JWP Junior Championship

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The JWP Junior Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion. It was introduced on June 16, 1995, when Candy Okutsu defeated Hiromi Sugou and Hiromi Yagi in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion.[1]

PromotionJWP Joshi Puroresu
Date establishedJune 16, 1995[1]
Date retiredApril 2, 2017[2]
First championCandy Okutsu[1]
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JWP Junior Championship
Yako Fujigasaki, the final JWP Junior Champion
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PromotionJWP Joshi Puroresu
Date establishedJune 16, 1995[1]
Date retiredApril 2, 2017[2]
Statistics
First championCandy Okutsu[1]
Most reignsArisa Nakajima, Candy Okutsu, Hiromi Yagi, Rabbit Miu and Rydeen Hagane (2 reigns)[1]
Longest reignKaori Yoneyama (771 days)
Shortest reignCandy Okutsu (<1 day)
Oldest championRina Yamashita (26 years, 45 days)
Youngest championRabbit Miu (16 years, 60 days)
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On June 17, 2007, the reigning JWP Junior Champion Arisa Nakajima won the Princess of Pro-Wrestling (POP) Championship on the JDStar promotion's second to last event.[3] Though the two titles were technically not unified, they were defended together from this point onward.[4] The titles remained together in JWP for nearly a decade before it was announced on February 8, 2017, that the promotion was shutting down. As a result, the two titles would once again be separated with the JWP title remaining with the promotion's production company, while the POP title moved on to Command Bolshoi's follow-up promotion to JWP. It is currently unknown whether the JWP producers plan to stay in the professional wrestling business.[5][6]

The JWP Junior Championship was originally meant for wrestlers with less than four years of experience in professional wrestling, but in June 2010, the limit was raised to five years.[7] In May 2012, the experience limit was lowered back down to four years.[8] The title was vacated eight times; five times due to the reigning champion surpassing the experience limit.[1]

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. There were thirty-one reigns shared among twenty-six different wrestlers. The title was retired on April 2, 2017, when JWP Joshi Puroresu went out of business. That same day, Yako Fujigasaki won the final match contested for the JWP Junior Championship by making her second successful defense against Saori Anou.[2][9]

History

Candy Okutsu was the first champion in the title's history and Yako Fujigasaki the final.[1][2] She also shares the record for most reigns with Arisa Nakajima, Hiromi Yagi, Rabbit Miu and Rydeen Hagane, with two.[1] Kaori Yoneyama only reign holds the record for the longest reign, at 771 days,[1] while Okutsu's second reign holds the record for the shortest reign at less than one day.[1] Overall, there were thirty-one reigns shared among twenty-six different wrestlers.

