The All Asia Heavyweight Championship was a title contested for in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Prior to being used in AJPW, the title was defended in the Japan Wrestling Association (JWA).[1] On July 29, 1976, New Japan Pro Wrestling recognized Tiger Jeet Singh as the champion after he defeated Seiji Sakaguchi, but Singh abandoned his version of the title on May 21, 1981.[2]
Title history
- Key
| Symbol |
Meaning |
| No. |
The overall championship reign |
| Reign |
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event |
The event in which the championship changed hands |
| N/A |
The specific information is not known |
| — |
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| [Note #] |
Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details. |
| # |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
| 1 |
Rikidōzan |
1 |
November 22, 1955 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Tokyo, Japan |
House show |
Defeated King Kong Czaya in tournament final to become the first champion. |
[2] |
| - |
Vacated |
- |
December 15, 1963 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Title vacated when Rikidōzan died. |
[2] |
| 2 |
Kintaro Ohki |
1 |
November 9, 1968 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Seoul, South Korea |
House show |
Defeated Buddy Austin to win the vacant title. |
[2] |
| 3 |
Bill Dromo |
1 |
January 15, 1971 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Tokuyama, Japan |
House show |
|
[2] |
| 4 |
Kintaro Ohki |
2 |
February 2, 1971 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Hiroshima, Japan |
House show |
The title became inactive in 1973, when the JWA closed, and was reactivated in 1976. |
[2] |
| - |
Vacant |
- |
September 24, 1976 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Title held up aftera match against Waldo Von Erich in Omiya, Japan. |
[2] |
| 5 |
Kintaro Ohki |
3 |
October 21, 1976 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Fukushima, Japan |
House show |
Defeated Waldo Von Erich in a rematch to win the held up title. |
[2] |
| 6 |
Giant Baba |
1 |
October 29, 1977 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Kuroiso, Japan |
House show |
Already held the PWF Heavyweight Championship, so both titles may have been defended simultaneously, or not at all. |
[2][3] |
| - |
Vacated |
- |
April 13, 1981 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. |
[2] |
| 7 |
Kintaro Ohki |
4 |
1981 |
[Note 1] |
South Korea |
House show |
|
[2] |
| - |
Title abandoned |
- |
February 4, 1995 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Ohki, who had not wrestled in nearly a decade, officially retired and the title was abandoned. |
[2] |
See also
- ↑ While not being defended for nearly a decade the championship was not officially retired until Ohki officially retired, which puts this title reign at between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days.
References
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