [ja] | March 19, 2020 | Strong Style Pro-Wrestling Vol. 5 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 399 | 2 | This was a three-way match also involving Kouki Iwasaki. | [13][14] |
5 | Shogun Okamoto | April 22, 2021 | Strong Style Pro-Wrestling Vol. 10 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 1,217+ | 2 | [15][16] |
Combined reigns
† | Indicates the current champion |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | No. of defenses | Combined days |
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1 | Shogun Okamoto † | 2 | 2 | 1,399+ |
2 | Hayato Mashita [ja] | 1 | 2 | 399 |
3 | Kouki Iwasaki | 1 | 0 | 364 |
4 | Rey Ángel | 1 | 0 | 51¤ |
Footnotes
- ^ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[2]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[3]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[4]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[5]
- ^ The exact date the championship was awarded has not been confirmed, putting the title reign at between 51 and 204 days.
References
- ^ 大鵬孫・納谷幸男が6月にタイトル挑戦 初代虎「それほどの選手ということ」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550. sfn error: no target: CITEREFHornbaker2016 (help)
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDuncanWill2000 (help)
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDuncanWill2000 (help)
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDuncanWill2000 (help)
- ^ 【会見】3・29リアルジャパン『原点回帰』で新生UWAが正式に発足!“大鵬三世”納谷幸男がUWA認定王座に挑戦決定!熊本・阿蘇に『タイガーマスクASOミュージアム(仮称)』の設立が発表!. Battle-News.com (in Japanese). February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ a b 【会見】リアルジャパン9・20『原点回帰』&妙成寺奉納プロレスの詳細が発表!KAZMAは納谷の試合を「人に見せるもんじゃない」と酷評!. Battle-News.com (in Japanese). July 31, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ 【原点回帰プロレス】“大鵬三世”納谷幸男が初のメインで因縁の大型トリオと決着戦!? 大ブレイクのドン・クロコダイルとハイブリッドなブラック・タイガー2世が、世界マスクマン・トーナメント準決勝で激突!. Proresu-Today.com (in Japanese). September 19, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2018". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ 【試合結果】9・20 原点回帰後楽園ホール大会 河野真幸&間下隼人&“大鵬三世”納谷幸男vs雷神矢口&崔領二&KAZMA SAKAMOTO 【UWAアジアパシフィックヘビー級】レイ・アンヘルvs岩崎孝樹. Battle-News.com (in Japanese). September 20, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2019". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ 【試合詳細】9・19 リアルジャパンプロレス後楽園ホール大会 【レジェンド選手権】スーパー・タイガーvs藤田和之 船木誠勝&関根“シュレック”秀樹vsタカ・クノウ&ロッキー川村 アレクサンダー大塚vs竹田誠志 【UWAアジアパシフィック】岩崎孝樹vs将軍岡本. Battle-News.com (in Japanese). September 20, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2020". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ 【試合詳細】3・19 リアルジャパンプロレス後楽園ホール大会 藤田和之&杉浦貴vsスーパー・タイガー&関本大介 船木誠勝vs澤田敦士 【UWAアジアパシフィック】将軍岡本vs間下隼人vs岩崎孝樹 松本都&彩羽匠vs朱里&安納サオリ. Battle-News.com (in Japanese). March 20, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2021". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "RJPW Strong Style Pro-Wrestling Vol. 10 ~ First Tiger Mask 40th Anniversary". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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