AWG Single Championship
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| AWG Single Championship | |||||||||||||||
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 Previous design of the title (2018–2021) | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Actwres girl'Z | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | November 15, 2018[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Natsumi Sumikawa | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | March 24, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||||||
AgZ Championship (2018) | |||||||||||||||
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The AWG Single Championship (Japanese: AWGシングル王座, Hepburn: AWG Shinguru Ōza), first established as the AgZ Championship, is a women's professional wrestling championship, situated at the top championship hierarchy of the japanese professional wrestling promotion Actwres girl'Z. In November 2021, Actwres girl'Z announced the dissolution of their Color's and Beginning brands, in favor of a more entertainment-based product. On February 13, 2022, the company ran their first ACTwrestling show under their new format. Therefore, between December 2021 and March 2023, the title was deactivated.[2] Overall there have been 5 reigns shared between 5 different champions, and one vacancy.
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The current champion is Natsumi Sumikawa who is in her first reign.
Title history[edit]
On November 15, 2018, Saori Anou became the inaugural AgZ Champion after defeating Saki in the finals of a sixteen-woman single-elimination tournament.[1] During Anou's reign the title was re-named to the AWG Single Championship.[3] On September 19, 2019, Reika Saiki, who won the title back in August 14,[3] vacated the title after breaking her jaw, in order to recover from the injury.[4] On November 6, Miyuki Takase defeated Himeka Arita to win the vacant championship.[5] On December 30, 2021, the title was deactivated over Actwres girl'Z closure due to further rebranding.[2]
On March 12, 2023, Miku Aono defeated Kouki in the tournament finals to win the reactivated title.[6]
Inaugural tournament (2018)[edit]
| Round 1 September 25, 2018 | Quarterfinals October 9, 2018 | Semifinals October 28 and November 6, 2018 | Final November 15, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Himeka Arita | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hikari Shimizu | 8:40[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Himeka Arita | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saki | 13:46[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miku Aono | 10:36[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miyuki Takase | 13:49[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mari | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ina Hazuki | 6:25[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mari | 14:19[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miyuki Takase | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miyuki Takase | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sakuran Bonita | 6:43[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saki | 20:00[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saori Anou | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kakeru Sekiguchi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nao Kakuta | 14:30[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kakeru Sekiguchi | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tae Honma | 12:02[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tae Honma | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sayuri Amemiya | 4:31[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kakeru Sekiguchi | 15:39[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saori Anou | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Natsumi Maki | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Momo Tani | 4:43[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Natsumi Maki | 8:41[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saori Anou | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saori Anou | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mii | 5:06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reigns[edit]
As of May 3, 2024, There have been six reigns shared between six champions and one vacancy. Saori Anou was the inaugural champion. Miyuki Takase's reign is the longest at 515 days, while Reika Saiki's reign is the shortest at 35 days. Mari is the oldest champion at 38 years old, while Saiki is the youngest at 27 years old.
Mari is the current champion in her first reign. She defeated Miku Aono on December 24, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.
Names[edit]
| Name | Years |
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| AgZ Championship | November 15, 2018 |
| AWG Single Championship | 2018 – present |
| 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 |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Saori Anou | November 15, 2018 | AgZ Actwres girl'Z in Korakuen | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 272 | 4[3] | Defeated Saki in the finals of a sixteen-woman single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion. During Anou's reign, the title was re-named to AWG Single Championship. | [1] |
| 2 | Reika Saiki | August 14, 2019 | Beginning Pro | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 35 | 0 | [3] | |
| — | Vacated | September 18, 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Reika Saiki vacated the championship after a broken jaw, as she needed to recover from the injury. | [4] |
| 3 | Miyuki Takase | November 6, 2019 | AgZ Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 515 | 5 | Defeated Himeka Arita to win the vacant championship. | [5] |
| 4 | Saki | April 4, 2021 | AWG Act in Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 270 | 3 | [12] | |
| — | Deactivated | December 30, 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | The championship was deactivated over Actwres girl'Z closure due to further rebranding. | [2] |
| 5 | Miku Aono | March 12, 2023 | AWG ACTwrestling in Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 292 | 6 | Defeated Kouki in the finals of a tournament to win the reactivated championship. | [6][13] |
| 6 | Mari | December 29, 2023 | AWG ACTwrestling in Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 86 | 1 | [14][15] | |
| 7 | Natsumi Sumikawa | March 24, 2024 | AWG ACTwrestling in Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 40+ | 1 | [16] | |
Combined reigns[edit]
As of May 3, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyuki Takase | 1 | 5 | 515 |
| 2 | Miku Aono | 1 | 6 | 292 |
| 3 | Saori Anou | 1 | 4 | 272 |
| 4 | Saki | 1 | 3 | 270 |
| 5 | Mari | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| 6 | Reika Saiki | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Natsumi Sumikawa † | 1 | 1 | 40+ |
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c d "アクトレスガールズ ～Actwres Girl'Z Beginning 新木場大会～ 才木玲佳が新王者". miruhon.net (in Japanese). August 18, 2019. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023.
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