UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship

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UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship
The UWA Asia Pacific Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
PromotionReal Japan Pro Wrestling
Date established2018
Current champion(s)Shogun Okamoto
Date wonApril 22, 2021
Statistics
First champion(s)Rey Ángel
Most reignsShogun Okamoto (2 reigns)
Longest reignHayato Mashita [ja] (399 days)
Shortest reignRey Ángel (51 days)

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, there have been a total of five reigns. The current champion is Shogun Okamoto who is in his second reign.

History[edit]

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[edit]

Key
No. Overall reign number
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.
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 1,096+ 2 [15][16]

Combined reigns[edit]

† Indicates the current champion
¤ 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
1 Shogun Okamoto † 2 2 1,278+
2 Hayato Mashita [ja] 1 2 399
3 Kouki Iwasaki 1 0 364
4 Rey Ángel 1 0 51¤

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ 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]
  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]
  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]
  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]
  5. ^ The exact date the championship was awarded has not been confirmed, putting the title reign at between 51 and 204 days.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
  3. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
  4. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
  5. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
  6. ^ 【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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 【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.
  9. ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2018". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  10. ^ 【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.
  11. ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2019". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  12. ^ 【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.
  13. ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2020". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  14. ^ 【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.
  15. ^ "Real Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2021". PuroLove.com (in German). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  16. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "RJPW Strong Style Pro-Wrestling Vol. 10 ~ First Tiger Mask 40th Anniversary". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

External links[edit]

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