SWA World Championship

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The SWA World Championship (SWA世界王座, SWA Sekai Ōza) was a women's professional wrestling championship promoted by the Japanese World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Though the Japanese name of the title translated to "SWA World Championship", the title was also referred internationally to as the "SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship".[4]

Date establishedMay 21, 2016[1]
Date retiredNovember 3, 2022
First championIo Shirai[1]
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SWA World Championship
The SWA World Championship belt
Details
PromotionWorld Wonder Ring Stardom
Date establishedMay 21, 2016[1]
Date retiredNovember 3, 2022
Other name
  • SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship
Statistics
First championIo Shirai[1]
Final championMayu Iwatani
Longest reignToni Storm
(612 days)
Shortest reignBea Priestley
(43 days)
Oldest championSyuri
(31 years, 9 months and 7 days)
Youngest championToni Storm
(20 years, 9 months and 5 days)[2]
Heaviest championViper
(94 kg (207 lb))
Lightest championIo Shirai
(54 kg (119 lb))[3]
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Title history

Inaugural champion Io Shirai.

The title was created on May 21, 2016, during Stardom's three-day European tour, as the flagship title for a newly established international alliance called the Stardom World Association (SWA) (スターダム・ワールド・アソシエーション, Sutādamu Wārudo Asoshiēshon).[1][5] Promotions in the alliance include Stardom, British Empire Wrestling (BEW), the French Association Biterroise de Catch (ABC), the Mexican Women Wrestling Stars (WWS) and the Spanish Revolution Championship Wrestling (RCW).[6] Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The rules of the championship state that only wrestlers from countries other than the reigning champion can challenge it. For example, as long as the title had a Japanese champion, no other Japanese wrestler could challenge for it.[7] On the same date, Io Shirai became the inaugural champion after defeating Toni Storm in the tournament finals.[1]

On September 17, 2020, the championship was vacated after the previous titleholder, Jamie Hayter, was unable to travel to Stardom due to COVID-19 restrictions.[8] On September 17, Bea Priestley won the title by defeating Momo Watanabe.[9] On January 8, 2022, Syuri vacated the title due to being a triple champion and to focus on the World of Stardom Championship and the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[10] Thekla won the vacant title after defeating Mina Shirakawa.[11] On November 3, Mayu Iwatani relinquished the title in order to pursue after the newly established IWGP Women's Championship.[12] The title was subsequently abandoned and never mentioned again.

Reigns

Toni Storm was the longest reigning champion at 612 days.

Over the title's six-year history, there were nine reigns between nine wrestlers and three vacancies. Io Shirai was the inaugural champion. Toni Storm had the longest reign at 612 days while also having the most defenses, with 15 times. Bea Priestley had the shortest at 43 days. Syuri was the oldest champion at 31 years old, while Storm was the youngest at 20 years old. Mayu Iwatani was the final champion.

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No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
World Wonder Ring Stardom (ST★RDOM)
1 Io Shirai May 21, 2016 RCW Presents Stardom Europe Barcelona, Spain 1 642[13] Defeated Toni Storm in the finals of a nine-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. [1][5]
2 Toni Storm July 24, 2016 Stardom×Stardom 2016: Osaka Manatsu no Saiten Osaka, Japan 1 61215[14] [13][15][16]
3 Viper March 28, 2018 Stardom Dream Slam in Tokyo Tokyo, Japan 1 2922[17] This was a title vs. title match, in which Viper also defended the ICW Women's Championship. [14]
4 Utami Hayashishita January 14, 2019 Stardom 8th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 3773[18] Viper also defended her EVE International Championship in this match. [17][19]
5 Jamie Hayter January 26, 2020 Stardom 9th Anniversary in Osaka Osaka, Japan 1 2350[8] [18][20]
Vacated September 17, 2020 The championship was vacated since Jamie Hayter was unable to travel to Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions. [8]
6 Bea Priestley October 3, 2020 Yokohama Cinderella Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 430[21] Defeated Momo Watanabe to win the vacant championship. [9]
7 Syuri November 15, 2020 Sendai Cinderella Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 1 4199[22] [21]
Vacated January 8, 2022 Stardom in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan Syuri voluntarily relinquished the title due to being a triple champion and to focus on the World of Stardom Championship and the Goddesses of Stardom Championship. [10]
8 Thekla January 29, 2022 Nagoya Supreme Fight Nagoya, Japan 1 962 Defeated Mina Shirakawa to win the vacant championship. [11]
9 Mayu Iwatani May 5, 2022 Golden Week Fight Tour Fukuoka, Japan 1 1823 [23]
Vacated November 3, 2022 Hiroshima Goddess Festival Hiroshima, Japan Mayu Iwatani voluntarily relinquished the title to focus on the IWGP Women's Championship. [12]
Deactivated November 3, 2022 The championship was abandoned.
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