Title history

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Reign Reign number for the specific champion
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Defenses Number of successful defenses
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No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
1 Candy Okutsu June 16, 1995 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 1733[10] Okutsu defeated Hiromi Sugou and Hiromi Yagi in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. [1][11]
2 Hiromi Yagi December 6, 1995 House show Nagoya, Japan 1 10[10] [1]
— Vacated  December 7, 1995 — — — —— Hiromi Yagi vacated the title due to Candy Okutsu breaking a bone during their title match the previous day. [1]
3 Hiromi Yagi January 11, 1996 House show Fukuoka, Japan 2 1984[10] Yagi defeated Candy Okutsu to win the vacant title. [1]
4 Candy Okutsu July 27, 1996 House show Nagoya, Japan 2 80[10] [1]
— Vacated  August 4, 1996 — — — —— Candy Okutsu immediately vacated the title due to surpassing its experience limit nine days later. [1]
5 Tomoko Kuzumi August 10, 1996 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 37210[10] Kuzumi defeated Rieko Amano in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [12]
6 Tomoko Miyaguchi August 17, 1997 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 2005[10] [13]
— Vacated  March 5, 1998 — — — —— The championship was vacated due to Tomoko Miyaguchi surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [1]
7 Kayoko Haruyama May 12, 1999 House show Kobe, Japan 1 4802[14] Haruyama defeated Tsubasa Kuragaki in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [15]
8 Tsubasa Kuragaki September 3, 2000 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 4192[16] [17]
— Vacated  October 27, 2001 — — — —— The championship was vacated due to Tsubasa Kuragaki surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [1]
9 Kobina Ichikawa December 9, 2001 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 1890[10] Ichikawa won a round-robin tournament, which also involved Kaori Yoneyama and Yuka Nakamura, to win the vacant championship. [1]
— Vacated  June 16, 2002 — — — —— Kobina Ichikawa vacated the title due to retiring from professional wrestling. [1]
10 Kaori Yoneyama July 6, 2002 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 7714[10] Yoneyama defeated Erika Watanabe to win the vacant championship. [1]
— Vacated  August 15, 2004 — — — —— The championship was vacated due to Kaori Yoneyama surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [1]
11 Haruka Matsuo February 20, 2005 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 840[10] Matsuo defeated Erika Watanabe in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1]
12 Erika Watanabe May 15, 2005 Mania-X Tokyo, Japan 1 2020[10] [1]
— Vacated  December 3, 2005 — — — —— Erika Watanabe vacated the championship due to a heart problem. [1]
13 Arisa Nakajima December 24, 2006 Climax Tokyo, Japan 1 3294[18] Nakajima defeated Aoi Kizuki in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. From June 17, 2007, onward, the title is defended alongside the Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championship. [19][3]
14 Tyrannosaurus Okuda November 18, 2007 Sendai Girls Live Vol. 14 ~ Hardship Sendai, Japan 1 2033[20] [21]
15 Arisa Nakajima June 8, 2008 Osaka Pure Fire!! Osaka, Japan 2 1961[10] [20]
16 Hiroyo Matsumoto December 21, 2008 Ibuki #26 Tokyo, Japan 1 1612[10] [1]
17 Misaki Ohata May 31, 2009 Ibuki #29: 4th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan 1 2032[10] [1]
18 Ryo Mizunami December 20, 2009 Sendai Girls Live Vol. 40 Sendai, Japan 1 2572[22] [23]
19 Hiren September 3, 2010 Sendai Girls Live Vol. 46: Zepp Sendai Tournament Sendai, Japan 1 1841[24] [25]
20 Kagetsu March 6, 2011 Tag League the Best – Day 5 Tokyo, Japan 1 1334[25] [24]
21 Sawako Shimono July 17, 2011 Osaka Joshi Pro 7th Run Osaka, Japan 1 2805[26] [27]
22 Rabbit Miu April 22, 2012 JWP 20th Anniversary: Mania-X Tokyo, Japan 1 2463[28] [26]
23 Manami Katsu December 24, 2012 Climax - JWP 20th Tokyo, Japan 1 4824[29] [28]
24 Sareee April 20, 2014 Mania-X Tokyo, Japan 1 1191[30] [29]
25 Rabbit Miu August 17, 2014 Pure Plum Tokyo, Japan 2 2315[31] [30]
26 Rydeen Hagane April 5, 2015 Mania-X Tokyo, Japan 1 210[32] [31]
27 Rina Yamashita April 26, 2015 Spring☆Hurricane in Osaka Osaka, Japan 1 1050[33] [32]
28 Kaho Kobayashi August 9, 2015 Happy Anniversary Wave・8～East～ Tokyo, Japan 1 452[34] [33]
29 Rydeen Hagane September 23, 2015 Hakata Wave: Bari-chiro 3 Fukuoka, Japan 2 3314[35] [34]
— Vacated  August 19, 2016 — — — —— The championship was vacated due to Rydeen Hagane surpassing the experience limit for the junior division. [1]
30 Hana Kimura September 18, 2016 Fly High in the 25th Anniversary - Day 7 (Evening Show) Tokyo, Japan 1 1013[36] Kimura defeated Yako Fujigasaki in the finals of a four-woman tournament to win the vacant championship. [37]
31 Yako Fujigasaki December 28, 2016 Climax Tokyo, Japan 1 952[9] [36]
— Deactivated  April 2, 2017 JWP Fly High in the 25th Anniversary Party ~ The Thanksgiving Tokyo, Japan — —— The championship retired when JWP Joshi Puroresu goes out of business. [2][9]
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Combined reigns

One-time and longest reigning JWP Junior Champion Kaori Yoneyama
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Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
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1 Kaori Yoneyama14771
2 Arisa Nakajima27525
3 Manami Katsu14482
4 Kayoko Haruyama13480
5 Rabbit Miu28477
6 Tsubasa Kuragaki12419
7 Tomoko Kuzumi110372
8 Rydeen Hagane24352
9 Sawako Shimono15280
10 Ryo Mizunami12257
11 Misaki Ohata12203
Tyrannosaurus Okuda13203
13 Erika Watanabe10202
14 Tomoko Miyaguchi15200
15 Hiromi Yagi24199
16 Kobina Ichikawa10189
17 Hiren11184
18 Candy Okutsu23181
19 Hiroyo Matsumoto12161
20 Kagetsu14133
21 Sareee11119
22 Rina Yamashita10105
23 Hana Kimura13101
24 Yako Fujigasaki1295
25 Haruka Matsuo1084
26 Kaho Kobayashi1245
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